The S.J. Hall Lecture in Industrial Forestry - Facing Change in the Redwoods

Mike Jani, President and Chief Forester, Humbolt Redwood Company, LLC, will discuss the transformation of forest management practices in Northern California. Since Humbolt Redwood Companys founding out of a reorganization of the former Pacific Lumber Company in July 2008, Mike Jani has implemented ecosystem based management practices in their holdings of approximately 327 square miles (209,300 acres) of coast redwood and Douglas-fir forestland. This approach quelled years of protests over old-growth logging and opened a new dialogue with the community. Jani will discuss the transition and Humbolt Redwood Companys intent to maintain forestlands for long-term ecological, social, and economic vitality.

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[j4ck2234]

'white people either neglect or devastate the wilderness'

How is that not blatantly racist and how is it not implying that certain non-white groups are collectively behaving better?

I'm not using a straw man argument, you're just full of shit and you know it. (no offense)

The only stretch I made, was to interpret non-white peoples as native americans (the usual suspects here), but the argument stays the same no matter who you thought about.

[Diatonic135]

you made cartoon characters out of them, not me. it's called the straw man fallacy and you hoped to use it in both of your comments.

stick to the subject the lecture pertains to, please.

[j4ck2234]

Well that depends on the frequency of the fires i guess. But native americans have rotted out scores of animal species and don't behave any more decent than other people. Don't make cartoon characters out of them, they're just normal people.

The noble anti-property savage is a myth.

[Diatonic135]

indigenous people regularly burn their forests, actually.

here in the so called U.S. it was done regularly for thousands of years. our forests actually depend on regular fire for their health - many types of pinecones, for instance, will only open and release the seeds in the heat of a fire.

[j4ck2234]

White people..really? Do indians (feathers) burn down their forests in a more eco-friendly way?

+legislation never did any good. Private property is what makes corporations behave in a decent way.

[Diatonic135]

white people either neglect or devastate the wilderness; only rarely do they ever demonstrate any knowledge or competence whatsoever regarding forest management.

legislation and management has fortunately staved off further devastation, however, they can not prevent it the indigenous people who lived here long ago could teach "forest managers" quite a lot about that.