The other day, I noticed bit of pink surveyor’s tape out in the forest. I was quite sure we had taken most of it down.
Sure enough, upon inspection, there were new lines of tape all along the edge of the property. We went out and walked the entirety of the property and the tape was interspersed with pink and blue tape in certain areas.
Recently on the Island, there have appeared a swath of clear-cut properties. It is heartbreaking. They clear-cut and then place the property up for sale. Who would buy it? Damaged goods for sure. Could this clear-cutting be in response to the newly enforced forest management policies? These people owe significant sums in back taxes because they were not following the letter of the law and to forestall financial disaster, they clear-cut, sell the timber, pay their taxes and place a for sale sign out front. Talk about good intentions gone awry.
We received notice 75% of the surrounding trees are doomed. This is not good news.