Dynamic Forest

A deeply researched view on protecting forests that challenges conventional wisdom, advocating that the best long-term plan for forest conservation includes even-aged management and even clearcutting in the boreal forest of Northwestern Ontario Examines the reality of how the boreal forest changes in response to disturbances, and why conservation efforts that try to prevent all change are setting Canada's forests up for a disaster Calls for co-operation between the Canadian forest industry and environmentalists, with a clear-eyed look at the strengths and failings of both Written in plain language with a minimum of jargon and acronyms Author is a naturalist and retired professional forester with over six decades of experience working with the boreal forests of Canada