Production goes up, while jobs are disappearing throughout the pulp and wood industries. The single biggest change in logging practices in Canada over the last few decades has been the switch to nearly universal clear-cut logging. A clear-cut is any type of logging that removes all the trees from the site. Leaving trees standing on a site helps wildlife re-establish in the area. Toxic herbicides to kill deciduous growth are often sprayed both before and after planting.
Insecticides are more likely to be used in a forest of all even-aged trees of the same species.
Forest fires do not cause soil compaction, they do not remove the nutrients and they do not kill every single tree. Another major cause of environmental damage is road-building to access wood supply. Forest logging roads are notorious for destroying water quality and fish habitat in adjacent water courses. Poor regulation of road construction and the mere fact of increased access to forest areas is a major environmental concern and rivals clear-cutting in its impact. Despite widespread public concern for the sustainability of our forests, and improved industry and government rhetoric about sustainable forest management, little is changing on the ground.