Does Canada do a lot of clear cutting?

The standing forest of coniferous trees is shown as dark green, the bare ground (areas that have been recently cut) shows as pink, and the newly ... Can you find some areas where the company was allowed to cut but didn't? ... How many square kilometres were cut outside the "allowable cut" areas? read more

No. Selective cutting is more common. In selective cutting, only some trees are taken, thinning the forest, which allows for regrowth. At times, only trees of select species are taken from an area. read more

I've been seeing a lot of clear-cut/cutover land coming up for sale in the Canadian Maritime provinces. The land I have been seeing is anywhere from 10-25 acres going all the way to very large 400 acre properties. Most of it comes in around $400-700 an acre. read more

Where possible selective cutting and thining is much better option -when the environment is concerned-in terms of money alone clear cutting is probably more profitable . having said that, small, limited clearcuts are not all that harmful and in fact can be beneficial. read more