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  1. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    Doh, gotcha.
  2. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    "Aint no problem cover crops can't cure...."
  3. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    From the article: Every hectare contains more biomass—the total volume of live and decaying flora and fauna—than any other ecosystem on the planet, greater even than the tropics, where the heat breaks down dead matter more quickly. Life teems in every square metre: insects, fungi, birds. One...
  4. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    What I am thinking too. I think the article mentioned some of those attributes of OG forests.
  5. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    I'm not a scientist so I can't answer objectively, plus I suspect "better" would need to be defined. I suppose one larger tree would be 'better' while the 10 small ones are growing and then, over time, the 10 little ones would be 'better' as they got big. But since I'm not a scientist, I'd have...
  6. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    For sure.:(
  7. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    Its true, the more I thought about it, leaving one tree is basically ridiculous. Hey, great they saved the 2nd tallest tree there but, the way it looks there by itself pretty much screams about the stupidity of it all. I say thank goodness for the radical tree huggers who thru their efforts and...
  8. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    Stephen, what do you mean 'stolen"? Thanks.
  9. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    Agreed, Stig. Interesting the article touched on why the big fir presumably won't blow over but says the loggers used it for a tail hold thus damaging the bark. Sad. It just seems short sighted in this day and age with all the experience and knowledge humans have about the way the big...
  10. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    Glad you liked it.
  11. cory

    Vancouver logger saves huge fir before it goes the way of the rest of the isle.

    http://thewalrus.ca/big-lonely-doug/
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