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Renewable Resources |
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Lumber Sustainable lumber production is a method of harvesting timber and managing our forests, which has a minimal impact on the environment and increases the health and production of our forests. In many parts of our world, forests are disappearing and they don't have to. Wise harvesting and good forest management provide wood for future generations, which preserve watersheds, provide wildlife habitats, stabilize community economics and help to ensure the biodiversity necessary for healthy human life. In more recent years a grass roots movement has developed in countries all over the world which endeavors to preserve forests through certification programs. |
WoodWood is one of the few natural resources that is not limited. The growth of natural resources is generally measured in terms of millennia. Forest growth is measured in terms of decades. The emphasis in sustainable lumber production is "Forest Health," thereby providing timber for the future, as well as the biodiversity necessary for good water, healthy birds, fish, wildlife and insects, all essential to the health and survival of our earth and all it's inhabitants.
In more recent years, people who are specialists in the field of conservation and forestry, as well as business and civic leaders have come together to research methods which will significantly decrease the environmental impact of harvesting timber. Their research has shown that harvesting trees in such a way as to allow the forest to regrow itself naturally is not only possible, but strongly advisable. Forest owners are certified according to harvesting methods and forest management practices. Participants are reviewed yearly to see that they continue to meet specific environmental standards. These programs are not run by the government or private industry, but by private citizens interested in the preservation and care of our forests so that timber can be a viable legacy to all future generations rather than an ancestral memory. |
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