Wonderful interview, but I do wonder why no one speaks on the overall characteristics of western hemlock - which is generally not a vastly long living species in our forests and subject to so many pathogens? And leaving the forests there to just ‘do their thing’ means regeneration of thick carpets of what ? More hemlock. It’s the dandelion of the forest and will take over very quickly. 80-100 years from now, back to the same issues. The removal and reforestation with Douglas-fir and western red cedar is key to a resilient forest.
https://lnkd.in/g2UkgPdw Richard Hamelin does a great job of describing the issues that need to be considered in addressing the hemlock looper tree removal in Stanley Park - nice to hear the facts presented so succinctly!
