GREENFIELD RECORDER • October 15, 2020
There is growing scientific consensus that the only way to prevent runaway global warming is to not only reduce burning of fossil fuels, but also to allow forests to grow back wherever possible to absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere — termed proforestation. Protecting such intact forests maximizes carbon storage while logging releases carbon and fuels climate change. Ignoring the needs of the natural world has gotten us into quite a mess. But human attempts to “manage” nature only make the problem worse. We need more places where we allow nature to take her course, without interference from us. This is what science is telling us, and we should have the wisdom to listen. ~ Michael Kellett, RESTORE: The North Woods