Clear Cutting Information Page

The forest's value is not only in the timber but also plant diversity or variety, animal diversity, climate control, control of the watershed, and aesthetic solve. Clear cutting forests and regulation on the stream banks vegetation results in increased erosion rates, as well as more severe and frequent flooding as the natural storage capacity in the soil is reduced. Follow the principles below by leaving vegetation.

1. Don't cut more trees than can be grown on an anual basis.
2. Protect stream beds.
3. Let dead trees stand because they provide homes to small animals, they also act as shade for animals.