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"Enough Already" <enough_already@lycos.com> wrote in message
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> John A. Keslick, Jr. wrote:
>
> > A Closer Look At Trees Video by Dr. Shigo is available again.
> >
> > http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/ACLOOK.html
> >
> >
> > John A. Keslick, Jr.
> > Tree Biologist
> > http://www.chesco.com/~treeman
> > Beware of so-called TREE EXPERTS who do not understand TREE BIOLOGY!
> > www.treedictionary.com
> > Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep
> reminding us
> > that we are not the boss.
>
> One thing's for sure about trees and it can't be stressed enough: A
> growing human population means that progressively more trees will be
> cut each year. Witness the endless battles over old growth acreage
> because tree farms aren't regenerating timber fast enough. 30-50 year
> regrowth times do not allow for escalating demand as humans multiply.
> New acreage is always being sought to cut on.
>
> Beware of propaganda claiming trees are a "renewable resource" in the
> face of constantly rising demand.

http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/100TM/fc-20.html
Myth#2


 It's only true if you're willing to
> convert more and more timber each year to human-managed status instead
> of wild status, and that's exactly what's happening. Especially
> worrisome are those who claim that managed forests are "better" (i.e.
> more efficient for human needs) than "messy" old growth forests.
>
> E.A.
>
> http://enough_already.tripod.com/
> If any other species behaved like Man we'd call it a plague.
>