The Clarion
Environmental News::
Trees Removed in Pisgah Forest
Nathan Jerkins, staff writer
Several trees were cut down and removed a few
276, in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. The nding sta e g Qprean, along with other foresters,
station. The southern pine beetle is the reason or commercial logging company,
designated four different areas that were cut and removed y action
The southern pine beetle causes serious damage o y bark of the
must be taken as soon as possible. The beetle eats away at the
tree, and soon the tree is no longer able to sustain itse beetle. The foresters can cut the trees an
There are different suppression ^ or cut and treat the area with pesticide,
leave them, cut and remove the trees, cut an urn handle the problem was to simply ave t e
The Pisgah foresters decided the most judicious ,he Pisgah Ranger Stauon
infested trees removed and sold to a commercia „
said, “The most feasible action was to remove die mfes e ' pme beede by selling the pmes
The Forest Serv.ce cap.taltzed on the “Sors to the Pisgah forest. “If we were along
that were lost. The downed logs would appear ° higher and would cause the trees to rot and
the coastline the trees could be left because the tempera
kill the pine beetle,” Oprean said.
• c Qther projects has arisen. This
Now diat there are a few more clearings .n *'^“';f^°br*e have somethmg ^
cleared area could be a new picnic puU-off next to the , ^ grounds, Oprean sal ,
for tMs area. When approached wte the idea of converting the y
be exactly what we do with the land.
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