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"A forest is far more than trees. It includes the soil, with all its interdependent bugs, fungi, burrowing mammals, grownd-covers and undergrowth, the trees themselves, the birds and animals living in or moving through it, the natural water systems and the air. A forest is a balanced ecosystem. If you destroy that balance, you are going to be in trouble." -Merv Wilkinson
"By selective logging at or below the growth rate of the trees in a forest, trees can be profitably harvested indefinitely instead of once every hundred years or more. Nor is the diversity that is the key to resilience and regeneration sacrificed when trees are selectively removed." -David Suzuki
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For one even-aged shade intolerant trees do not regenerate in a selective harvest situation, David Suzuki should no better. Clear cuts emulate natural disturbances i.e. forest fires and blowdown events.
Secondly the large clear cuts you see in the Agoki forests are an accepted strategy to accommodate woodland caribou that do not like fragmented forests, which is what you get with many smaller clear cuts. They prefer undisturbed wilderness or large open areas. Until we stop building our houses and furniture out of wood, stop using paper products and wiping our asses with toilet paper clear cutting in Northern Ontario will happen. It just needs to happen on a sustainable basis. Our forest managers complete in-depth forest management plans, which are mandated by our government. The ultimate goal of these plans are sustainable management. Sure clear-cuts are unpleasant to look at but so are sprawling cities and suburbs. We are not about to stop building them. People please get you facts straight!
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