[Woodcarver] Old Growth Redwood

[Ramsey]

Hi Barney,

Good point, although I don't agree that the only purpose of private 
land is to produce growing stock for maximum yield.  The redwood 
forest has done quite well over the centuries without human 
intervention.  In my opinion, the small amount of remaining old 
growth whether on private or public land should be preserved.

How would you rate Pacific Lumber Company/Maxxam in your assessment 
of companies?  The need for them to accelerate logging to pay off 
corporate debt acquired in a hostile takeover is not a valid reason 
to cut timber that has taken thousands of years to grow.  The land 
already logged will continue produce timber.

>  As far as private land is concerned, the primary premise that the
>landowner should be following is to maintain the productivity of the land.
>Trees have a life cycle that can be related to growth per acre.  When the
>mortality of the acre is exceeding that acre's growth, the trees should be
>harvested and replaced with thrifty, growing stock.  That principle should
>be followed by all responsible forest land owners and, of course, the
>harvest should be conducted with minimum damage to the basic land resource.
-- 
Ron Ramsey
http://www.carvedbyramsey.com
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