To quantify immigration patterns, from November 1984 to May 1985, resident beaver were removed from a 1,619 ha study area in west Tennessee and for the next 40 months immigrants were captured within one month of immigration. May. Petersen, Jim. 1997. Lessons in Hardwood Forestry. Nature is indifferent to human needs. Forestry is predictable.
Forests are resilient.
A well planned harvest imitates nature, with an added bonus. Even in our technologically advanced society, the nation's wealth still comes from the earth. Sustainable forestry can add biological diversity to a forest. Foresters do not have all the answers and probably never will. I worry about the nation's blind pursuit of naturalness.