tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post4591454463448617358..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: If a Tree Falls....Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-37145637067301396982006-06-19T22:16:00.000-04:002006-06-19T22:16:00.000-04:00chucking fainsaws!chucking fainsaws!l.lantznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-83983207604267127562006-06-18T17:14:00.000-04:002006-06-18T17:14:00.000-04:00I can relate to this. I live in Southwestern Ontar...I can relate to this. I live in Southwestern Ontario, in particular the municipality of Chatham-Kent.<BR>We have no tree cutting bylaw here and the soil is excellent for agriculture.<BR><BR>We have three, yes 3, percent of our original forest cover left.<BR>The vast majority of that is located in one Provincial Park.<BR><BR>Managed harvesting makes much more sense than clear cutting, however, the attitude is " this is my land I'll do what I want".<BR><BR>Sorry but I don't have any answers.<BR><BR>BT3 I hope this isn't the piece of land Julie wants to buy.<BR><BR>RicRondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557863253303200743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-11813516218744419282006-06-18T13:47:00.000-04:002006-06-18T13:47:00.000-04:00If we are going to keep on the way we do, pretendi...If we are going to keep on the way we do, pretending that there are infinite resources that must fall to our pleasures, we could at the very least time our insatiable appetites so the tanager is rewarded for its journey by having its nest spared the ax. If only we had even a smidgeon of consciousness every once in a while.robin andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-10130098063123030102006-06-18T05:53:00.000-04:002006-06-18T05:53:00.000-04:00I'm not sure the 'power of nature' to regenerate c...I'm not sure the 'power of nature' to regenerate can last indefinately in face of 'harvesting'.Anilhttp://windyskies.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-29855831140554929122006-06-17T13:12:00.000-04:002006-06-17T13:12:00.000-04:00I'd much rather see a wisely-managed woodlot, comp...I'd much rather see a wisely-managed woodlot, complete with harvesting, than a housing development or strip mall. Finding that wise manager might be the tricky part, and harvesting at the appropriate time of the year is part of that good stewardship. But, if the profit from timber pays the taxes on the open land, I'm all for it.MojoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06096474238114783572noreply@blogger.com