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In article <227s8qINN67r@maximus.cs.ubc.ca> krywolt@cs.ubc.ca (Russell Krywolt) writes:
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>Sigh. I was a tree planter for 2 summers in my youth. We went out to plant
>trees to show that ye olde forest companies cared about what they were doing.
>An lo and behold, they DID care...now. The clearcuts I planted were over
>80 years old, and ye olde forest company was just getting around to
>replanting them. If YOU had read MY message carefully, you would note that
>never once did I criticize the  current policies of the forest companies.
>I think that they are at least attempting to do some damage control
>now (under gov't and citizen pressure, for the most part). HOWEVER
>(and note the capitals) had they done this when they first started,
>we would not be having this discussion now.
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Assuming that you are correct, Russ, you seem to be indicating that you
would be satisfied if all NSR land was reforested and future
reforestations were guaranteed to take place.  Would you really?

80 years ago the BC Government sold the rights to standing timber with the
explicit understanding that post harvest consequences were the
responsibility of the Government.  When TFL's were created and
reforestation as a responsibility was transferred to Licencees, the
government made a corresponding reduction to stumpage rates to compendsate
for this increased cost.  I have been told that 80% of all NSR land stems
from prior to this change.  Do you want it fixed?  It is your government
Russ, therefore it is your problem.

>  If my being 'environmentally aware' puts you out of a job, well, I'm
>sorry (sort of)...but you can always be retrained...trees can't.
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Trees can and do grow back.  Follow your own advice (quoted below):

>	/dev/russ - trying to use the brain he was given to find solutions,
>		    not just bicker and stay with an opinion no matter
>		    how illogical.

Trees do grow back.  Walk Pacific Spirit Park, a 60 year old burned off
clearcut.

-- 
Robert Froese  VE7MOQ
taganov biogeocoenose approach                  "Clearcutting is not a Crime"
taganov@unixg.ubc.ca