Deforestation of the Redwood Forest Abstract

_____The Redwood Forest location is in Northern California. The Redwoods provide moist land for many different organisms and trees such as the Western Red Cedar Tree. The Redwood Forest is being cut down by Maxxam/Pacific Lumber, now Mendocino Redwood Company and is critically endangered. The companies use the technique called clear-cutting to cut down the forest. Clear-cutting is when all of the trees in an area are cut down. The companies keep cutting the forest before the forest can reproduce and grow more trees before the next cut. Clear cutting can be beneficial because it enhances food availability and protection for small animals. For the past five years, Mendocino Redwood Company has cut down over 200,000 acres of the Redwood Forest. Currently, the Timber Industry Investors and Conservation Interests are trying to get the coalition's proposal approved. This proposal will keep about 200,000 acres of the forest protected from being cut down. However, this proposal only protects a number of trees from being cut down.
_____A possible solution is to create or add to the logging companies policy to have restrictions on the way they cut down the forest.These restrictions include time periods when companies can cut down the forest and logging companies should try recuduced-impact logging. Companies can see if the technique is beneficial to business and apply the techniques when they cut trees. The number of trees should be recorded and the area cleared should be measured at every cutting session to show the progress of the company. The time periods between cutting should be long enough for at least half of the area clear-cutted can be regrown.

Deforestation of the Redwood Forest Essay