2007-01-08 03:27:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
absolutely, just run a search at Mother Earth News:
http://www.motherearthnews.com
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2007-01-08 05:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by izaboe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Possible but not probable, because it would increase costs.
Current forestry practices do a lot of things to harm the soil, like burning slash left over from logging instead of letting it decompose. This sends nutrients up in smoke and obliterates soil chemistry and structure underneath the fire.The soil is the real resource; it took thousands of years to grow.
Rather than focusing on practices that benefit the soil, logging companies focus on practices that maximize their profit (can you blame them?). So they dump fertilizer on them, sometimes aerially, and this is detrimental to a lot of fungi and lichen. And they dump herbicides on the land to kill back any vegetation that might be competing with their young trees. I won't even get into what all the heavy equipment does in terms of soil compaction and scarification....
Browse for more information using the word "permaculture" in your searches.
2007-01-08 10:55:08 · answer #2 · answered by blinky doodles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is currently practiced in the US and Canada. Loggers are given long-term leases on land - clear cutting is no longer permitted. So, they plant seedlings heavily to replace what they cut. It is in their interest that the trees be regrown when they come back in 30 years.
There are more trees now in North America than there were in 1750. Part of the reason is our better practices, but also forest fires do not wipe out huge areas like they used to.
2007-01-08 03:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by fucose_man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is currently practiced in the US and Canada. For every tree you cut down you plant one plus one or two extra. You allow them to grow for x number of years then cut them down and plant more. The timber industry has gotten fairly efficient. Lumber is normally made first then paper is normally made out of the leftovers which are ground up and made into paper. The rest can be turned into mulch or compost.
2007-01-08 04:32:18 · answer #4 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you don't mind paying a little more for wood and wood-based products, and having less exotic species available at Home Depot.
2007-01-08 03:35:16 · answer #5 · answered by Michael L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you limit harvesting to the capability of farming / regeneration.
(your harvest plan = your growing plan)
2007-01-08 03:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI
2007-01-09 03:39:00 · answer #7 · answered by Jake M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋