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Clear cutting on a large scale in a watershed can cause sediment and nutrients that leach into the streams cause the acidity of the stream to increase. [15] The nutrient content of the soil was found to return to five percent of pre-clearcutting levels after 64 years. [16]
Clear cutting areas for even-aged timber management can also benefit many wildlife species. The abundance of coarse woody debris added to the forest floor is beneficial to salamander and snake species, while the release of understory shrubs provides an increase of berry-foraging opportunities for bear and songbirds. [ 8 ]
Trees were cut to a diameter limit in the cut strips, but large trees in the leave strips often proved too much of a temptation and were cut too, [25] thus removing those trees that would otherwise have been the major source of seed. An unfortunate consequence of strip thinning was the build-up of spruce beetle populations.
The Bowron clearcut or the Bowron River clearcut was a forest clearcut near the Bowron River in British Columbia, Canada.It was once considered the largest clearcut in the world.
Both candidates are making a final big government, populist pitch to undecided voters.
For the 300 years following the arrival of Europeans, land was cleared, mostly for agriculture, at a rate that matched that of population growth. [7] During the 19th century, while the U.S. population tripled, the total area of cropland increased by over four times, from seventy-six million to three hundred nineteen million acres.
Keeping policy rates on hold until a clear direction starts to emerge is sensible." ... the Fed could afford to take its time after cutting at a brisk pace in the final stretch of 2024.
Saying it's unfair that Clear customers can cut TSA security lines, a California state senator wants to require the company to operate a separate line.