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I wonder if some/most/all of that checkerboard is caused by the lumber harvesters deciding to harvest only half the checkerboard squares at one time, then wait
by Thorrez 4y ago
I wonder if some/most/all of that checkerboard is caused by the lumber harvesters deciding to harvest only half the checkerboard squares at one time, then wait some number of years before harvesting the other half. This wouldn't significantly reduce the harvest over a long enough time horizon, and it would ensure there's always some forest available for animals to live in.
The checkerboard looks too obvious to me to be just due to ownership.
- russell_h 4y agoNo, the actual ownership structure does the same thing - every other square in those checkerboards is BLM land.
- Thorrez 4y agoWow, I'm surprised. Here's a map[1]. Am I right that the reason is for making sure wildlife has some available area to live? https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f0da4c7931440a8a80bfe20eddd7550 https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.htm...
- refurb 4y agoThey did that along the Canadian Pacific Railway as well when they acquired land to connect the coasts. Basically the railway owned every other section and private individuals could purchase those in between.