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yea i dont agree with that shit at all. Most, if not all logging companies operating in Canada have some sort of environmental sustainability plan in place, which affects virtually every aspect of their business. Having been a treeplanter for the last 2 years, i've had the opportunity to see exactly how the forestry industry works and how dozens of individual logging companies (large and small) operate. Many of the forestry companies that I was contracted to work for had very detailed logging and reforestation plans, some of which spanned over 350 years! Some things that a lot of logging companies are doing to lessen the environmental impact in BC include leaving large residual or wildlife patches in clearcuts, essentially areas inside the logged area which were not touched to provide shelter for wildlife, etc. selective logging (leaving many large trees still standing in the area), better reforestation specifications. Each company has different specifications on how they want their trees planted. for example, most companies in BC want all planted trees to be microsited (planted next to an obstacle such as stump, log, or rock, or put in a high spot) with mixed species (usually 60% spruce 30% pine, 10% fir) and have every tree planted a certain distance from the last (i.e 2.8 meters). On the coast it goes even further and its not uncommon that individual seedlings have to be fertilized and caged to protect them. Logging companies are also required by law to make sure these seedlings are planted and grow, and as such they monitor them throughout their life and make sure they stay healthy. It is also not uncommon that more (sometimes twice as many) trees are planted than cut down in any given area. So overall, i'd say logging in Canada isn't really as bad as it seems, plus it keeps me employed. On another note I've planted close to 200,000 trees all over BC and Alberta.
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Sep 16, 04
