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Forest Facts
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Wildlife researchers have found old growth forests are not
the spotted owl’s preferred habitat. They like younger,
open forests that attract wood rats, their favorite food.
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In addition to Registered Professional Foresters, ecological
plans for harvesting and growing trees often require the
involvement of other scientific professionals including
wildlife and fisheries biologists, hydrologists, geologists,
archaeologists and historians.
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Nothing goes to waste in the forest. Sawdust and wood
generate electricity to power sawmills. Wood chips and bark
supply energy for paper manufacturing.
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Trees are the only 100% renewable and recyclable resource we
have, and much more energy and resource efficient than steel,
plastic and aluminum.
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In most California sawmills, laser-guided saws are linked to
computers that maximize the utilization of the log. These
technologies have resulted in almost no waste and more
useable wood for the consumer.
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Today, the average Californian consumes the equivalent of a
100-foot tree every year. By 2020, it’s estimated the
demand for wood products will increase by 50%.
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California foresters plant an average of 7 new trees for
every one harvested. For at least 25 years, growth has
exceeded harvest in California forests.
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California has nearly 37 million acres of forests in private
and public ownerships, more than 1/3 of the state's entire
land base.
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New tree rings are formed each year, a dark one in spring and
a light one in summer. Count the dark rings and you can
approximate a tree’s age.
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Much of California’s land has been cleared for housing
and agriculture. But because of reforestation practices, our
forests are nearly as large as 100 years ago.
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