It's kind of an ironic twist and I don't know which is better ecologically.
I'm guessing that a logging company could-in-least be treated as a single
entity and would probably be more susceptible to public pressure for proper
land use, and they did let the general public onto their land.
Mark Otnes
Fargo ND
>>mark asks...
> >What is causing all of the development down there, people just wanting
>to
>buy a get-away? Are they permanent residents or people fleeing the cities
>on a weekend?
>
>it seems as if very little land in my region is undeveloped, be it
>homesteads, new subdivisions, pastures, tree or crop farms. im always
>suprised that
>when studying a map i think i will be going into a fairly unpopulated area
>yet
>find it patterned w/ fields and farms. the area i was in was made up of
>residents poor and rich and farms... cattle, crops and horses. only the
>mountain
>was unpopulated and densly forested. a lot of acreage was being sold as a
>2nd
>home weekend getaway mini farms. there seems to be a surge in the last few
>years in my region, mountains and the florida panhandle to buy or build
>2nd
>homes.
>i see that a lot. i would too if i could. i wouldnt cut down all the trees!
>i would nest my home as quietly as possible. :) "keeper of the spring"
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