NL-Outsidethebox [confederation]

Is the math involved in sustainable forestry so difficult?

Let me see, you have so much forest, it takes so long for the forest to regrow once cut.

Ok here goes all figmental numbers

300 hectares of Forest in NL

30 years to regrow

Divide number of hectares by number of years it takes to grow and you get a sustainable forestry program number.

Voila! Cut 10 hectares a year to have a sustainable forestry industry!

Now while this is a simplistic view of managable forestry industry it points out the simplicity at which forestry management could and should be.

Now inorder for this simplistic model to be properly incorporated the forest needs to be divided into regions supported by the forestry industry.

Now there are alot of people who are paid big big bucks to figure this stuff out. I don't know for sure but with the advent of harvesters it seems like we are over cutting our 10 hectares a year thus not using sustainable forestry practices?

As for clear cutting would it kill the corporate Cyril Sneers(Abitibi, Corner Brook Pulp and Paper) to leave a band of trees 10 meters wide every 100 or 500 metres to help shelter the animals, reseed the clear cut areas, stop the flash flooding, and the precious soil errosion due to clear cutting practices. This is especially necessary for sloped terrain and may need to have special regulations to suit different terrains and soil types.

The fact is they will never do this because if your familiar with the Cyril Sneer cartoon they only care about the bottom line share holders profits and their jobs. Not to mention most of these Cyril Sneers have no interest in the future of NL. It is up to the governments voted for and representing the people to protect the peoples resources present and futures. It is up to the people to make their views and concerns known to their Government representatives, they arent telepathic you know!