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Dear All,
Despite all the wailing about forestry practices, the natural world=20
in NS has had only two serious problems over the last 60 years; the=20
threat of climate change and mindless pursuit of the horizon which has=20
led to ever wider roads and wholesale degradation and fragmentation of=20
habitat. For example with respect to frogs the relevant question is not=20
"Why are they uncommon ?" but "How have any survived ?"
With the increasingly erratic weather, starting about 1990 but=20
gathering steam only since about 2013 It is unlikely that NS will be=20
forested in 60 years time; a consequence not of cutting but of erratic=20
weather.
In my woodlot, death of conifers due to prolonged dry periods has=20
dominated choices since 2000, or for sections remote from a road=20
overstocked Fir has been replaced by junk shrubs and since 2013 wind has=20
uprooted, snapped off or leaned more trees than I and a friend can=20
salvage.
If the projections are correct, that only 12 years remain before=20
runaway climate change takes over, you may be sure that forests will not=20
fare well.
YT, DW, Kentville
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<body>Dear All,<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Despite all the wailing about forestry pr=
actices, 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 ho=
rizon which has led to =C2=A0ever wider roads and wholesale degradation and =
fragmentation of habitat. For example with respect to frogs the relevant q=
uestion is not "Why are they uncommon ?" but "How have any survived ?"</div=
><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 With the increasingly erratic weather, starting about 1=
990 but gathering steam only since about 2013 It is unlikely that NS will b=
e forested in 60 years time; a consequence not of cutting but of erratic we=
ather.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 In my woodlot, death of conifers due t=
o prolonged dry periods has dominated choices since 2000, or for sections r=
emote from a road overstocked Fir has been replaced by junk shrubs and sinc=
e 2013 wind has uprooted, snapped off or leaned =C2=A0more 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 climate change takes ove=
r, you may be sure that forests will not fare well.</div><div>YT, DW, Kentv=
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