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The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. They “accomplished this by putting the well-being of the forest and their people ahead of profits and doing the exact opposite of commercial foresters.”
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That means carefully harvesting some trees and leaving others. “But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers.”
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Carefully harvesting only certain trees during a give year is important for the health of the forest. “Left alone, the forest will grow dense, stunting the growth of some trees and inviting invasive diseases and pests, which are already an increasing menace because of climate change.”
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I don’t know how non-Indigenous people can support the Menominee’s careful and successful stewardship of the forest. I do know we can all learn from it.
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I think this link will work as a "gift" link.
In response to Sabine.
09:05 PM - Aug 07, 2023
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