Maybe the forest industry could learn something about clearcutting right to the edge of the highway. |
The most common method of harvesting in forestry is clearcutting, in which entire stands of trees are cut down at the same time. |
It is important to note that clearcutting is only one way to modify the snow catch efficiency of watersheds. |
I don't know if you have had the privilege of seeing the documentary produced in Quebec and entitled L'erreur boréale about clearcutting. |
The work takes planters to the most damaged lands, where clearcutting or wildfires have left moonscapes of the ecosystem. |
Technically, clearcutting means cutting every tree on the site and removing those tress considered to be merchantable to a mill. |