Thanks for taking us on a hike and for the lush description of the diversity of life and visible presence of water in the complex legacy forest and for the contrast with the monocrop fir tree plantations. The legacy forests are more valuable now and in the long run as living ecosystems.
You nailed again bringing light and true to false intended narratives.
As a forester I have had the opportunity to walk through forests in Claycut sound Canada, Idaho panhandle, Patagonia Chile
As well as many introduce plantations of pine, fir, Larix among others.in Chile.
Your description is perfect for those how haven’t had the opportunity to embrace this difference. And maybe an oportunity fore those that having the opportunity haven’t look with deep understanding.
Unfortunately, articles written that include passion, love or appreciation of any kind tend to be easily disregarded by officials as partisan, or plainly non-scientific. An easy way to scientifically support the proposal of preserving legacy forests would be to compare their moisture level with nearby tree plantations. The result of all this sponge-moss-more thriving activity has to have a direct translation in a higher humidity rate. Another easy argument would be a biodiversity count, of course: thousands more birds, reptiles, mammals, insects and soil life activity. If passion alone is not enough to stir some minds, let's try with raw data...
Thank you Rob for always being on guard. Rest in the Solstice in the next few weeks.
Thanks for taking us on a hike and for the lush description of the diversity of life and visible presence of water in the complex legacy forest and for the contrast with the monocrop fir tree plantations. The legacy forests are more valuable now and in the long run as living ecosystems.
Thanks, Deanna.
This is spot on, thanks for writing!
Thanks, Alex!
Thanks Rob!
You nailed again bringing light and true to false intended narratives.
As a forester I have had the opportunity to walk through forests in Claycut sound Canada, Idaho panhandle, Patagonia Chile
As well as many introduce plantations of pine, fir, Larix among others.in Chile.
Your description is perfect for those how haven’t had the opportunity to embrace this difference. And maybe an oportunity fore those that having the opportunity haven’t look with deep understanding.
Thanks, Diego!
Unfortunately, articles written that include passion, love or appreciation of any kind tend to be easily disregarded by officials as partisan, or plainly non-scientific. An easy way to scientifically support the proposal of preserving legacy forests would be to compare their moisture level with nearby tree plantations. The result of all this sponge-moss-more thriving activity has to have a direct translation in a higher humidity rate. Another easy argument would be a biodiversity count, of course: thousands more birds, reptiles, mammals, insects and soil life activity. If passion alone is not enough to stir some minds, let's try with raw data...