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Clearcuts & More Info
Take a deep breath and scroll down to see what the California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and Cal Fire, (California Department of Forestry),
as state agencies that approve logging plans,
is allowing SPI and other logging companies to do to California's forests.
Keep in mind that these Google Earth (TM) images are four to five years old.
Much more clearcutting has
taken place in those few years.
The thousands of brown patches in these images
are 20 acre clearcuts, aka deforestation.
When you put all these images together
you see clearcut mountain ranges
from the Oregon border to central California.
According to recent reports in the news, the west is warming up faster than the rest of North America. Perhaps these Google Earth Images tell us why!
From the Oregon border to central California, California Department of Forestry has approved all of these timber harvests without considering the damaging cumulative impacts of the totality these hundreds of thousands of acres of clearcuts have to water, air, climate and biodiversity.
as state agencies that approve logging plans,
is allowing SPI and other logging companies to do to California's forests.
Keep in mind that these Google Earth (TM) images are four to five years old.
Much more clearcutting has
taken place in those few years.
The thousands of brown patches in these images
are 20 acre clearcuts, aka deforestation.
When you put all these images together
you see clearcut mountain ranges
from the Oregon border to central California.
According to recent reports in the news, the west is warming up faster than the rest of North America. Perhaps these Google Earth Images tell us why!
From the Oregon border to central California, California Department of Forestry has approved all of these timber harvests without considering the damaging cumulative impacts of the totality these hundreds of thousands of acres of clearcuts have to water, air, climate and biodiversity.
Clearcuts in Siskiyou County surround Mount Shasta on left. Mount Shasta, one of the tallest mountains in the world,
is losing year round snow cover!
is losing year round snow cover!
Clearcuts across three counties:
Calaveras, Amador and Tuolumne.
Some of these clearcuts are adjacent to
Calaveras Big Trees State Park and
Yosemite National Park.
Mark Twain and his jumping frogs
would not be happy seeing this.
Calaveras, Amador and Tuolumne.
Some of these clearcuts are adjacent to
Calaveras Big Trees State Park and
Yosemite National Park.
Mark Twain and his jumping frogs
would not be happy seeing this.
This section shows clearcuts in the Sierra Nevada between
Red Bluff in Tehama County and Chico in Butte County.
Red Bluff in Tehama County and Chico in Butte County.
Clear cuts near Highway 50 in El Dorado County
Clearcuts in Butte and Plumas Counties
near Highway 70 and the Feather River.
near Highway 70 and the Feather River.
Lassen County, east of the Caribou Wilderness and Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lassen National Forest.
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Science has been writing about the detrimental effects of clearcutting for decades. This is a 1989 Scientific American Article by Edward O. Wilson. Even though this article is about the tropics, it can be applied to the deforestation that is occurring in California today.
To read the entire article click on the link below to our blog site.Science has been writing about the detrimental effects of clearcutting for decades. This is a 1989 Scientific American Article by Edward O. Wilson. Even though this article is about the tropics, it can be applied to the deforestation that is occurring in California today.
http://blog.thebattlecreekalliance.org/2009/09/21/threats-to-biodiversity.aspx
