“He told me that California won’t allow replanting. If foresters were allowed to replant forested lands, it would reduce atmospheric carbon.”
Exactly correct. Replanting would help with “global warming” they are so afraid of. This makes it obvious that they aren’t really worried about CO2, just using that as an excuse to cripple the US economy.
The CalFire website says that after logging; “The landowner must restock (replant) the area according to the Forest Practice Rules requirements. A stocking report must be filled with CAL FIRE to certify that these requirements were met. If the landowner fails to restock the land, CAL FIRE may hire a contractor to do the work and bill the landowner.”