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whole scenario begins all over again. The big timber operators are
interested in only one thing, making a lot of money off the land
quickly. The natural environment is of little concern. Maybe one of
these days they will reverse their thinking and have a little concern
for the wildlife and their habitat. It may even take change of laws
to bring this about, but maybe someday it will. On level land and
clear cutting, there is very little problem of land erosion, however
it does destroy for a time the natural ground cover so vital to the
well-being of small fry wildlife. Besides, it really an eye sore to
look at until the undergrowth begins to fill in the open spaces and
cover the ground left bare during the clearing process and ridding
the land of the stumps.

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