We look forward to hearing from you. During the 1999-2000 school year our grade 5 class was studying the environment. We were talking about trees and the Yukon environment. Our talk about trees and the environment led up to us talking about clear cutting and selective cutting. We decided that selective cutting is better for the Yukon than clear cutting because the Yukon has a very dry climate and it takes plants a very long time to grow.
Selective cutting leaves more water in the ground and there is less erosion.
Our school yard was clear cut eight years ago and there is still no growth on that land. We then started talking about our green belt and how each year the paths were getting wider and the animals were starting to disappear. Then the conversation started going towards why this was happening. A.T. V's and motor bikes. There has been an increase of these motor vehicles over the last few years especially since more houses are been built around the area.