Old-Growth Forests vs. Second-Growth Plantations
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Old-Growth Forests versus Second-Growth Plantations: The Differences
"Trees grow back! As long as we replant the trees, why shouldn't we cut down the old-growth forests?"
This is a common contention, which is addressed in this latest video by filmmaker Darryl Augustine about some of the key differences between BC's old-growth forests and the ensuing second-growth tree plantations that they're being replaced with. Our old-growth forests - centuries or millennia-old - have far greater structural complexity than second-growth plantations, which are re-logged every 50-60 years, never to become old-growth again. Hence, old-growth logging under BC's forestry system is a non-renewable activity akin to fossil fuel extraction.
The distinctive features of old-growth forests (well-developed understories, multi-layered canopies, large amounts of woody debris, lots of canopy epiphytes of hanging mosses, ferns, lichens, etc.) support unique and endangered species that can't survive in second-growth plantations (spotted owls, mountain caribou, marbled murrelets, etc.); store twice the amount of accumulated carbon per hectare than ensuing second-growth plantations; are vital pillars of BC's multi-billion dollar tourism industry (tourists are not coming to see clearcuts and tree plantations!); conserve and filter clean drinking water for human communities and wild salmon; and are vital parts of many First Nations cultures: ancient cedars are used for carving canoes, totem poles, masks, etc. and old-growth ecosystems are used for food and medicines.
See interviews by TJ Watt (Ancient Forest Alliance photographer and co-founder), Dr. Andy MacKinnon (forest ecologist, co-author of the Plants of Coastal BC), and Ken Wu (Ancient Forest Alliance executive director and co-founder). Please SHARE far and wide!
that feel when no old growth in my area. these second growth forests just aren't the same.
I have shared this many times now. Please keep filming and photographing the old growth of Vancouver Island. Its so hard to describe the Caramah valley to someone who has never been there. So raising genuine interest can be challenging. Your photography captures what could be lost, and why we need to preserve it. Thank you.
Old growth = beautiful but oh so rare
Ancient woodlands remaining are 10% left in Canada and around 8% left in the USA. These are the crown jewels of the planet so they need to be protected by laws or by force.
mobilise mobilise mobilise and save these ancient wonders before its too late
Thank you for showing this. I didn't even know ancient forests still existed in Canada. I wish to go to them and just be thier. I'm marvelled at their size and my heart breaks when I see the destruction of something that will never be again.
Great work, guys (and gals). This information here is also applicable to us in the U.S. as well.
I love this video. One of my favorites! This truly tells the truth about our society.
Beautiful
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