Letter by Ray Travers, Retired RPF:

B.C. needs to ensure supply of quality timber

Letter by Ray Travers, Retired RPF

Jack Knox’s playfully amusing column about the sport of recreational axe-throwing in Canada’s cities, from Vancouver to Halifax, has a serious edge. Knox refers to the declining economic contribution of forestry in Vancouver Island communities. ..We must stop doing what is not working, and innovate to conserve and create value. …This new way of managing forests would be beneficial for both timber and non-timber values, including a more rapid transition away from logging the small amount of remaining old growth, less clearcutting, less visual impact, improved habitat for some wildlife, hydrological benefits, increased carbon storage from larger trees and a stronger forest economy.

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