Forest Ecology Quotes

“If we treat our forests right, we can at least ameliorate the declines in forest extent and diversity and the consequent impoverishment of the aesthetic, economic, climatic, and spiritual benefits we count on from them.”
― Daniel Mathews, Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change

“In planting trees, aim to perpetuate an ecosystem, not a plantation.”
― Daniel Mathews, Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change

“At first glance, northern hardwood and hemlock forests aren't very sexy - they are the accountants of the forest world, stable and consistent.”
― Peter Quinby, Ontario's Old Growth Forests