people think the clear cuts are bad because it’s destroying a significant
because it’s destroying a significant
because it’s destroying a significant area of forest in a short amount of time
our practices actually mimic those of
our practices actually mimic those of nature even before the area was settled
nature even before the area was settled
nature even before the area was settled there were wind storms such as tornadoes
there were wind storms such as tornadoes
there were wind storms such as tornadoes fires droughts ice storms that caused
fires droughts ice storms that caused
fires droughts ice storms that caused natural havoc on the lake in general we
natural havoc on the lake in general we
natural havoc on the lake in general we tend to look upon for us that have been
tend to look upon for us that have been
tend to look upon for us that have been cut as ugly we see a field full of
cut as ugly we see a field full of
cut as ugly we see a field full of stumps as being a sign of devastation
sustainable forestry in the most basic
sustainable forestry in the most basic sense is simply managing the forest so
sense is simply managing the forest so
sense is simply managing the forest so that you can get some sort of product
that you can get some sort of product
that you can get some sort of product out of it and yet it can continue
out of it and yet it can continue
out of it and yet it can continue producing that product indefinitely in
producing that product indefinitely in
producing that product indefinitely in the future the clear-cutting at the turn
the future the clear-cutting at the turn
the future the clear-cutting at the turn of the century was entirely different it
of the century was entirely different it
of the century was entirely different it was simply an extractive industry and
was simply an extractive industry and
was simply an extractive industry and didn’t care about wildlife they didn’t
didn’t care about wildlife they didn’t
didn’t care about wildlife they didn’t care about regeneration they didn’t care
care about regeneration they didn’t care
care about regeneration they didn’t care about ecosystems
the wood that we produce here comes from
the wood that we produce here comes from well-managed sustainable forests and by
well-managed sustainable forests and by
well-managed sustainable forests and by that I mean that it is third-party
that I mean that it is third-party
that I mean that it is third-party independently looked at to see that we
independently looked at to see that we
independently looked at to see that we have protected the environment taking
have protected the environment taking
have protected the environment taking care of the ecosystems protected the
care of the ecosystems protected the
care of the ecosystems protected the biodiversity of the various species
biodiversity of the various species
biodiversity of the various species within the forest our global positioning
within the forest our global positioning
within the forest our global positioning system consists of a backpack unit and
system consists of a backpack unit and
system consists of a backpack unit and an antenna along with a data recorder
an antenna along with a data recorder
an antenna along with a data recorder that a forester carries with him the
that a forester carries with him the
that a forester carries with him the trees with the orange bands are what we
trees with the orange bands are what we
trees with the orange bands are what we call our long-term residuals they’re not
call our long-term residuals they’re not
call our long-term residuals they’re not going to be harvested now or in the
going to be harvested now or in the
going to be harvested now or in the future at all the trees with the green
future at all the trees with the green
future at all the trees with the green bands are here to drop seed for
bands are here to drop seed for
bands are here to drop seed for seedlings and also to provide disperse
seedlings and also to provide disperse
seedlings and also to provide disperse light so those seeds can germinate and
light so those seeds can germinate and
light so those seeds can germinate and the seedling development we have to
the seedling development we have to
the seedling development we have to balance all of those uses with what we
balance all of those uses with what we
balance all of those uses with what we know will do to perpetuate the forest in
know will do to perpetuate the forest in
know will do to perpetuate the forest in the future
100% of the products from our woods
100% of the products from our woods certified if a consumer would look at
certified if a consumer would look at
certified if a consumer would look at two boards that were from the same
two boards that were from the same
two boards that were from the same species same size and thickness and
species same size and thickness and
species same size and thickness and grade you would not see any difference
grade you would not see any difference
grade you would not see any difference between a certified piece of lumber and
between a certified piece of lumber and
between a certified piece of lumber and one that is not certified the difference
one that is not certified the difference
one that is not certified the difference would be from the heart when you would
would be from the heart when you would
would be from the heart when you would see one that was certified you would
see one that was certified you would
see one that was certified you would know that it was from a well-managed for
know that it was from a well-managed for
know that it was from a well-managed for us
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