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Re:The Miyawaki Method: A Better Way to Build Forests? (2019) by martincolorado on Friday February 12, 2021 @04:35PM (#26118830)
I'm curious as to why you decided to look into purchasing a clearcut in order to better understand if this is popular amongst a demographic such as tech workers with growing wealth--is there a market for this specifically in consulting forestry with a tech focus. Check out the Society of American Foresters if you want to pay for a forest management plan. Or as noted try the local forestry extension and the Forest Service's State and Private Forestry contacts.

https://www.eforester.org/Main/Certification_Education/Certi...

https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/forestry-and-natural-re...

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/communityforests/?cid=fsbd...

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Re:The Miyawaki Method: A Better Way to Build Forests? (2019) by _qwfv on Friday February 12, 2021 @07:27PM (#26120274)
Because the ratio of land to cost was better. And because right now Weyerhaueser owns a ton of timberland up here but won't part with it until after they've harvested it.

In my mind, returning some land to natural forest and placing a small spot to go camping or hiking through it would be an incredible gift to future generations.

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Re:The Miyawaki Method: A Better Way to Build Forests? (2019) by shmageggy on Saturday February 13, 2021 @01:01AM (#26121752)
This is something I have in mind for the future as well, although it’s a little ways off financially. I wonder if there are organizations that coordinate these sorts of things, aiming for contiguous areas for example.
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Re:The Miyawaki Method: A Better Way to Build Forests? (2019) by Pfhreak on Saturday February 13, 2021 @02:17AM (#26122006)
There are, but I think they typically serve as clearinghouses that acquire land and then hand it to the federal government. I think it's less common to find individuals buying up plots to conserve them.
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