Bentley

Does it make a lick of sense to cut down #OldGrowthForests during the #Climate era, given the whole world is racing to PLANT TREES and the important role they play in CO2 sequestration and the mitigation of floods and droughts?

Of course it doesn't.

#NaturalCapital #Kananaskis #Clearcut #Logging #Forests #biodiversity #Climate #watersheds #KCountry #YYC

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Show threadBentleySep 16, 2024
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Kananaskis clearcuts: outdated laws, new threats

How obsolete regulations and practices are endangering one of Alberta’s most unique and beloved wildlands

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Show threadAlison MeeksSep 16, 2024
@Bentley There should be jail time for cutting old growth.
Show threadSaanichGuy 🇨🇦🇨🇦Sep 16, 2024
@Bentley you do realize that biodiversity requires a wide range of seral stages? Having just old growth is not the answer.
And old growth stop storing carbon (sink) and start releasing carbon (source) as the tree decays.
Fire protection benefits from breaks in mature timber
So ask where should old growth be preserved & realize that a forest is not static
Forestry is more complex than just yelling stop logging old growth