Speak4Trees2

Love old trees and the protection they provide to water, animals and our hearts. also at: or
john @[email protected].

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

The #Monongahela National Forest claims there is no hardwood #OldGrowth in the #Forest. Not sure why when they've seen the stand of dozens of 150-260 year old #trees near Camp Horseshoe. And other stands here fit the Old Growth definition by the @forestservice & @BLMNational

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

@LisaKFrank1 Justified as creating more "young forest". As if we need that. Already 30% of forest in this area is less than 20 years old. Project is targeting oldest trees and on steep slopes of 50-70% Project is planning on losing $1.2 million of taxpayer $. All round makes no sense.

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

Unfortunately the article presents some incomplete information. When accounting for all logging the amount of "young forest" is actually 30% in the project area.

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

3rd largest eastern hemlock on record in West Virginia got some attention yesterday when @WBOY12News covered the @ForestService proposed clearcutting of the stand. #OldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding
https://t.co/bDQ1f74y6H

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

3rd largest hemlock in West Virginia according to State Forester. Too bad proposed for #clearcut by @ForestService in the #UpperCheatRiver Project. #OldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #NOGA #MOG #Forest #trees

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

@EFrost_Wildwood "Studies show" and "I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV" are lines that should set off alarm bells.

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

@forestservice Often recycled? How often? We have a cut tree every year and enjoy it grearly but is this really in the F.S. wheelhouse? Maybe some branch of the F.S. I'm unaware of.

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

Will @ForestService announcement to better protect and manage Old Growth #forest stop the #clearcutting of mature and #OldGrowth on steep slopes in the #UpperCheatRiver Project? Only if the Monongahela N.F. admits there is Old Growth here. https://t.co/pf1w2jsHrg

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

News: Forest Service announced today an effort to better protect and manage #OldGrowth #forest. In an accompanying letter the @ForestService required any proposal to log in old growth on National Forests be given additional review at the highest level. https://t.co/pf1w2jsHrg

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

NEWS RELEASE by Church of the Brethren highlights the https://t.co/iwoJoEIEtm. Christmas @USCapitolTree, contrasting it with the @ForestService #UpperCheatRiver Project to clearcut 3,500 acres of mature and #OldGrowth #forest in the Monongahela Nat. For. https://t.co/QKSrENggob

[The Plant Initiative @Plant_Init]

Action alert from @DogwoodAlliance Federal Agencies Must Act Now on Biomass "Burning trees for energy is not a climate solution. Biomass emits more CO2 than coal."
https://t.co/bxilqHnmJH

[PNW Forest Climate Alliance @PNWFCAlliance]

Wall St investors + big polluters are coming to PDX for the Who Will Own the Forest? conference Sep 26-28. We won’t let our forests, communities, and climate be sacrificed for the rich to get richer! Join us: https://t.co/h5K2EGZOF4
#forestsoverprofits #cutemissionsnotforests

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

Citizens within the #UpperCheatRiver Project area ask for no clearcuts on slopes over 40% and a greater focus on runoff reduction. As floods wipe out their pastures the @forestservice plans to #clearcut 3,500 acres of #forest in the watershed. 1,576 acres of that on slopes >50%

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

West Virginia community petitions the @ForestService and the @WhiteHouse for reconsideration of #clearcuts of mature #forest on steep mountain slopes in the #UpperCheatRiver project. #WorthMoreStanding https://t.co/RRGFqKIt81

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

#Clearcutting on 40%- 65% slope! That's what the @forestservice proposes in the #UpperCheatRiver project to clearcut 3,500 acres of the Monongahela N.F. Analysis shows that 63% of stands to be #clearcut have slopes 40% or more. The stand already cut below has slopes of 40%-65%

[Dogwood Alliance @DogwoodAlliance]

Wood pellets from clearcut forests? In our latest blog, we learn the truth about #Enviva, the world's top wood pellet producer. They claim #sustainability, but their pellets release up to 50% more #carbon than #FossilFuels when burned for electricity. 🌍💡

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

Sometimes, late at night, I dream of a time when #trees are respected for their elder-hood and that our appetite for energy (i.e. E=MC^2) will be constrained. I hope and pray that that time is in our future.

[West Virginia Highlands Conservancy @WVHC]

Concerned citizens say they are encouraged by news that the West Virginia Division of Highways will consider a northern route for Corridor H from Parsons to Davis—avoiding splitting the towns of Thomas and Davis and impacting the Blackwater Canyon area. https://t.co/DVTyxXTFcR

[Speak4Trees2 @speak4trees2]

Sometimes, late at night, I dream of a time when #trees are respected for their elder-hood and that our appetite for energy (i.e. E=MC^2) will be constrained. I hope and pray that that time is in our future.