Mike Miller wrote: > But as for clear cutting. I was told by a Forestry guy [from Humbolt State, > a state college in California that's big on forestry stuff] that some trees > almost have to be clear cut. The fact that your informant was a forester is quite telling. Without getting bogged down in reams of detail, the discussions thus far here have been extremely general. Natural systems are not. When I see statements like the one above I cringe. They only "almost *have* to be clearcut" if you're talking solely from an extractive point of view, and then only if you wish to get in and out as quickly and cheaply as possible. > The example given was Redwoods, a very touchy > subject in California. Apparently these trees make their own environment so > if you selective cut, there aren't enough left to keep the climate they need > and they slowly die out. The industry views cutting redwoods as renewable. Funny. How long did it take the redwoods to get to their desirable state? Sure...I guess they are renewable...just not for several lifetimes. Will there be enough soil left for them to grow on by that time? What becomes of the rest of the system? What do they cut (whine about?) when they finally cut the last of them? Truthfully, accept no generalized answers for situations that are, in reality, far more complex than folks with vested interests would have one believe...on ANY side. -- Please note and remove the spamblock "faux." from my reply-to address above in order to send a reply. I use it to block some of the junk mail. |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.