🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1994Apr25.043503.8686@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>,
ua602@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (Kelly Bert Manning) wrote:

> 
> The latest editorial in the Victoria Times Colonist points out that the
> cut level for Northern Vancouver Island is way beyound even what the most
> optimistic wish dreams of the forest industry claim is sustainable. 
> 
> The current cut rate of 1.7 M cubic meters/year will be reduced at a rate
> of 12% each decade for the next 40 years. The sustainable rate is claimed
> to be 1.1 M cubic meters/year. This certainly leaves a big margin for 
> insurance in the even that the regrowth estimates turn out to be wishful
> thinking.
Hmm. I'm not entirely sure that this actually gets us down to a sustainable
level -- especially when you consider that this will result in an overcut
of between 10 and 15 million cubic metres over the 40 years (depending on
how
you time the AAC changes). It may be that stiffer cuts (if you'll excuse
the
pun) thann that may be necessary to keep the logging industry viable up
there.
-- 
Stephen Samuel          (604)876-0426           samuel@cs.ubc.ca
Only when the last fish is caught, the last river poisoned, the last tree
cut-Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten. (Cree prophesy)