> Patrick wrote: > European countries, and all other countries harvesting coniferous species, employ some form of clearfelling (clearcutting) as the best way to both harvest and regenerate most of these forest types. > Aristotelis Papageorgiou (home) wrote: > This does not apply in Greece. Clearcutting is not possible, since most > forests grow on steep slopes. This is a practical neccessity, in order > to avoid soil erosion. Especially fir forests is the most classical > example of single tree selective forest in Greece. > I would just like to point out that in Patrick's home territory of British Columbia we clearcut on very steep slopes. Who cares about soil erosion? We have land slides bigger than city blocks and salmon streams that are trashed beyond belief. And it is not for nothing that Nootka Island is called by most of those who have seen it, even loggers, Nuked Island. So, Aristotelis, clearcutting is possible on steep slopes, it may be immoral but it is possible, just ask Patrick and his sponsors in the BC forest industry. Jerry West Editor/publisher/janitor ---------------------------------------------------- THE RECORD On line news from Nootka Sound & Canada's West Coast An independent, progessive regional publication http://www.island.net/~record/
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