It also increases the risk of truly monumental fires. The gypsy moth was accidentally released by a Harvard professor in 1809, and spread throughout the country, defying all attempted pesticides. Old growth removal is particularly bad because old forests are more stable and diverse than regrown forests. The author's opinions scream at you from every chapter. At no point does the government do anything intelligent.
Corporations are entities of pure evil with no view of the future.
The only glimmer of optimism appears in the penultimate chapter, which describes the efforts of concerned citizen groups. For me, this was too little too late. I am interested in the specific problems that Little cites, particularly in fungus, insects, fire, and air pollution. When this is upset, monoculture forests are more vulnerable to human or environmental effects.