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Sustainable Forestry VideoBob takes a visit to Casco, Maine to learn more about the Hancock Land Company's sustainable forestry operation. Patrick Moore from Greenspirit Enterprises joins Bob to explain how the forests of New England have benefited from this process. In the last 100 years, Maine's landscape has changed dramatically. Previously, much of the land had been continuously cleared for farmland. After the Civil War, many farmers who had left for the war found the more fertile soil in the Midwest a better option, so the farms of Maine and New England were simply abandoned. As a result, many of the forests grew back naturally. Currently, the forests are similar to what they were a century ago, with 25% more trees. As Moore explains, "as we consume more wood, we are encouraging the lumber industry to plant more trees." To illustrate the selective forestry process, Bob and Moore head into the woods where you can see how the trees are marked for harvesting. Certain trees are left alone, to maintain the integrity of the forest.
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Sustainable Forestry Bob takes a visit to Casco, Maine to learn more about the Hancock Land Company's sustainable forestry operation. Patrick Moore from Greenspirit Enterprises joins Bob to explain how the forests ...
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