Monday, January 25, 2010
David Maywhoor's Presentation
When I looked at the website in preparation for today's class, I thought we would be talking more about the effects of fire on the forests in Ohio. This was of particular interest to me because fire in the forests is an issue that is concerning and confusing. Is it good, bad, or somewhere in between? I had no idea that fire in the forests of Ohio was so damaging. But since we did not talk of that so much, I would like to navigate this blog in the direction of logging. I understand where Mr. Maywhoor is coming from when he stated that he did not agree with logging because the benefits from publicly owned land is not reaching the public community. However, it is hard for me to get behind someone who is entirely on one side of an issue. I seem to always fall somewhere in the middle of an issue, like the idea of sustainable logging is much more interesting to me than just not logging at all. He seemed very informed, passionate and educated about the issue at hand. I only wish we had had more time to further our discussion with Mr. Maywhoor. But when is there ever enough time?
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Right. If you take a strong stand, it is always going to appear one sided. That said, I am a bit more moderate on the question of logging. I do agree with BFC on clear cutting and prescribed burns. Note that clear cutting is the only logging technique currently being practiced on public forest lands here. So in that sense, if that remains the case, the ban makes sense to me. But, if the state would adopt truly sustainable, selective logging in limited areas of state forests, then I would probably be for it.
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