[freedom9]

You need to spend some time in an old growth forest on the west coast to appreciate what it's about

[MHGinTN]

Would those be Douglas Firs? I can't see using any Sequoias for paper production.

[Ditter]

I have been in old growth forest on the west coast of the US & Canada & they are magical places. I hope some are saved, but they are sterile. Animals do not live there because there is nothing for them to eat. New trees do not sprout there because the sun does not reach the ground. There is no grass & small bushes because of lack of sun. There is only moss growing on the ground & on rocks. When an old tree dies, a little sun gets in & new seedlings will sprout along the rotting trunk, its called a nurse tree. We don't need too many old growth forest.

[cake_crumb]

"You need to spend some time in an old growth forest on the west coast to appreciate what it's about"

Paper companies don't cut old growth forest. They utilize tree farms (frequently the targets of ELF arsonists, BTW) for that. Fast-growing pulp wood trees. It's cheaper, they own the ground where their trees are planted, and the trees are replaced as soon as they're cut, so that the next crop can be guaranteed.