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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. 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.