On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:22 AM, PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com>wrote: > > One man's meat is another's poison! > > When gum trees are removed from Australian land the water table can rise > and > bring salt with it making the land infertile. So one of the many balances > to > consider is the relative merit of removing trees to conserve water and > create pastoral or crop lands or planting them to prevent soil erosion and > salinity, as well as providing habitat for local wild life. > That's an interesting point, Peter. I hadn't thought about a rising water table and salinity resulting from the removal of thirsty trees; but it does make sense. One of the things I love when I travel to Southern California is the smell of eucalyptus oil from the trees. It's a lovely smell. I wish we had them here. But their explosive nature when set afire is scary stuff!!! Craig *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 21 2011 - 11:33:39 PDT
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