Naio wrote:
Tom/Barb wrote:
Your idea that all soil is gone can simply be disproved by observing how well the replanted areas do.
It's not an idea. It's real life work experience.
There are still places with forests, that's for sure! But there is a lot of bare rock where forest used to be. And if you go out with a bag of trees and attempt to replant a clearcut, you will find it is very difficult to locate spots to put the trees. Bare rock and gravel are where soil should be.
Show me, Where ...... even Mount St.Helens forests are thriving. Talk about bare rock..
I think you need to get out of your car and go for a walk The north Cascade Highway was cut out of solid rock in places, Since it was opened, in 1972 the trees are thriving on the shoulders of the highway.
