Bush submits plan to log 58million acres (size of wyoming)
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Sweet, log away. Trees grow back.
This makes me sick. I love the woods.
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Picture this:
You and your son decide to take a backpacking trip for a long weekend. You look around for a good trail and see one online, that a guy absolutely loved when he backpacked on it in 2000. You think it looks great. No roads nearby, little to no disruption of the wildlife, just peachy. So, that thursday you set out to drive to the spot. You park, and start hiking, camp for the night, and the next day start hiking again. After a long days hike, you are nearing where this guide told you was a beautiful camp site in the woods, with a great pond for fishing right near by. As you near this place you start hearing this wierd mechanical noise. You hike faster with your son to find out what it is. The sound gets louder and louder and when you arrive, you find a guy with a chainsaw cutting down a huge, 100 year old ponderosa pine. You look around with your son. He was really excited to fish in this lake and camp here because he saw pictures of it, but now, he is devistated because all he sees is stumps of what was once huge trees. You go over to find the pond that was supposedly once filled with trout, and you spot it. Only, you see oil inside it from the deisel fuel that spilled out as they were filling up one of the trucks. Your son is devistated, and dosnt understand why all the fish and the tree's had to die. You had supported this issue, and wanted for the forests to be cut, saying the same as FUNKED said "Log away, trees grow back" but now you see the effect of your words. A beautiful pristine piece of the earth... desolated and your left trying to explain to your son that they need this wood to build houses. He still dosnt understand.
How would you feel then?
You and your son decide to take a backpacking trip for a long weekend. You look around for a good trail and see one online, that a guy absolutely loved when he backpacked on it in 2000. You think it looks great. No roads nearby, little to no disruption of the wildlife, just peachy. So, that thursday you set out to drive to the spot. You park, and start hiking, camp for the night, and the next day start hiking again. After a long days hike, you are nearing where this guide told you was a beautiful camp site in the woods, with a great pond for fishing right near by. As you near this place you start hearing this wierd mechanical noise. You hike faster with your son to find out what it is. The sound gets louder and louder and when you arrive, you find a guy with a chainsaw cutting down a huge, 100 year old ponderosa pine. You look around with your son. He was really excited to fish in this lake and camp here because he saw pictures of it, but now, he is devistated because all he sees is stumps of what was once huge trees. You go over to find the pond that was supposedly once filled with trout, and you spot it. Only, you see oil inside it from the deisel fuel that spilled out as they were filling up one of the trucks. Your son is devistated, and dosnt understand why all the fish and the tree's had to die. You had supported this issue, and wanted for the forests to be cut, saying the same as FUNKED said "Log away, trees grow back" but now you see the effect of your words. A beautiful pristine piece of the earth... desolated and your left trying to explain to your son that they need this wood to build houses. He still dosnt understand.
How would you feel then?
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If managed properly then everything will be fine. Usually clear cutting involves decent management on the part of the harvesting company. Afterall, if they want to stay in business they'll want to be able to harvest the trees they've planted 20yrs from now.
I know Georgia Pacific used to do a half-*** job in the Sierra Nevada but has recently picked up the pace regarding re-planting fairly well in the last 6 years. I know this because i know most parts of Ice House and Kyburz like the back of my hand via hunting and backpacking.
I don't know Bush's motives on this but i find it to be overkill for the time being. 58 million acres is a ton of area! I'm no tree hugger but i know that tree's produce O2. :baffled:
I know Georgia Pacific used to do a half-*** job in the Sierra Nevada but has recently picked up the pace regarding re-planting fairly well in the last 6 years. I know this because i know most parts of Ice House and Kyburz like the back of my hand via hunting and backpacking.
I don't know Bush's motives on this but i find it to be overkill for the time being. 58 million acres is a ton of area! I'm no tree hugger but i know that tree's produce O2. :baffled:
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58 million acres is a ton of area!
Skycranes kick *** though, goddamn.
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One one hand, more logging means more rally roads! you won't hear me complain too much about that.
On the other hand I have to say opening it all up is probably a bit over the top.
Saltys point about well managed forestry being good is a point well worth considering, sadly the funding that our forest service needs to sensibly manage the forests is all but gone.
Somehow I don't think that this plan is being implemented with much long term sustainability in mind, I fear it's really more of a cut and run approach.
and crappy roads aren't any good for rallying.
On the other hand I have to say opening it all up is probably a bit over the top.
Saltys point about well managed forestry being good is a point well worth considering, sadly the funding that our forest service needs to sensibly manage the forests is all but gone.
Somehow I don't think that this plan is being implemented with much long term sustainability in mind, I fear it's really more of a cut and run approach.
and crappy roads aren't any good for rallying.
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Originally Posted by psoper
Somehow I don't think that this plan is being implemented with much long term sustainability in mind, I fear it's really more of a cut and run approach.
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President Bush Signs Healthy Forests Restoration Act into Law
On December 3, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reduce the threat of destructive wildfires while upholding environmental standards and encouraging early public input during review and planning processes. The legislation is based on sound science and helps further the President.s Healthy Forests Initiative pledge to care for America.s forests and rangelands, reduce the risk of catastrophic fire to communities, help save the lives of firefighters and citizens, and protect threatened and endangered species.
The Healthy Forests Restoration Act:
Strengthens public participation in developing high priority forest health projects;
Reduces the complexity of environmental analysis allowing federal land agencies to use the best science available to actively manage land under their protection;
Provides a more effective appeals process encouraging early public participation in project planning; and
Issues clear guidance for court action against forest health projects.
The Administration and a bipartisan majority in Congress supported the legislation and are joined by a variety of environmental conservation groups.
The Need for Common-Sense Forest Legislation
Catastrophic fires, particularly those experienced in California, Arizona, Colorado, Montana and Oregon over the past two years, burn hotter and faster than most ordinary fires.
Visibility and air quality are reduced, threatening even the health of many who do not live near the fires.
The habitat for endangered species and other wildlife is destroyed.
Federal forests and rangelands also face threats from the spread of invasive species and insect attacks.
In the past two years alone, 147,049 fires burned nearly 11 million acres
2002: 88,458 fires burned roughly 7 million acres and caused the deaths of 23 firefighters;
2003 (thus far): 59,149 fires have burned 3.8 million acres and caused the deaths of 28 firefighters.
Nearly 6,800 structures have been destroyed in 2003 (approximately 4,800 in California).
The California fires alone cost $250 million to contain and 22 civilians have died as a result.
On December 3, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reduce the threat of destructive wildfires while upholding environmental standards and encouraging early public input during review and planning processes. The legislation is based on sound science and helps further the President.s Healthy Forests Initiative pledge to care for America.s forests and rangelands, reduce the risk of catastrophic fire to communities, help save the lives of firefighters and citizens, and protect threatened and endangered species.
The Healthy Forests Restoration Act:
Strengthens public participation in developing high priority forest health projects;
Reduces the complexity of environmental analysis allowing federal land agencies to use the best science available to actively manage land under their protection;
Provides a more effective appeals process encouraging early public participation in project planning; and
Issues clear guidance for court action against forest health projects.
The Administration and a bipartisan majority in Congress supported the legislation and are joined by a variety of environmental conservation groups.
The Need for Common-Sense Forest Legislation
Catastrophic fires, particularly those experienced in California, Arizona, Colorado, Montana and Oregon over the past two years, burn hotter and faster than most ordinary fires.
Visibility and air quality are reduced, threatening even the health of many who do not live near the fires.
The habitat for endangered species and other wildlife is destroyed.
Federal forests and rangelands also face threats from the spread of invasive species and insect attacks.
In the past two years alone, 147,049 fires burned nearly 11 million acres
2002: 88,458 fires burned roughly 7 million acres and caused the deaths of 23 firefighters;
2003 (thus far): 59,149 fires have burned 3.8 million acres and caused the deaths of 28 firefighters.
Nearly 6,800 structures have been destroyed in 2003 (approximately 4,800 in California).
The California fires alone cost $250 million to contain and 22 civilians have died as a result.