EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
The tree topic has too many variables for me to understand it one way or another. When I find out that I'm being lied to and misled on part of it, then I tend to doubt all of it. One of the things that has come out lately is that the deforested parts of the Amazon are reforesting themselvs faster then the trees are disapearing. It turns out that the soil isn't very good for farming, and the trees sprout and grow at an incredible rate. While deforestation is a real issue there, the demand is down and keeping the land open has become impossible. I myself have a similar problem. I clear an area of my land, then it becomes a constant battle to keep the trees from taking it back. If I don't mow it several times a year, it's full of trees again. Here, trees are worse then weeds!!!
Where I'm from in California, the towns and homeowners have planted so many trees that there was actually talk about removing them because it took too much water to keep them alive. Granted, the trees that we're talking about are not native trees, but ornamental ones that are planted for looks or shade. The original landscape before the towns came up didn't have very many trees. It was mostly scrub type grow with allot of open land. Early pictures prove this, and were used in the debate to remove the trees. Some cities like Berkley actually cut down trees along the streets because of this, but then had to go back and replant them because of complaints. Berkly is weird that way. LOL
Another big factor in trying to understand how many trees there are now compared to before is the impact of forrest fires. We control the fires and limit them to some degree. Before, they were very common and were a big factor in keeping the land open. The Mule Deer is in decline across the Rocky Mountains. There are several factors that are said to be causing this. Human ecroachment, expansion of the whitetail and supprsion of forest fires. There are too many trees, and they are affecting the habitat of the Mule Deer.
Eddie
Where I'm from in California, the towns and homeowners have planted so many trees that there was actually talk about removing them because it took too much water to keep them alive. Granted, the trees that we're talking about are not native trees, but ornamental ones that are planted for looks or shade. The original landscape before the towns came up didn't have very many trees. It was mostly scrub type grow with allot of open land. Early pictures prove this, and were used in the debate to remove the trees. Some cities like Berkley actually cut down trees along the streets because of this, but then had to go back and replant them because of complaints. Berkly is weird that way. LOL
Another big factor in trying to understand how many trees there are now compared to before is the impact of forrest fires. We control the fires and limit them to some degree. Before, they were very common and were a big factor in keeping the land open. The Mule Deer is in decline across the Rocky Mountains. There are several factors that are said to be causing this. Human ecroachment, expansion of the whitetail and supprsion of forest fires. There are too many trees, and they are affecting the habitat of the Mule Deer.
Eddie