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Fly4aPhish t1_iytu6sv wrote

Reply to comment by mycophdstudent in Curious to know what folks think about this messaging? by Johnny9Toes

Correct me if I'm wrong but was there not a massive deforestation in the state in the 1860's? Something like 70-80% of land was cleared largely for timber and sheep I've heard.

Seems misleading to argue there are more trees now than at the time of the largest deforestation in the area since I would guess the last glaciation.

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Loud_Geologist_7172 t1_iytx6b3 wrote

It’s also the quality of the new forests that is problematic because a less diverse forest is - if I’m not mistaken- also less resilient to the many impacts wrought by climate change (from pests to erosion of soil).

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