#SecondGrowthForests
This article reminded me of LaFreniere's #DeclineOfNature chp4 on vast forests that overran abandoned farmlands and grazing lands following the fall of Rome, and again after the Black Plague of 1347-1351.

#SecondGrowthForests
#ConservationManagement
#ForestGuardians

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How a Pope Saved a Forest - Impakter
"… most people believe that trees die when they are felled, and woods disappear because they are cut down. The reality is more complex…” - Oliver Rackham,
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August 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM