mike hagen wrote in message ...
Aozotorp wrote:

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Watch for falling trees in forest, town



Sometimes you just have to say "Duh!"

Old trees in town are always subject to blowdown by being exposed to
winds without other trees sheltering them. "Preservationists" can't
say that thinning CAUSES blowdown or wind damage. OVERCUTTING causes
that. It was a poor attempt at discrediting the thinning concept.
Shelterwood or seedtree cuts often result in significant blowdown.
Those types of management shouldn't be used anymore except in extreme
cases of poor stand health.

Larry