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Holyoldmackinaw1 t1_iysmnqk wrote

Worth adding as well, the huge misunderstanding among the public of what clear cutting actually entails, what it is.l, and what it is not. There are a huge variety of different silvicultural treatments with specific definitions and scientific evidence supporting them, as well a specific rationale as to why different treatments are selected.

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fraxinus2000 t1_iyswzfo wrote

And also establishing younger forests is VERY important to certain wildlife and for creating healthy and RESILIENT forests. Pests/hurricanes/droughts leave you with invasive shrubs if you don’t care for the forest. Forest conversion (permanent change for development) is bad, forest management (tending a forest) on public land is good- the campaigners don’t understand the difference.

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suzi-r t1_iyt60zs wrote

With warming, we don’t need kudzu. We may, like it or not, get it.

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