I agree and disagree. Lenart interpreted data. That's all. By your standard all kinds of science in support of "fuels management" can be discredited, and a lot of what we call "climate science" could be as well, because opinion is always in the mix, even when it claims not to be, and the subject is almost always more complex than the analysis. Was Lenard claiming a major, peer-reviewed study? No. This was a citizen interpreting public data. Write her and share your concerns. There is certainly more to the story.
As to your point about clearcutting and thinning, I agree. The satellite "overview" doesn't distinguish amongst all the complexities. Little modern climate science does, at least when it comes to land use. Consider clearcutting and replanting. The planted monocrop is counted as forest as it grows back, but it isn't forest. It's crop. Huge difference ecologically and climatically. Also, even severe fires don't kill all the trees. There is always a mosaic left over, and that mosaic, if not salvage-logged, becomes critical habitat.
Lastly, thinning kills trees in anticipation of a fire that may or may not come.
I love this poem and thank you so much for doing the research and sharing the piece by Monica Gagliano. What we need is more supported and scientific arguments for protecting our old trees. These are increasingly frightening times, if only we weren't so short-sighted.
Thanks for drawing attention to my analysis, Rob. Much appreciated. I hope more people will recognize that it’s mainly logging taking down our forests.
And that’s so cool about how the old trees helped signal others in advance about the eclipse. Thanks for sharing that. I love your poem, too!
Thanks for the reminder in your poem Rob and the gentle nudge that even under our feet the Earth is alive. Alive with our ancestors and all our relations. We come from the Earth , go back to the Earth, and rise again through nourishing the trees,plants, and animals that thrive on us.
We are so fortunate to be alive in a living system( Earth) that shares the same biofunctional systems that all life here seems to share.
When we talk about conservation, we usually think in broad terms, habitats lost, niches disappearing. But it’s always more sobering when you look case by case, species by species
Thanks, Ro.
I agree and disagree. Lenart interpreted data. That's all. By your standard all kinds of science in support of "fuels management" can be discredited, and a lot of what we call "climate science" could be as well, because opinion is always in the mix, even when it claims not to be, and the subject is almost always more complex than the analysis. Was Lenard claiming a major, peer-reviewed study? No. This was a citizen interpreting public data. Write her and share your concerns. There is certainly more to the story.
As to your point about clearcutting and thinning, I agree. The satellite "overview" doesn't distinguish amongst all the complexities. Little modern climate science does, at least when it comes to land use. Consider clearcutting and replanting. The planted monocrop is counted as forest as it grows back, but it isn't forest. It's crop. Huge difference ecologically and climatically. Also, even severe fires don't kill all the trees. There is always a mosaic left over, and that mosaic, if not salvage-logged, becomes critical habitat.
Lastly, thinning kills trees in anticipation of a fire that may or may not come.
I love this poem and thank you so much for doing the research and sharing the piece by Monica Gagliano. What we need is more supported and scientific arguments for protecting our old trees. These are increasingly frightening times, if only we weren't so short-sighted.
Thanks, Debra. I fully agree.
Rob you always touch my heart. Stop by sometime and see the Native Plant Sanctuary I am creating next door.
Thanks, Beth!
Thanks for drawing attention to my analysis, Rob. Much appreciated. I hope more people will recognize that it’s mainly logging taking down our forests.
And that’s so cool about how the old trees helped signal others in advance about the eclipse. Thanks for sharing that. I love your poem, too!
Thanks, Melanie, and for your work.
Thanks for the reminder in your poem Rob and the gentle nudge that even under our feet the Earth is alive. Alive with our ancestors and all our relations. We come from the Earth , go back to the Earth, and rise again through nourishing the trees,plants, and animals that thrive on us.
We are so fortunate to be alive in a living system( Earth) that shares the same biofunctional systems that all life here seems to share.
Yes, how little we appreciate the miracle of merely being.
The response of trees during an eclipse is incredible. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Congratulations on the poetry publication.
Thanks, Leah.
When we talk about conservation, we usually think in broad terms, habitats lost, niches disappearing. But it’s always more sobering when you look case by case, species by species
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