In addition, the very act of management eliminates the scientific knowledge that can only be gathered from natural lands. Our knowledge of how forests work remains woefully incomplete. It is the essence of wisdom to leave some places alone. We have learned to value older buildings, though they can be replaced by more efficient and practical modern ones. These buildings create a link to our cultural past and a sense of historical continuity that cannot be measured in economic terms.
Old growth provides a similar link with the natural world.
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