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Index of Subjects --000000000000c0cf7905847150e4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If I had a woodlot, I would take your assessment seriously. And given the threat of mass die offs of our native trees, I would be thinking about planting trees that could survive into the future, native or not, with the idea that trees of any species are better than no trees at all. *Dave in Curry's Corner* David Simpson (902) 580 8007 david.sonsimp@gmail.com On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 8:03 PM David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Dear All, > Despite all the wailing about forestry practices, the natural world in > NS has had only two serious problems over the last 60 years; the threat of > climate change and mindless pursuit of the horizon which has led to ever > wider roads and wholesale degradation and fragmentation of habitat. For > example with respect to frogs the relevant question is not "Why are they > uncommon ?" but "How have any survived ?" > With the increasingly erratic weather, starting about 1990 but > gathering steam only since about 2013 It is unlikely that NS will be > forested in 60 years time; a consequence not of cutting but of erratic > weather. > In my woodlot, death of conifers due to prolonged dry periods has > dominated choices since 2000, or for sections remote from a road > overstocked Fir has been replaced by junk shrubs and since 2013 wind has > uprooted, snapped off or leaned more trees than I and a friend can > salvage. > If the projections are correct, that only 12 years remain before > runaway climate change takes over, you may be sure that forests will not > fare well. > YT, DW, Kentville > --000000000000c0cf7905847150e4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>If I had a woodlot, I would take your assessment seri= ously. And given the threat of mass die offs of our native trees, I would b= e thinking about planting trees that could survive into the future, native = or not, with the idea that trees of any species are better than no trees at= all.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma= il_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div= dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"l= tr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:small"><= i style=3D"color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size:large">Dave in Curry's Corner</= i></div><div style=3D"font-size:small"><i style=3D"color:rgb(255,0,0);font-= size:large"><br></i></div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font color=3D"#0= 00000" size=3D"2">David Simpson</font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D= "#000000" size=3D"2">(902) 580 8007</font></div><div><font color=3D"#000000= " size=3D"2"><a href=3D"mailto:david.sonsimp@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">d= avid.sonsimp@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>= </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div= ><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mo= n, Mar 18, 2019 at 8:03 PM David <<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">= dwebster@glinx.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote= " style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);= padding-left:1ex"> <div>Dear All,<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Despite all the wailing about forestry pra= ctices, the natural world in NS has had only two serious problems over the = last 60 years; the threat of climate change and mindless pursuit of the hor= izon which has led to =C2=A0ever wider roads and wholesale degradation and = fragmentation of habitat. For example with respect to frogs the relevant qu= estion is not "Why are they uncommon ?" but "How have any su= rvived ?"</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 With the increasingly erratic weathe= r, starting about 1990 but gathering steam only since about 2013 It is unli= kely that NS will be forested in 60 years time; a consequence not of cuttin= g but of erratic weather.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 In my woodlot, deat= h of conifers due to prolonged dry periods has dominated choices since 2000= , or for sections remote from a road overstocked Fir has been replaced by j= unk shrubs and since 2013 wind has uprooted, snapped off or leaned =C2=A0mo= re trees than I and a friend can salvage.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 If = the projections are correct, that only 12 years remain before runaway clima= te change takes over, you may be sure that forests will not fare well.</div= ><div>YT, DW, Kentville</div></div></blockquote></div> --000000000000c0cf7905847150e4--
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