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06-22-2006, 03:56 PM
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To bad I was away I missed the beginning of this one... Danny before you get all wound up you forgot to find out some important info.. why are they clear cutting??? The link is for a local community web page and they want to save there trees like any community would. but there are a couple things (ok millions) on the move that Alberta and BC have just signed an agreement to try to stop. the pin beetle. this little bugger is wiping out huge tracts of trees and has the capability to wipe out all of BC and Alberta's pine type trees if left unchecked. No I am not sure if this has anything to do with Brag creak but it goes to show that more research has to be done before jumping on a bandwagon. as for affecting Calgary's water, is this off the brag creak page also.. man wouldn't that be good if they could find a way to get them big city folks (who kill off there own trees to build more city) to be on our side.
anyways.. I have seen first hand what the pine beetle will do to an area of forest in 1 year and it is not pretty.. I think the number of "infested tree harvest was cranked up this year in an effort to halt it, and the amount of trees killed in 1 year by the bugs is more than 10 years of logging in BC. I have also seen first hand the reforestation projects where clear cut areas are re-planted and it does work quite well and in as little as 10 years there is a good forest again with a higher survival rate than the original one. Steve
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06-22-2006, 04:16 PM
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I Don't think a petition from a bunch of angry canreefers is going to solve the problem...go out and chain yourself to them damn trees...nice afternoon out with the family.
tb
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06-22-2006, 04:21 PM
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06-22-2006, 05:46 PM
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Well, after living in Prince George BC for a good portion of my younger life, I can say I have a large understanding of foresty issues. The whole town survives by the forest. The Pine Beattle issue asside (cuz we all know it is devesatating and needs to be taken care of). As a whole, we all need to start to think about alternative methods of harvesting our forest and also using alternative materials such as hemp plantations etc. Clear cutting is 100% the worst possible forestry practice. I don't know how anyone can say otherwise. To say forest fires are bad is a huge mistake, they are actualy required for some tree's seeds to begin to grow. Also, forest fires do not remove every tree from the ground, it leaves the root systems intact and unless it was a particularly intense fire the majority of the tree's are alive and well. Up in PG, they simply burn the scraps. I've never seen them mulch it and spread it.
We are the only species on earth that does not live in balance with the rest of the world. Too that end we need to think ahead and think smart. It cannot always be about $$ (although unfortunately thats how it is for the most part)
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