Comments on: Massachusetts: State con & rec uses FSC shield to illegally strip public forest to bare ground http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/03/08/massachusetts-state-con-rec-uses-fsc-shield-to-illegally-strip-public-forest-to-bare-ground/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: More media coverage of issue! http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/03/08/massachusetts-state-con-rec-uses-fsc-shield-to-illegally-strip-public-forest-to-bare-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-10349 More media coverage of issue! Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:03:12 +0000 http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/03/08/massachusetts-state-con-rec-uses-fsc-shield-to-illegally-strip-public-forest-to-bare-ground/#comment-10349 http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/news/business/x2087806130/LETTER-Bad-logging-equals-bad-Bay-State-business Winchester, MA - The Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Forest Stewardship Council, has been getting a lot of attention recently for their approach to logging in Massachusetts. A recent Channel 5 report highlighted the ineffectiveness of the oversight of this department, and the bad logging practices taking place in state parks. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is supposed to protect 450,000 acres across the state — making it one of the largest state park systems in the country. One of its responsibilities is to make sure that logging takes place in a sustainable manner. It’s an admirable goal, but it is clear the department is falling short of the mark. Forests are being cut down in areas that are supposed to be protected by the DCR. Logging and clear-cutting is taking place in state forests and threats of prosecution for tree cutting are being ignored. Forestry management is a complicated science. More research is needed if we are going to continue logging in a sustainable way. The DCR and Forest Stewardship Council have lofty goals ahead of them, and with budget cuts over the past years, they simply cannot complete the task ahead of them on their own. Until it is possible for logging to be done in a sustainable manner, they must be stopped. Our forests and wetlands are an important resource that must be protected. More research and regulation is needed before logging is allowed to continue. http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/news/business/x2087806130/LETTER-Bad-logging-equals-bad-Bay-State-business

Winchester, MA – The Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Forest Stewardship Council, has been getting a lot of attention recently for their approach to logging in Massachusetts. A recent Channel 5 report highlighted the ineffectiveness of the oversight of this department, and the bad logging practices taking place in state parks.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is supposed to protect 450,000 acres across the state — making it one of the largest state park systems in the country. One of its responsibilities is to make sure that logging takes place in a sustainable manner. It’s an admirable goal, but it is clear the department is falling short of the mark.

Forests are being cut down in areas that are supposed to be protected by the DCR. Logging and clear-cutting is taking place in state forests and threats of prosecution for tree cutting are being ignored.

Forestry management is a complicated science. More research is needed if we are going to continue logging in a sustainable way. The DCR and Forest Stewardship Council have lofty goals ahead of them, and with budget cuts over the past years, they simply cannot complete the task ahead of them on their own. Until it is possible for logging to be done in a sustainable manner, they must be stopped.

Our forests and wetlands are an important resource that must be protected. More research and regulation is needed before logging is allowed to continue.

]]> By: d.o. http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/03/08/massachusetts-state-con-rec-uses-fsc-shield-to-illegally-strip-public-forest-to-bare-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-10220 d.o. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:46:03 +0000 http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/03/08/massachusetts-state-con-rec-uses-fsc-shield-to-illegally-strip-public-forest-to-bare-ground/#comment-10220 Glad to see EM is defending our forests, now how about defending Nantucket sound from the Cape Wind corporados looking to make a fat profit off our PUBLIC waters! <abbr><em>d.o.’s last blog post..<a href="http://envirosho.blogspot.com/2009/03/too-many-humans-enviro-show.html" rel="nofollow">The Too Many Humans Enviro Show</a></abbr></em> Glad to see EM is defending our forests, now how about defending Nantucket sound from the Cape Wind corporados looking to make a fat profit off our PUBLIC waters!

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]]> By: Letter to Editor by Susan Torres, Environment Massachusetts http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/03/08/massachusetts-state-con-rec-uses-fsc-shield-to-illegally-strip-public-forest-to-bare-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-10129 Letter to Editor by Susan Torres, Environment Massachusetts Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:22:00 +0000 http://forestpolicyresearch.org/2009/03/08/massachusetts-state-con-rec-uses-fsc-shield-to-illegally-strip-public-forest-to-bare-ground/#comment-10129 http://www.heraldnews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/x1683629815/LETTER-Stop-clear-cutting-state-parks-03-19-09 The Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Forest Stewardship Council have been getting attention for their approach to logging in Massachusetts. A recent report highlighted the ineffectiveness of the oversight of this department, and the bad logging practices taking place in state parks. The DCR is supposed to protect 450,000 acres across the state. One of its responsibilities is to make sure that logging takes place in a sustainable manner. It’s an admirable goal, but it is clear the department is falling short. Forests are being cut down in areas that are supposed to be protected by the DCR. Logging and clear-cutting is taking place in state forests and threats of prosecution for tree-cutting are being ignored. Forestry management is a complicated science. More research is needed if we are going to continue logging in a sustainable way. The DCR and Forest Stewardship Council have lofty goals ahead of them, and with budget cuts over the past years, they simply cannot complete the task ahead of them on their own. Until it is possible for logging to be done in a sustainable manner, they must be stopped. Our forests and wetlands are important resources that must be protected. More research and regulation is needed before logging is allowed to continue. Susan Torres Environment Massachusetts http://www.heraldnews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/x1683629815/LETTER-Stop-clear-cutting-state-parks-03-19-09

The Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Forest Stewardship Council have been getting attention for their approach to logging in Massachusetts. A recent report highlighted the ineffectiveness of the oversight of this department, and the bad logging practices taking place in state parks.

The DCR is supposed to protect 450,000 acres across the state. One of its responsibilities is to make sure that logging takes place in a sustainable manner. It’s an admirable goal, but it is clear the department is falling short.

Forests are being cut down in areas that are supposed to be protected by the DCR. Logging and clear-cutting is taking place in state forests and threats of prosecution for tree-cutting are being ignored.

Forestry management is a complicated science. More research is needed if we are going to continue logging in a sustainable way. The DCR and Forest Stewardship Council have lofty goals ahead of them, and with budget cuts over the past years, they simply cannot complete the task ahead of them on their own. Until it is possible for logging to be done in a sustainable manner, they must be stopped.

Our forests and wetlands are important resources that must be protected. More research and regulation is needed before logging is allowed to continue.

Susan Torres
Environment Massachusetts

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