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Squatchman » 13 Jun 2022, 4:47 am » wrote: ↑

13 Jun 2022, 4:47 am

    If we replant them that is.

Squatchman » 13 Jun 2022, 4:47 am » wrote: ↑

13 Jun 2022, 4:47 am

 I can clear 3 to 5 acres per day on average.
That's roughly 700 to 1200 acres per year.
The company I work for has 2 feller bunchers so that means 1 logging company averages 1400 to 2400 acres cleared per year.
 That's one logging operation. How many are there in Michigan alone? That's a lot of trees gone.
 I don't see anyone furiously planting trees behind me.

Yes. All major lumber companies (and I’m sure nearly all of them of any size too) plant more trees every year than they fell.

 But not really because it’s the “green” thing to do, though I’m certain that is a factor in their decision. But mostly because it’s the economical thing to do.

 Felling trees in old, natural forest is difficult. It’s hard to get your equipment in there. Some trees are good, some trees are bad. Some are close together, some are far apart. It’s just inefficient.

 So, after they clear an area, all timber companies will go in and re-plant trees. Their access roads are already there. They will space the trees out to maximize their growth and minimize the effort to go in and fell them again in a number of years.