The tree hugger

A woman from Los Angeles , who was a tree hugger
and an anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timberland,
near Grants Pass, OR .
There was a large tree on one of the highest points in the tract.
She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her land so she
started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top she encountered a
spotted owl that attacked her In her haste to escape, the woman slid
down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her crotch.
In considerable pain,she hurried to the nearest doctor. She told him she
was an environmentalist and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all
the splinters.. The doctor listened to her story with great patience
and then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he
could help her.
She sat and waited three hours before the doctor
reappeared. The angry woman demanded, 'What took you so long?'
He smiled and then told her, 'Well, I had to get permits from the
Environmental Protection Agency, theForest Service, and the Bureau of
Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a
recreational area.
I'm sorry, but they turned me down.'