But the forest floor is less diverse because Westvaco has interfered with the natural burning cycle. Fields of immature loblollys stand on either side. The van rolls to a stop where the road meets the corridor. Here Muckenfuss and Beach swap roles. Now Muckenfuss is pointing out the plants and birds.
Beach concedes there is plenty of wildlife here.
And he praises Westvaco's management system. We need industrial woodlands. We need the paper and other products they produce. We need the jobs they create. Beach favors planting tree farms on eroded or otherwise unused farmland.