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RE: Taking a short break from posting to refresh my mind and work on projects on the homestead
Moving some energy I see, nice! We're feeling it too, got all current garden beds planted and ready for more. Is it pine you've got stacked up? Looks good. I'm trying to think what y'all be using it for. I'll stay tuned for more.
Yep that’s scotch pine. It actually holds decent BTUs for burning. I was hoping to have it milled, for boards. But I couldn’t quite move 8 + feet logs by hand. I’m making sure everything we cut is used for something. I’m dumbfounded on how much wood and energy is stored in this forest. A few trees down and I’m overwhelmed by the work of moving it and stacking it. It’s absolutely mind boggling how they clear cut Michigan within 50 years, most of it within 20 once the railroads were built.
clear cut michigan in 50 yeras.... holy cow... right, on a human scale the amount of effort and time it takes is mind boggling!
Yeah, the MI timber industry was insane. More money was made from MI timber than all the gold found in California. This state was pretty pathetic 60 years ago. All the forests were so young, it’s just beginning to recover, but all the understory species were mostly wiped out. So invasive have been causing havoc in the empty forest floor. I’m going to be writing more on the subject.
gosh, please do and tag @the-hearth if you want so we can share it- though we usually find your posts anyway. really want to educate the public about stuff like that - deforestation, its effects, and what to do in the aftermath. thanks :)