steelhunter wrote:
Tom/Barb wrote:
steelhunter wrote:
Where'd you hear that....the Sierra Club?
nope, Washington history, you should try to inform your self.
The forest managers call any tree over 50 years "old Growth" when we purest know that the proper term is "virgin growth", trees that were adult growth when Columbus came here.
Just for Steel hunter, I do have a BA in forestry. and have actually worked in the logging industry.
I was born in Port Angeles and did work as a choker setter, felled many trees, was a a certified log scaler, pulled green chain, worked on mill ponds, planted trees and was a log buyer among other forest occupations. I also worked for the U.S.Forest Service, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Using your definition there are thousands of acres of never logged "virgin" timberland in Washington. Mt St Helens, Oympic Wilderness, North Cascades.
Much of this is too steep for felling and logging with the old technology.
I know exactly what I'm talking about because I've been to these places. These ancient forests have thousands of acres of 400 to 1000 year old trees.
Forest managers DO NOT call anything over 50 years as old growth nor have they ever.
As for your credibility based on a degree I hold a Masters degree.
Easily verifiable. ......
http://www.seattlemag.com/article/best-hikes-old-growth-forest
