Clearcut

It's only fair that I show you some of the unlovely parts of this magnificent peninsula. All along the edge of the national forest the road winds through acres of forest lands that have been clearcut. Whole mountains are stripped and brown, some sites still have mounds of stumps and branches piled for burning, and some have been replanted. These last often have prominent signs boasting of the fact. The log trucks fly along the roads loaded with huge straight logs...in the early part of the day they seemed a steady stream in some areas. Seeing the bare hills and ravaged woods made me very sad and it was always a relief when the road edged back into the lush shade of the protected forest. I thought a lot about what I was seeing. I hate the destruction of so much habitat but I have a hard time figuring out who to hold accountable. I live in a house made primarily of wood. Where do I want that wood to come from?

 

Still, these particular logging practices can be devastating:

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