[ENTS] Re: Hopping around

[Andrew Joslin]

I understand that ecologists/biologists consider pure Red Pine and Norway Spruce stands to be diversity deserts. It's easy to clearcut but a more creative and perhaps productive approach from a diversity point of view would be to thin the stands or create smaller cut areas to simulate natural wind events and open things up a bit for successional growth rather than wholesale flatten them. Just my non-professional opinion.
-Andrew

At 04:24 PM 10/6/2008, you wrote:

Bob, be forewarned- the clearcut monster has arrived at Windsor St. Forest. I went there a few weeks ago to view some of the state's whack jobs- apparently part of their effort to wipe out all red pine and Norway Spruce- which is just mind boggling- but, I won't get into the stupidity of it as doing so would be inappropriate for the ENTS list.
 
Joe
PS: amazingly, these whack jobs are fully supported by the major enviro groups in this state- makes you wonder what's in the water or air causing such neural disorders <G>

--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org

You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group.
To post to this group, send email to entstrees@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---