A lady from Missoula, Montana who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter,
purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one
of the highest points in the tract. She wanted to get 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 lady slid down the tree to the ground and
got many splinters in her crotch.

In considerable pain, she hurried to the nearest country doctor. She
told him what an environmentalist and anti-hunter she was, 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 for three hours before the doctor reappeared.

The angry lady demanded, "What took you so long?"

He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the
Evironmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of
Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a
recreational area and I'm sorry to tell you, they all turned me down."