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Lil-Rokslider
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I was out hunting with a buddy in some heavily timber harvested areas. He mentioned that he was invited on a forestry tour that our county puts on explaining different land management strategies and how it impacts the forest. They compared private timberland with Public etc. He mentioned that they have been spraying clear cuts with herbicide for the first 3-8 years to give the trees a head start. I hadn't heard this and thought wow that seems a little too far fetched. But after looking over several clear cuts I noticed a disturbing pattern of no deer feed in them, and even the edges had dead brush. Growing up I have always been taught that clear cuts provide feed for deer and edge habitat and they are great for the deer population. I know that this was once true, but now with the yearly application of herbicide to kill brush and forbs I am shocked. I feel betrayed and upset that our pristine forests are being managed with all the care of a Monsanto soy bean patch in Illinois. I can't believe I've been so naïve to not notice this as the deer population has dwindled at an alarming rate in California. I thought a big contributor was poor fire management. Little did I know that it was just an enormous loss in carrying capacity as all the deer feed is poisoned with herbicide every year. Does anyone else know about this? Am I reacting to emotionally to this? What the heck? I feel more and more disenfranchised with the state and even logging which I've appreciate for it's "sustainability" etc. Do other states allow this? Is there anything we can do about it?
Sorry for the Rant, this has just really got me riled up.
Sorry for the Rant, this has just really got me riled up.