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Re: Trees
By:Karl Kulp
Date: 6/18/1998, 1:03 pm
In Response To: Re: Trees (Mike Spence)

> What's the "natural" (I hate that word) equivalent
> of clearcutting? Fire?

> Mike Spence

Yep, with one major difference. A fire consumes the combustible material, but a fire returns significant nutrients, such as remineriled nitrogen and phosphorous, to the soil. It's my guess that clearcutting also returns material to the environment, but unlike fire it's in the form of tabloids and toilet paper...sure hope there aren't any future employer's toes I've stepped on >(:0)

Tornadoes do a pretty good job of clearcutting (clearing, anyway).

Landslides could probably be included in the list.

Karl Kulp

Messages In This Thread

Trees
Todd McGlaun -- 6/17/1998, 3:33 pm
Link, I hope.
Todd McGlaun -- 6/18/1998, 9:31 am
Re: Link, I hope.
Rob Cochrane -- 6/19/1998, 4:39 pm
Re: Link, I hope.
Paul Jacobson -- 6/20/1998, 1:47 am
Re: Link, I hope.
Rob Cochrane -- 6/20/1998, 5:43 pm
Re: Link, I hope.
Karl Kulp -- 6/20/1998, 11:10 am
Re: Saving wood.
Mark Kanzler -- 6/20/1998, 10:11 am
Re: Trees
Don Beale -- 6/19/1998, 1:12 am
A more direct link
Mark Kanzler -- 6/18/1998, 7:59 pm
Re: Link, I hope.
Mark Kanzler -- 6/18/1998, 7:47 pm
Re: Trees, careful use of renewable resources....
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 6/18/1998, 3:53 pm
I hope there's hope.
Mike R -- 6/18/1998, 2:56 pm
Re: Link, I hope.
NPenney -- 6/18/1998, 1:32 pm
Re: Trees
Roger Tulk -- 6/18/1998, 10:43 am
Re: Trees
Karl Kulp -- 6/18/1998, 11:03 am
Re: Trees
Kevin Sheppard -- 6/20/1998, 11:55 pm
Re: Trees
Karl Kulp -- 6/21/1998, 11:22 am
Re: Trees
Kevin Sheppard -- 6/21/1998, 8:29 pm
Re: Trees
Rob Cochrane -- 6/23/1998, 5:59 pm
Re: Trees
Karl Kulp -- 6/21/1998, 11:17 am
Re: Trees
Mike Spence -- 6/18/1998, 11:56 am
Re: Trees
Karl Kulp -- 6/18/1998, 1:03 pm
Re: Trees
Mike Spence -- 6/18/1998, 5:29 pm
Re: Trees
David Dick -- 6/20/1998, 12:54 am
Re: Moist Nostrils.
Mark Kanzler -- 6/19/1998, 4:49 pm
Re: Trees
John Lange -- 6/18/1998, 2:27 pm
Re: Trees (my review)
Mark Kanzler -- 6/17/1998, 4:17 pm
Re: Trees (my review)
Don Beale -- 6/17/1998, 9:28 pm
HUH?
Mike Spence -- 6/17/1998, 7:15 pm
Re: HUH?
Mike R -- 6/17/1998, 7:59 pm