Ashland Forestry Failure
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:07 pm
Last year the NYS DEC decided to clear cut and harvest hundreds of acres between Ashland Pinnacle and Pisgah Mountain. New York State did receive a substantial amount of funds from the harvest. This money was suppose to go to replanted and reforestation of the clear cut area. Instead, the funds were diverted to the General Fund. The money needed to complete the project was not properly appropriated, and will not be available. Therefore, the clear cut area will not be replanted. We asked the NYS DEC Press Release office to speak to those involved, but they refused to return phone calls.
Now, it is probably too late to replant the land with new conifer trees. The fields are now overgrown with grass and prickers. Will be nice for berry picking. If new trees were planted next year or the year after, they will probably die in larger numbers because they will be choked out. Here are some pictures:
Now, it is probably too late to replant the land with new conifer trees. The fields are now overgrown with grass and prickers. Will be nice for berry picking. If new trees were planted next year or the year after, they will probably die in larger numbers because they will be choked out. Here are some pictures: