From: Joe E. Dees (jdees0@students.uwf.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 14 1998 - 20:26:46 MST
From: EvMick@aol.com
Date sent: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:48:00 EST
To: extropians@extropy.com
Subject: Rows of Trees (Was: The Education Function)
Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
> In a message dated 12/14/98 2:07:32 PM Central Standard Time,
> jdees0@students.uwf.edu writes:
>
> > When trees are replanted, they are usually
> > of the one harvestable type, in straight rows. To call this the
> > maintainence of an ecosystem would be laughable, if it weren't so
> > disastrous.
>
>
> How is this bad?
>
> EvMick
>
It does not provide cover for the wildlife, and facilitates erosion
(straight line runoff), not to mention the fact that there is no plant
diversity to support a diversity of animal life. Joe
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