Sunday, December 15, 2013

Redwoods

Lumberjacks in                                                      California
California lumberjacks work on Redwoods.  Thousands of tree rings in these ancient trees - each over 1000+ years old or even much older...such a shame...irreplaceable giants.
National park treasures are all gone except for a few

Lumberjacks in                                                      California

An estimated 95% or more of the original old-growth redwood forest has been cut.
In 1850, old-growth redwood forest covered more than 2,000,000 acres...down to
8,100 acres by 1968, by which time nearly 90% of the original redwood trees had been logged.
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From: M. D. Vaden | Landscaping Portland Westside, Tree Care


Historic Photograph of Albion, California

Historical Union redwood lumber company photo

Historical redwood lumber company photo with ship offshore

Historic logging scene in forest with people

Historic redwood scene with man walking

Historic photo of redwood forest area near Mendocino

Historic Irvine Redwood Lumber

Old historic redwood town of Scotia

1911 historic photograph of Wendling in redwood country

It must have been awe inspiring to see those forests for the first time.

5 comments :

  1. Wonder if it ever bothered them to cut those trees down; or did they just see dollar signs?

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  2. I'm sure the second was the case $$ .

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  3. I don't think it bothered them, as they knew the trees would grow back over time, the wood was put to good use, and besides, it was good work that fed their families. Imagine how it would be going to the office everyday if your work was to swing an ax eight or ten hours while standing on a spring board! A bit different than the cubicle with computer we expect these days!

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    1. True, so true, CW. No big machines back then to help take them down! They were there for the taking and are now protected except in certain areas where logging is still done. Can't imagine what it was like for someone to walk through that forest for the very first time.

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