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Not really. The harvesting of pines happens all over ENC. The pines are good for lumber and paper. Apple will probably re-plant. Otherwise the trees re-seed themselves, and within 25 to 50 years, the site will have regrown mature trees.
"Computer giant Apple recently purchased 3,600 acres of forest land in Brunswick County, which will be managed by The Conservation Fund, an Arlington,Virginia-based conservation organization.
The timber will be harvested in accordance with a management plan that focuses on sustainability.
“We are growing as much as or even more than we are harvesting,” said Brian Dangler, director of The Conservation Fund..."
Not really. The harvesting of pines happens all over ENC. The pines are good for lumber and paper. Apple will probably re-plant. Otherwise the trees re-seed themselves, and within 25 to 50 years, the site will have regrown mature trees.
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Wrong.
"Computer giant Apple recently purchased 3,600 acres of forest land in Brunswick County, which will be managed by The Conservation Fund, an Arlington,Virginia-based conservation organization.
The timber will be harvested in accordance with a management plan that focuses on sustainability.
“We are growing as much as or even more than we are harvesting,” said Brian Dangler, director of The Conservation Fund..."
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Not really. The harvesting of pines happens all over ENC. The pines are good for lumber and paper. Otherwise the trees re-seed themselves, and within 25 to 50 years, the site will have regrown mature trees.
A couple of facts here...
Unless pines are replanted, the trees that grow up on clear cut forest lands are for the most part, not pines. They tend to be trees of little use like Sweet Gums and Pecan.
Eastern North Carolina is steadily being deforested and much like the Amazon rain forest, has caught the eye of environmentalists. The land is being raped.
Eastern North Carolina is steadily being deforested and much like the Amazon rain forest, has caught the eye of environmentalists. The land is being raped.
If thats true, I'm I'm not at all convinced it is, then that would mean eastern NC is experiencing a different scenario than the rest of the country, much of which has been reforesting itself for the past 50 years or so.
In any case, the logging that is the topic of this thread does not fit the definition of "the land being raped."
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In any case, the logging that is the topic of this thread does not fit the definition of "the land being raped."
And they planned for a big mall/shopping center in New Bern. Has that happened yet? Talk is cheap. If they actually reforest with pine then that is good. Until then, talk is cheap. They need to know that someone is watching.
The great pines that once covered 90 million acres from Virginia to Texas is called the Long Leaf Pine. These are the trees that are being clearcut in Eastern North Carolina. Today only 3% of these trees remain. They are not reseeding themselves ANYWHERE.
And they planned for a big mall/shopping center in New Bern. Has that happened yet?
Who is "they"?
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The great pines that once covered 90 million acres from Virginia to Texas is called the Long Leaf Pine. These are the trees that are being clearcut in Eastern North Carolina. Today only 3% of these trees remain. They are not reseeding themselves ANYWHERE.
I'm well aware of the long leaf pine. The long leaf pine forest was cut down many, many years ago, primarily for ship masts and naval stores (this is part of the origin of the nickname "Tar Heel"). Most existing long leaf pine forest have restrictions and protections in place. And as to the article you linked to mentions, there are many efforts to recreate it. I'm aware of thousands of acres of long leaf pine being re-established in my own county.
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