. Lectures on forestry [microform]. Forêts; Forêts; Forest conservation; Forests and forestry. 56. SOIL EROSION That all youtiK aftcT-Rrowth falls a victim to the forest tire, be it ever so shRht. staiiiis to reason, and, with the changes in condition of the soil the soil cover, and the lifiht conditions in the crowns, a growth of valueless species, shrubs and tree-weeds occupies the ground. The liimbernian, then, in so far as he supplies us with the necessary wood materials, is a legitimate factor in our civilization ; in so far as by his methods he destroys, indirectly or .lirectlv, the soil
. Lectures on forestry [microform]. Forêts; Forêts; Forest conservation; Forests and forestry. 56. SOIL EROSION That all youtiK aftcT-Rrowth falls a victim to the forest tire, be it ever so shRht. staiiiis to reason, and, with the changes in condition of the soil the soil cover, and the lifiht conditions in the crowns, a growth of valueless species, shrubs and tree-weeds occupies the ground. The liimbernian, then, in so far as he supplies us with the necessary wood materials, is a legitimate factor in our civilization ; in so far as by his methods he destroys, indirectly or .lirectlv, the soil, the after-growth' and the chances for re-habilitating it, he is from the stan(l|)oint of political economy a dangerous element, at least to future generations. We must, to be sure, admit that pcruliar economic conditions have forced his methods upon him. and he is left without proper assistance in reducing the danger, by lack of i)roper appreciation of the damage inflicted, on the part of the public and the state authorities which alone are the representatives of the community and should especially guard the interest of the future. Xot until this appreciation of the duties of the communitv has led to pro|)er efl^ort in reducing the fire ilanger, is there hope in changing the methods of the logger materially ; not until forest properties are rendered comparatively safe from incendiarism will it become rational and practi- cable to apply forestry methods to their management. The forester also is a lumlx-riTiau : he. too. harvests his crop; Ins busi- ness, too. lies in supplying wckkI materials to the community, as you may tv. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Edouard), 1851-1923; Queen's University (Kingston, Ont. ). School of Mining. [Kingston, Ont. ? : s. n. ]
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