A recent news on the Finnish press is that studies show that 26 percent of the total volume of Finnish commercial forests have been left untouch by man for more than 30 years. What I find interesting is that both the press and the Goverment urge people to take better care of their forest in economical sense by cutting the excess and wrong species of trees from their tree plantations.
Then on the other hand this is great news from our point of view, don't you agree? While 30 years is hardly a beginning for an old-growth forest, Finland and private owners have a chance to change these ex-plantations to semi-protection areas if they decide to do so. Apart from the obvious reasons why commercially cut young forests are not the best choice for bushcrafting, these semi-old forests, for example, offer almost unlimited amount of fuel for campers!
The News in Finnish
Commercial forest & young natural forest
Then on the other hand this is great news from our point of view, don't you agree? While 30 years is hardly a beginning for an old-growth forest, Finland and private owners have a chance to change these ex-plantations to semi-protection areas if they decide to do so. Apart from the obvious reasons why commercially cut young forests are not the best choice for bushcrafting, these semi-old forests, for example, offer almost unlimited amount of fuel for campers!
The News in Finnish
Commercial forest & young natural forest