The fungi that have attacked the insignis pine have turned the forestry of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa upside down. Total forestry, which has changed without major ups and downs in almost a century, has been called into question by some worm mushrooms. More than Xixtrin, we will have to say that it is a dance that has ignited and inflated: forestalists, technicians, administrations, forest guards, environmental lovers, muineros, loggers, paper factories, furniture lovers...

In a country like ours, forestry policy should be strategic. It has been for hundreds of years. The forest has been the basis of the economic evolution of the Basque Country: boat construction, construction, fire-ledges, coal, pastures and fodder, food, tools, cesteria, hardware, discovery, water supply, hunting, etc. Forest management was woven into very long-term strategies. Administrations and associations at all levels regulated and cared for the different sections and areas of the forestry sector. Many severe! On the other hand, the life of the whole of society was based on the delivery of the mountain. Because the mountain wasn't just a forest. To meet all these needs of society, they had a more global and comprehensive view of the mountain beyond that of the forest. Everybody. And that's caused a lot of strife. The mountain has been the scene of the struggle for the benefits of each of the carboneros, pastors and livestock farmers, shipbuilders, farmers, administrations, etc. The files are packed with documents that collect disputes about the use of the mountain. Everyone pulling the mountain, sitting and meeting! Thus, the municipalities retained the mountains, the mountains and the public mountains as the most important municipal heritage. It is not difficult for me to imagine the disappointment and sadness of those mayors and councillors who had to sell their land because of the poverty and wars of the 19th century. The most important legacy of the centuries.

Until the oil appeared. Oil, push and push, has brought the mountain to the disciple of the economy and, therefore, of society. Mountain and forest. And some miserable mushrooms opened our eyes. That it does not reach the court documents, but today, if we want a fruitful future, we have no choice but to act together. Leaving aside conflicts, conflicts, despair, sadness, etc., to create the mountain of tomorrow. In fact, last century and last century, we are XXI.ean!