Upscale wrote:

"R. Lander" wrote in message
lost to population growth in most places. They plant tree farms at
higher density and try to call it "more acreage."

And also, what kind of acreage is it? Old growth trees of hundreds of years
ago, certainly don't measure up to what is grown today. Same acreage maybe,
but certainly not same quality, durability or foliage.

Very true. Here's one of many maps showing the general plight of old
growth:

http://mvh.sr.unh.edu/mvhinvestigati...th_forests.htm

Many on the Right don't believe Man can impact nature unless it was
decreed in the Bible. They will always claim that down means up when a
resource is discussed; or price matters more than physical abundance.
They'll spotlight some guy planting a dozen trees in his backyard,
while a nearby subdivision flattens the last wild oaks in the county.
Of course, a few oaks will be left standing so they can give it a trite
name.

R. Lander