tree harvesting

Lately all i can hear about is the fact that Americans are destroying our forests due to logging. This is not entirely true. Yes, in many third world countries billions of acres of rainforests are being torn down to make way for grazing cattle and homes. On the other hand, millions of acres of beautiful forest burn every year becuase the U.S. does not manage our forests correctly. We leave debris and undergrowth in the forests unmanaged. Then if a lightening strike occurs, the forest goes up in flames. Also, because BLM will not allow logging in National Forests, there are no roads that firefighters can use to access the raging out of control wild fires.

Fortunately some private forest companies are noticing how destructive the mismanagement of forests can be. For instance, Southern California Edison is allowing the logging of 1 million bore feet a year. You may say wow that seems like alot of lumber. But in actuality it isnt. 1 million bore feet using selective logging is almost entirely unnoticeable to the public.
All im trying to say is, really think about the use of our forests.
USE BUT DONT ABUSE