http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...erica-time-shows-forest-covers-THIRD-U-S.html
Kind of knew this already I guess but still interesting to see it on a map.
Kind of knew this already I guess but still interesting to see it on a map.
NASA shows us where all the trees are
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08brute
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Backwoods Savage
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Yup. SD, look for the trees along the river banks.
Actually the map shows not so much for trees where we live but it is quite heavy in woods in this area. However, going east it is mostly farm land.
Actually the map shows not so much for trees where we live but it is quite heavy in woods in this area. However, going east it is mostly farm land.
fredarm
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Actually New England has a lot more trees than it had 150 years ago (not sure about 200). It was almost deforested. Then the hill farmers moved west and it all grew back in. You can walk through the woods in places and see old cellar holes and stone walls.
NH_Wood
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fredarm said:
Yep, NH was mostly deforested, but is about 85% forested today. Love walking through the woods and hopping the stone walls of old sheep pasture! Cheers!
maxed_out
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I think you'll find the civil war was the big turning point where farmers just scraping by decided a factory job, or a farm in an area with better land was better than trying to farm northern NY, VT and NH. All of those young men pulled away from home to see the country had to have an impact. So many not returning had to have an impact also.
Matt
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The map is correct, no trees here except creek bottoms and shelter belts. 200 years ago there were millions of buffalo grazing on prairie grass. Now it's farm and pasture land. Forests never stood a chance.
My five and a half acres was part of what was logged here 75 years ago. My house sits on what was the site of the sawmill.
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golfandwoodnut
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Yep, we are loaded with trees here in PA. My property has never been logged, which is very rare. I guess it never will be as they make it really difficult for logging companies to come in around here close to Pittsburgh.
Northern NE definitely has a lot of trees and I can attest that there were a lot less 100 years ago from photos I have seen. Unfortunately we have a lot of second and third groth forests that desperately need responsible trimming so that we can end up with fewer large healthy trees instead of even more unhealthy smaller trees. Responsible landowners cut the worst trees and leave the best and the worst make good firewood. Unfortunately someone in it for the short term cuts the best and leaves the worst.
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