Thread: Putting back for the future.

Ok so we all cut up or have the desire to cut up some nice timber, some of us just cut anything we can for use in building or things where the end result is "unseen" , others of us just cut up species which can be deemed "attractive", in smaller quantities that is either used by ourselves or other "more able" end users for things which are spectacular and cherished.

Whatever the end result the timber we mill has come from a tree that at one stage was a living organism, which took in some instances hundreds or even thousands of years to grow into what in a matter of hours (sometimes days) we convert into lumber.

So my question here is how many of us work towards preserving the species we cherish to mill by re planting when possible (in this I do not include pine trees which are cut down, as anyone replanting them should be shot.) Personally in the last couple of months I have collected seed from approximately 10 different species through my travels and exploration and plan on raising as many seedlings from them as possible. These will be planted around my area by myself and any farmers who wish to plant any. Currently I have 4 or 5 different species of casuarinas and several others. I also have seed for both the giant sequoia and california redwood as well as the dinosaur tree metasequoia something or other (can't remember its full name.)

Personally I do not consider myself a greenie, but I would like to see something green for my children and one day my grandchildren, and was just wondering how many others are doing similar things.