Essay Archive - Preserve the Forests
Preserve the Forests
In agreement with Kim Stafford, who opposes the clear-cutting of old
growth forests, I feel that it is necessary to preserve the profitable lumber in
its natural state for future generations. Currently, the tons of lumber
produced from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States are taken for
granted, and most people do not realize that the forests will be destroyed
within ten years at this rate of exploiting our natural resources. We must make
loggers a profession of the past and divert those current ones into another
sector in our society. The spotted owl is mor....
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