At 7:16 PM 11/2/94, Jim T. Arnott (604) 363-0701 wrote: >Phil Burton recently said that : >I'll let the South Africans, New Zealanders, Scots and Swedes specifically >answer the above question! However, I would like to point out that Abies >procera (Noble fir) has been introduced to southwestern British Columbia (B.C.) >from the adjoining states of Washington and Oregon with a reasonable measure of >success. This species grows significantly faster than the native Abies >amabilis in the montane ecosystems of Southwestern B.C. and, with better wood >qualities, has the potential of increasing the value of these second growth >forests. I realise that I am not talking about wide transcontinental or >continental transfer of tree species here but exotics, in my mind, do have a >place in the fabric of forestry. Thanks Jim, for your comment. But it seems you place an awful lot of value in fast-growing tree species. What about maintaining native forests and their own unique biological diversity? BC has (used to, anyway) some of the most magnificent forests on Earth. Why mess with Mother Nature? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- David Orr <dgorr@ucdavis.edu> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Opinions expressed here are my own, and not the UC's. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "I stand for what I stand on." - Edward Abbey -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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