There is no truly primordial woodland in England: every square foot of woodland in the country has been managed, in some sense, at some time. The best we can claim is “semi-natural ancient woodland” – by definition land that has been forested since at least the 17th century, and only lightly managed since then.

Interesting! But here in Sweden we do have primordial woodland which we ought to be very careful with. 😔

presumably everyone planning a tree farm today knows exactly what they’re doing when they make the decision to plant another monocultural stand of evenly-spaced conifers

Forestry is another one of those things where in the modern era they were so sure they had it all figured out waaay before they were anywhere close to figuring it out. 😭

“Benton MacKaye gave us the Appalachian Trail—and new ways to look at the American landscape.”

for numbering monuments

The NRRS (National Recreation Reservation Service) is a one-stop reservation service for the the USDA Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation

“Double-graduated, 0-360° (Azimuth) and 0-90-0° (Quadrant) to 1°. Declination adjustment 45° East or West, 5´ vernier. Thumb screw needle lock.”

British Columbia’s thriving forestry industry (read: clearcuts) as seen at Google Maps