Hopefully, the results will be positive. In the event that they are not, it is best that we are the ones to know about this first and then act upon it. By being proactive about this, we will be better equipped to promote the benefits of good forestry in Massachusetts. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this. It is discouraging that well educated individuals such as Dr. Latif have difficulty understanding the correlation between natural forest succession and sound forestry practices.
Forest management is the practice of tending a renewable, solar powered, energy source.
Somehow, many in the environmental community have developed the mistaken notion that logging is an inherently destructive practice which is no further from the truth than to say that farming is inherently destructive to the land. These simplistic approaches to the environmental challenges we face are irresponsible in that they slow our efforts to develop long-term solutions for sustaining our species on this planet.