Megan Ardyche

Many more forestry jobs would be created if forests were managed for biodiversity and ecosystem health as opposed to timber value. As one commentator said, Wildwood has been managed this way for decades and it is a thriving ecosystem. It is the logging industry itself that is eliminating jobs under the guise of "efficiency" through mechanization. That requires a clear-cut management system. Managing the forests using Wildwood's methods would create more jobs, protect the wildlife living in them, sequester more carbon and still provide sustainable amounts of timber. The only reason our government doesn't recognize this is because of the lobbying efforts of the timber industry, whose sole goal is maximum profits at minimum cost.

Many more forestry jobs would be created if forests were managed for biodiversity and ecosystem health as opposed to timber value. As one commentator said, Wildwood has been managed this way for decades and it is a thriving ecosystem. It is the logging industry itself that is eliminating jobs under the guise of "efficiency" through mechanization. That requires a clear-cut management system. Managing the forests using Wildwood's methods would create more jobs, protect the wildlife living in them, sequester more carbon and still provide sustainable amounts of timber. The only reason our government doesn't recognize this is because of the lobbying efforts of the timber industry, whose sole goal is maximum profits at minimum cost.

Many more forestry jobs would be created if forests were managed for biodiversity and ecosystem health as opposed to timber value. As one commentator said, Wildwood has been managed this way for decades and it is a thriving ecosystem. It is the logging industry itself that is eliminating jobs under the guise of "efficiency" through mechanization. That requires a clear-cut management system. Managing the forests using Wildwood's methods would create more jobs, protect the wildlife living in them, sequester more carbon and still provide sustainable amounts of timber. The only reason our government doesn't recognize this is because of the lobbying efforts of the timber industry, whose sole goal is maximum profits at minimum cost.

Many more forestry jobs would be created if forests were managed for biodiversity and ecosystem health as opposed to timber value. As one commentator said, Wildwood has been managed this way for decades and it is a thriving ecosystem. It is the logging industry itself that is eliminating jobs under the guise of "efficiency" through mechanization. That requires a clear-cut management system. Managing the forests using Wildwood's methods would create more jobs, protect the wildlife living in them, sequester more carbon and still provide sustainable amounts of timber. The only reason our government doesn't recognize this is because of the lobbying efforts of the timber industry, whose sole goal is maximum profits at minimum cost.

Many more forestry jobs would be created if forests were managed for biodiversity and ecosystem health as opposed to timber value. As one commentator said, Wildwood has been managed this way for decades and it is a thriving ecosystem. It is the logging industry itself that is eliminating jobs under the guise of "efficiency" through mechanization. That requires a clear-cut management system. Managing the forests using Wildwood's methods would create more jobs, protect the wildlife living in them, sequester more carbon and still provide sustainable amounts of timber. The only reason our government doesn't recognize this is because of the lobbying efforts of the timber industry, whose sole goal is maximum profits at minimum cost.