I understand that. However logging is taking out fir forests and replanting with pine and spruce. I hazard a guess that if the biomass were left alone less issues would occur given those primary forests have thrived for a very long time on their own.
The first are native but all non profitable tree species have been pushed out. That area of Oregon was most likely predominantly pine a couple hundred years ago.
This is a great post, but I would like to point out that Douglas fir are not part of the monoculture problem. These are native trees, forests.
I understand that. However logging is taking out fir forests and replanting with pine and spruce. I hazard a guess that if the biomass were left alone less issues would occur given those primary forests have thrived for a very long time on their own.
That does seem likely. I just wanted to clarify for those who aren’t so familiar with the region and its trees.
The first are native but all non profitable tree species have been pushed out. That area of Oregon was most likely predominantly pine a couple hundred years ago.