In January, 2008, the beautiful forest that surrounded the Petersham Country Club in Petersham, Massachusetts was destroyed by an unlicensed logger. What was once one of the crown jewels of our little town has been devastated and it will take up to a century to recover.
Numerous forestry and wetland laws were broken but the perpetrators of this forest crime still have not been brought to justice by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. How can we prevent another forest massacre like this from happening again?