The Borough of Jim Thorpe received an “offer” from a company to buy timber from a 600+ parcel of woodland the Borough owns. The trees would have been mature oaks and other hardwoods. The company said the cutting would be selective and would help to prevent forest fires.
The environmental group Save Carbon County (I’m a member) showed up in force at the Jim Thorpe meeting with knowledgeable people who actually knew something about forestry. It was pointed out that the resulting increase in underbrush in an eastern Pennsylvania forest would actually increase the fuel load, that erosion results from logging, that invasive species grow if no further steps are taken after logging, and that logging trucks can do damage to borough streets.
The Council voted unanimously to end negotiations for company to cut any trees.
Yay, team!
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