tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post4949834649251383398..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: LoggingNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-34197293136480593042015-09-08T07:46:08.803-04:002015-09-08T07:46:08.803-04:00I found this very interesting and informative. Unt...I found this very interesting and informative. Until I read this, if I had seen activity like you describe I would has assumed it was the beginning of some sort of nefarious clear cutting. The process and result of forest management appeals to the organized control freak in me. Back in 2010 I read The Wood by John Stewart Collis which is the story of a man who was assigned to thin an ash forest during WWII. Living in the Barnaby Woods section of DC I look at some of our neighbors who have too many trees and as a result none of them are any good. most are starved for sunlight and most have really funky shapes.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-30903227132628655742015-09-06T11:30:28.240-04:002015-09-06T11:30:28.240-04:00I'm happy you liked it, Les. As I wrote to Mar...I'm happy you liked it, Les. As I wrote to Mary, our clear cuts grow back really fast. We already have new growth coming where our cutting was done.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73977496594054134742015-09-06T11:29:21.229-04:002015-09-06T11:29:21.229-04:00A clear cut here doesn't last very long. It se...A clear cut here doesn't last very long. It seems like our woods grow back in a minute. We are the most forested state: http://nhpr.org/post/usda-nh-most-forested-state-unionNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-84742552313823701232015-09-06T11:27:25.183-04:002015-09-06T11:27:25.183-04:00She is such a country girl! Loves frogs and stones...She is such a country girl! Loves frogs and stones and flowers. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-83024353617616766062015-09-06T11:26:00.758-04:002015-09-06T11:26:00.758-04:00There's a great word that I love - steward. I ...There's a great word that I love - steward. I like the idea that we are stewards of our land.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-82310597482852502112015-09-06T11:24:26.217-04:002015-09-06T11:24:26.217-04:00Yes, it is. Thank you!Yes, it is. Thank you!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-66070248373451728812015-09-06T11:24:04.675-04:002015-09-06T11:24:04.675-04:00Such a good father!Such a good father!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-18322733152097130482015-09-06T11:23:22.794-04:002015-09-06T11:23:22.794-04:00We've done it many times over the years - it i...We've done it many times over the years - it is a good source of income as well as being beneficial to the woods and wildlife. Tom and Lucy saw a moose up there the other day. And we all saw bear scat.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-27356209176564150842015-09-06T11:22:08.137-04:002015-09-06T11:22:08.137-04:00Thanks, Diane!Thanks, Diane!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-87380793757336596492015-09-05T18:41:34.213-04:002015-09-05T18:41:34.213-04:00I'll echo everyone's comments and say that...I'll echo everyone's comments and say that I found this post quite fascinating! I've seen clear-cut mountainsides in Oregon, but as you know, we really don't have mountains or large forests here in Nebraska! Loved the photo essay and the pictures of the grands. :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-74537900419666821372015-09-05T12:17:01.582-04:002015-09-05T12:17:01.582-04:00What a fine post. Responsible logging is a hot pol...What a fine post. Responsible logging is a hot political issue out here where logging is a big part of the economy. The first time I saw a clear cut mountainside I wept.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219413797615237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6151718802232409242015-09-01T22:49:29.638-04:002015-09-01T22:49:29.638-04:00So interesting Nan. I did know about the need for...So interesting Nan. I did know about the need for logging...and the understory, but I also thought that tree farm sign only referred to Christmas Tree farms.... I really loved that Hazel Nina is loving the machines. (I expected the boys to love them.). I like very much that she is growing up so well rounded! Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67160067003572010782015-09-01T21:44:59.902-04:002015-09-01T21:44:59.902-04:00I loved reading this, Nan, and have great respect ...I loved reading this, Nan, and have great respect for what you are doing there and your respect for all that surrounds you. I couldn't help thinking that this would make a great little picture book for your darling grandchildren. Thank you for posting this. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-49564225278332476452015-09-01T16:35:40.795-04:002015-09-01T16:35:40.795-04:00Tom here--Unfortunately, here too there are some c...Tom here--Unfortunately, here too there are some clear-cut operations done by owners who want every penny they can get. The guys on this job were all very happy to be cutting in a sustainable way. They cut some small (5 acres or so) patch cuts that opened everything up, but mostly selective cutting. They also left plenty of areas untouched for a future cut sometime. Everyone benefits the variety, especially the wildlife.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-15292417531846358212015-09-01T12:48:30.088-04:002015-09-01T12:48:30.088-04:00Fascinating post! You really know your subject, Na...Fascinating post! You really know your subject, Nan. <br /><br />Unfortunately on our street, some of our neighbors have sold their timber to people who simply strip the land leaving a holy mess behind. We had them approach us as they only wanted the timber on the top of the plateau that runs around 3 sides of our valley. They were far from being good foresters so we said no thanks. <br /><br />In addition they bought huge parcels of land themselves and tried to set up a logging business there. In this quiet agricultural section that would have meant the noise of logging and huge trucks roaring up and down our roads for years. We all fought the zoning permission and won, for now anyway.<br /><br />I know there are wise tree farmers as you have written about here, I just don't think they're in our city. Wish they were.Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-49283744144912231532015-09-01T08:07:58.385-04:002015-09-01T08:07:58.385-04:00A forest is a story that continually unfolds aroun...A forest is a story that continually unfolds around you, isn't it? Great post!Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-41592376162872961572015-09-01T01:14:22.447-04:002015-09-01T01:14:22.447-04:00This was very interesting. I've spent a lot of...This was very interesting. I've spent a lot of time in the woods as a child, often with my Dad, who would explain how a forest "works". I always avoided the working places, though, as they were too noisy for my liking :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52368586863066519242015-08-31T20:39:28.078-04:002015-08-31T20:39:28.078-04:00Fascinating post Nan! Loved it.Fascinating post Nan! Loved it.Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-20500793764771124012015-08-31T20:26:17.427-04:002015-08-31T20:26:17.427-04:00What a job. I am glad it is all working out so wel...What a job. I am glad it is all working out so well for you. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-41935796370060808792015-08-31T20:05:26.457-04:002015-08-31T20:05:26.457-04:00This post was so informative, and I love how you s...This post was so informative, and I love how you shared so many pics with us of the process.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com