Too many hikers and S’more fans peeing on them. The new SUVs should come with a small trailer with a Port-a-potty on it. People are still in the Dempanic “vacation” mode and spending all their time in the National Parks and National Forests. They’re loving them to death. I read a weird post -Trump reelection article yesterday where a schmuck came up with a good idea of getting rid of the National Park Service and turning them over to venders to run. Motel owners, Restaurant, etc. What a jerk. You aren’t going to find a Denny’s or Motel 6 franchisee who is going to want to plow the snow and pump the crap out of the restrooms up in Yellowstone or Grand Canyon.
Balsam Fir trees are grown in northern NH, VT, ME, NY and Canada.
They cut the trees starting the last week in October. They are cut on TREE FARMS where they have nice neat rows of trees that have been pruned to that perfect conical shape since they were a year or two old. It takes about eight to ten years before they are cut.
Then they load about 700-900 of them on a flatbed truck and send them south to the cities. There is a lot next to my office here in Nashua. The same guy rents the lot every year. He owns a tree farm up north. He lives in a camper right next door the whole month of November. He started setting up a couple weeks ago. As of today he is ready to start selling.
That’s one department I wouldn’t have a problem keeping and making more efficient.