Earth's original forests. The only countries remaining that still

have significant areas of original forests are Russia, Brazil, and

Canada (Staff. 1997). Such devastation has occurred over these few

years as a result of clear-cut logging being practiced all around the

world. First, Loggers allow no time for re-forestation. In brief,

trees are being cut down faster than they can be re-planted. Second,

clear-cutting speeds up erosion and causes landslides, which are

mostly caused from road building and use. Third, BC makes up for 74%

of Canada's land dwelling mammals and 70% of breeding birds (Staff.

1997). Therefore in order to protect these animals, clear-cutting

must cease. Clear-cut logging in British Columbia must be abolished.

Large scale clear-cutting must be halted to allow people to

re-plant forests. Reforestation is happening in BC, but not fast

enough. Twelve years ago Mount Paxton was completely cleared of all

trees and shrubs that grew there (Hamilton, G. 1997, October 14), not

one tree was missed. "Mistake piled upon mistake when Mount Paxton was

logged". Says environmentalist, Mark Haddock,

tears. Then we saw rebirth on the lower slope, where the second

tells us we have to do certain things to protect wildlife and then we

G. 1997, October 15). Water contaminated from the mud slides

re-forestation has been less successful. Slacco [Ric Slacco, Forest

without turning into a sea of mud, which ultimately makes its way to

have politics that says it must not impact the rate of cut because the

work on. Fallers had to be lowered on ropes to cut the 40-metre-tall

was almost impenetrable. Later on the summit, we noticed

bare summit, an old logging road visible across its face like a still

fresh scar. Landslides swept downward from [logging] roads like

An endangered bird of prey, the goshawk, was found recently to

trees. Is it any wonder rains washed the exposed soils away?

the mid-zone, and when a buffer strip along the ocean began to blow

soil had washed downhill. (Hamilton, G. 1997, October 14)

on public lands in the United States and Canada is wholly protected.

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