Joe,
The challenge for environmentalists as a group, and forest activists in
particular, who seem to spend too much time on preservation issues, is to find
resource managers and forest specialists who they can trust to tell them what
is going on. You've built a strong case over the years for real changes in the
forestry profession toward actually walking the talk. But with noted
exceptions, I don't see that happening, which drives some of us to continue
fighting for the scraps before they too are gone.
It would be great if a core group of foresters could form an association
that doesn't eventually sell its soul to the timber interests. The group needs
to be primarily about public education.
Bob
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As we left the vicinity of Steep Brook and climbed onto the ridge
side, we increasingly got a taste of the upland forests of the Berkshires. They
are often not much to look. In fact, to express it in my southern vernacular,
“the suck”.
I bet in 1491, they were fantastic, but alas, centuries of use and abuse have
left them in poor condition, from the point of view of recreation and
aesthetics- not to mention ecology or even timber value.
They suck the most when clearcut on a large scale by the state.
Regarding Robinson, good thing some local people fought the state- as the state
wanted to pulverize the place, not only cut much of the timber but the contract
also stipulated ripping up much of the understory vegetation!
A fundamental issue- seldom addressed, is- are we to restore the degraded
forests of the nation, or just find satisfaction in the tiny percentage of
forests that have a few huge trees?
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Joe
Forestry videos:
http://vimeo.com/1993866 "A Tale of Two Clearcuts"
http://vimeo.com/2090043 "Uneven vs. Even aged silviculture"
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