How we manage forests could be making fires worse, researchers warn | CBC News
“Diversifying the forest … is a really effective way to
create resilience in our landscape and resistance to these major fires
we’ve been witnessing.”
create resilience in our landscape and resistance to these major fires
we’ve been witnessing.”
Meanwhile, much of the Canadian forestry
industry is doing the opposite, spraying thousands of hectares of
public forest with #glyphosate each year to promote profitable coniferous
growth, and eliminate hardwood species like aspen and birch.
The
primary ingredient in the Monsanto-made herbicide #Roundup, glyphosate
has been under scrutiny in both agriculture and forestry for years. It
remains widely used, because while softwood species like pine and spruce
can tolerate a certain dosage of the chemical, glyphosate can be
effective in eliminating the growth of hardwood trees for decades.