Bousquet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [PEN-L:13929] Re: Re: THE HISTORY OF DEFORESTATION
Ken,
I'm not understanding the geography of your area.
Here, in northern California, the forested areas are
up on the Sierra, while the valley floor
not
necessarily mean deforestation
that some woodlands are a human artifact produced by
pioneers.
Cheers, Ken Hanly
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From: Tim Bousquet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [PEN-L:13929] Re: Re: THE HISTORY
From the establishment of the English colony of Jamestown in 1607, there
was uninterrupted and widespread environmental destruction. Within a
few generations, the great forests of the Northeast were leveled, and
not long after the Civil War logging companies started deforesting the
Midwest at
The history of Pacific Lumber Company is illustrative.
(I have a book about it sitting around somewhere, but
it's not here in my office, so this is of the top of
my head.) The first generation to log in the family
started in Main, but had overlogged their lands and so
picked up and moved to
] Re: Re: THE HISTORY OF DEFORESTATION
Ken, natural forest fires typically leave older established trees
standing, unlike clear cutting.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
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mature established trees
survive. I will see if I can find something on
this..
Cheers, Ken Hanly
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From: Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 12:36 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:13924] Re: Re: THE HISTORY OF
DEFORESTATION
