[at-l] Fw: Trees

[Rich kook]

"I was in old growth forest and anywhere 
there had been forest harvested, it was so obvious to the untrained 
eye (mine) what was old and what was new.  The old had so much more 
"attractiveness" to them than the new"

If this interests folks, you should check out the book "1491," by Charles Mann.
It was National bestseller a few years back, and while its main focus is to paint a picture of the people/culture in North and South America pre-Euro-contact, he spends a good portion of the time explaining how OUR WOODS appeared back then  (i.e. - American Chestnuts outnumbering trees from Georgia to Maine, the passenger pigeon, and numerous methods "Native Americans" used to shape the land).
If anyone knows other reads on our what our woods looked like please send them my way.

Rich, Ga--> Me (25 days)













----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Doug Mathews <mathews at uga.edu>
To: At-list <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:48:38 AM
Subject: [at-l] Trees


Listers,

When I was in Costa Rico and hiking through the rain forest in La 
Selva Biological Station, I was in old growth forest and anywhere 
there had been forest harvested, it was so obvious to the untrained 
eye (mine) what was old and what was new.  The old had so much more 
"attractiveness" to them than the new.  Sure the new was reforesting 
the land, but you lost so much.  Perhaps when these "new" forest" 
become "old" their will not be the distinct difference.

There has to be a balance I know but I like the look of the old better!

Again, my 2cents


Mainframe GA-->ME 2002 
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