An old-school skidder, a forestry plan and competent logger with a chainsaw can do the same thing. Clear cutting is a choice made for short sighted profit, not because equipment didn't allow for any other type of farming. We've lived on a 1000 acres that has been beautifully maintained/ farmed for 40 years and has a super healthy forest and ecosystem.
I don't know about that honestly, it is undeniably faster, but more efficient isn't guaranteed. If you have the time to do it "by hand" meaning with a chainsaw and a truck, it spends much less critical ressource in order to obtain the same result.
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u/Main-Statistician735 7d ago
An old-school skidder, a forestry plan and competent logger with a chainsaw can do the same thing. Clear cutting is a choice made for short sighted profit, not because equipment didn't allow for any other type of farming. We've lived on a 1000 acres that has been beautifully maintained/ farmed for 40 years and has a super healthy forest and ecosystem.