Comments on: Trees http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Erin http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-130456 Erin Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:43:17 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-130456 If you look at the map that's given it's not even of Canada. It's of one of the states of America. So, i don't give alot of credibility to this blogger. That and the amount of logging done in Canada is unproportional to the amount of trees we have available. AND furthermore, once these trees are cut down, more are replanted to ensure a forest for the future. For a little known fact, for those of you concerned with global warming... young trees, about 10 years old produce more oxygen than the older 80 year old trees, the ones that we harvest in British Columbia. So, clearcutting may look terrible, but if you go back to that site 5, 10, 15 years later the amount of growth, possibility and just green that covers what was once the clear cut is astonishing. Foresters here in BC do not just cut for greed, they think, consider and replant, and take care of those forests until they are "of age" so to speak. So, do a little research before you become a "hip" environmentalist who has more ignorance and passion for protest than actual knowledge. If you look at the map that’s given it’s not even of Canada. It’s of one of the states of America. So, i don’t give alot of credibility to this blogger. That and the amount of logging done in Canada is unproportional to the amount of trees we have available. AND furthermore, once these trees are cut down, more are replanted to ensure a forest for the future. For a little known fact, for those of you concerned with global warming… young trees, about 10 years old produce more oxygen than the older 80 year old trees, the ones that we harvest in British Columbia. So, clearcutting may look terrible, but if you go back to that site 5, 10, 15 years later the amount of growth, possibility and just green that covers what was once the clear cut is astonishing. Foresters here in BC do not just cut for greed, they think, consider and replant, and take care of those forests until they are “of age” so to speak. So, do a little research before you become a “hip” environmentalist who has more ignorance and passion for protest than actual knowledge.

]]> By: Ryan http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-11304 Ryan Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:27:50 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-11304 Those trees are Western and Mountain Hemlocks, Grand, Douglas, and Subalpine Firs, but most are Lodgepole Pine, which is the only type of tree that the Pine Mountain Beetles are going after. You are seeing clear-cutting of Pine Beetle afflicted Lodgepole Pines because the trees rot to the point where they are useless for lumber and become a huge fire hazard within 5 or 6 years of death. So, the BC government has said that timber companies can cut all the dead Lodgepole Pines they can find (because far more die than we can harvest). And yes, living on the UBC campus I can say that it is quite beautiful. Those trees are Western and Mountain Hemlocks, Grand, Douglas, and Subalpine Firs, but most are Lodgepole Pine, which is the only type of tree that the Pine Mountain Beetles are going after. You are seeing clear-cutting of Pine Beetle afflicted Lodgepole Pines because the trees rot to the point where they are useless for lumber and become a huge fire hazard within 5 or 6 years of death. So, the BC government has said that timber companies can cut all the dead Lodgepole Pines they can find (because far more die than we can harvest). And yes, living on the UBC campus I can say that it is quite beautiful.

]]> By: Nick http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-3313 Nick Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:23:43 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-3313 You will not find red wood in those log booms you see, what is loged mostly is Red cedar, Yellow cedar, Duglas Fur and spruce, In BC. what you see in those photos is just a small spec of what is logged You will not find red wood in those log booms you see, what is loged mostly is Red cedar, Yellow cedar, Duglas Fur and spruce, In BC.
what you see in those photos is just a small spec of what is logged

]]> By: tesk http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-2651 tesk Thu, 09 Jun 2005 03:35:23 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-2651 They're not acually redwoods, which inhabit California, but cedar, and other types of common trees in BC. They’re not acually redwoods, which inhabit California, but cedar, and other types of common trees in BC.

]]> By: ex-TREEPLANTER LIZZIE http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-977 ex-TREEPLANTER LIZZIE Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:07:01 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-977 THE MOTHER OF ALL CLEAR CUTS. Back when I was a UBC student - the summer after my freshman year(1987) I decided to take on what seemed like a smart idea for a summer job... go TREE PLANTING! As a CITY GIRL from the big city of Vancouver ... I only lasted 7 weeks.... (eventually returning to retail @ Pacific Centre mall) - but what fun waking up to snow outside my tent on the first morning in June - and carrying 100lbs of baby trees in a backpack with a shovel -wearing really comfortable workboots (oh the blisters! - was I ever glad to return to high heels later that summer) I will never forget the drive into the worksite in the Bowron Lake District - which is the: ****MOTHER of all CLEAR CUTS**** ...a result of an infestation of the Spruce Beetle outbreak. Some 62.5 million trees have been planted on 43,500 hectares. (that's alot of student jobs!) for the full story on that SEE: http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/fetch21/Upper%20Bowron%20Spruce%20Beetle/ubsbo.htm In any case, one of the first things on the satelite maps I checked out was this area as - & the view on google maps is amazing. I was please to see the lighter green re-growth of the area - as when I made my treck to the planting site (via my beater Honda Civic) I was in SERIOUS shock driving south of HWY 16 for a couple hours seeing nothing but clear-cut mountains every where! (at that time I had yet to learn about the beetle infestation!) Imagine nothing but burnt stumps - on barren mountains in every direction for as far as you can see! I thought I was on another planet. I am so happy to see it's green again. THE MOTHER OF ALL CLEAR CUTS: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.444366,-121.639252&spn=0.705872,0.987396&t=k&hl=en So ya all are wondering where that timber comes from? The vastness of the forestry industry is amazing in British Columbia. This area shows some of the clear cuts in around Prince George BC. - But you can move in any direction to see more and more.... http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.327393,-123.211670&spn=1.411743,1.974792&t=k&hl=en WOW that alot of trees. THE MOTHER OF ALL CLEAR CUTS.

Back when I was a UBC student - the summer after my freshman year(1987) I decided to take on what seemed like a smart idea for a summer job… go TREE PLANTING! As a CITY GIRL from the big city of Vancouver … I only lasted 7 weeks…. (eventually returning to retail @ Pacific Centre mall) - but what fun waking up to snow outside my tent on the first morning in June - and carrying 100lbs of baby trees in a backpack with a shovel -wearing really comfortable workboots (oh the blisters! - was I ever glad to return to high heels later that summer)

I will never forget the drive into the worksite in the Bowron Lake District - which is the:

****MOTHER of all CLEAR CUTS**** …a result of an infestation of the Spruce Beetle outbreak.

Some 62.5 million trees have been planted on 43,500 hectares.

(that’s alot of student jobs!)

for the full story on that SEE:
http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/fetch21/Upper%20Bowron%20Spruce%20Beetle/ubsbo.htm

In any case, one of the first things on the satelite maps I checked out was this area as - & the view on google maps is amazing. I was please to see the lighter green re-growth of the area - as when I made my treck to the planting site (via my beater Honda Civic) I was in SERIOUS shock driving south of HWY 16 for a couple hours seeing nothing but clear-cut mountains every where! (at that time I had yet to learn about the beetle infestation!) Imagine nothing but burnt stumps - on barren mountains in every direction for as far as you can see! I thought I was on another planet.

I am so happy to see it’s green again.

THE MOTHER OF ALL CLEAR CUTS:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

So ya all are wondering where that timber comes from?

The vastness of the forestry industry is amazing in British Columbia.
This area shows some of the clear cuts in around Prince George BC. - But you can move in any direction to see more and more….

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

WOW that alot of trees.

]]> By: bill http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-886 bill Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:49:24 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-886 Greg is correct. Trees were put here to be cut; get over it Greg is correct. Trees were put here to be cut; get over it

]]> By: Phil http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-884 Phil Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:19:24 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-884 I'm no expert on clearcutting either, but the redwood pics look like it to me: acres and acres of land with no vegetation. I think the Maine pics are _not_ clearcutting, though -- trees are interspersed. It looks much less intrusive to me -- especially when you zoom out. If anybody has sattelite pics of bigger clearcuts, I'd love to see it. This isn't a political site so I'm happy to leave it at that. Those are some monsters along Mattole Rd.! I’m no expert on clearcutting either, but the redwood pics look like it to me: acres and acres of land with no vegetation. I think the Maine pics are _not_ clearcutting, though — trees are interspersed. It looks much less intrusive to me — especially when you zoom out. If anybody has sattelite pics of bigger clearcuts, I’d love to see it.

This isn’t a political site so I’m happy to leave it at that. Those are some monsters along Mattole Rd.!

]]> By: Luke http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-883 Luke Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:44:19 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-883 Adrian, I agree with you completely. I've been out to UBC many times and it just incredible. I live on the North Shore and I can see UBC from my house. Sometimes just walking along the mountain, you can see UBC in the distance and it is really beautiful. As for the clear-cutting, that is nothing really. The government hear does do clear cutting, but compared to the amount of trees we have, there is no way they can clear-cut the forests of BC. However, people protest because they normally clear-cut areas near people, not in the middle of nowhere where it would be more difficult to reach, but no protests. Adrian, I agree with you completely. I’ve been out to UBC many times and it just incredible. I live on the North Shore and I can see UBC from my house. Sometimes just walking along the mountain, you can see UBC in the distance and it is really beautiful.

As for the clear-cutting, that is nothing really. The government hear does do clear cutting, but compared to the amount of trees we have, there is no way they can clear-cut the forests of BC. However, people protest because they normally clear-cut areas near people, not in the middle of nowhere where it would be more difficult to reach, but no protests.

]]> By: Adrian http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-874 Adrian Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:10:41 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-874 Note that just above the floating logs outside Vancouver city is the campus of the University of British Columbia. This sat picture really demonstrates why it is considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the world: forrest on all sides, ocean on three sides, and the Pacific Coast mountains looming to the North. True, I'm partial to the University in the first place, but anyone who has been can back me up on this one! Adrian Note that just above the floating logs outside Vancouver city is the campus of the University of British Columbia.

This sat picture really demonstrates why it is considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the world: forrest on all sides, ocean on three sides, and the Pacific Coast mountains looming to the North.

True, I’m partial to the University in the first place, but anyone who has been can back me up on this one!

Adrian

]]> By: Kyle French http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-870 Kyle French Tue, 26 Apr 2005 19:40:20 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/26/trees/#comment-870 I live just a bit south from the pics and if you want to see the really huge trees your have to drive mattole road. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.349865,-124.001184&spn=0.009720,0.015385&t=k&hl=en I live just a bit south from the pics and if you want to see the really huge trees your have to drive mattole road.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

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