1. Colville FFA Chapter Agriculture Issues Team Hannah Gormon, Mariah Lentz, Billy Rogers, Kashmir Howes, Jolene Rogers, & Hannah LeCaire

2. Is the practice of clear cutting with the use of herbicides a proper way of forest management in Eastern Washington?

3. Benefits of Clear-Cutting More economical

4. Removal of areas infested with insect or disease damage

5. Fire Control

8. Selective Cut Logging Multiple cuts in a decade Clear Cut Logging Allows only one cut for several decades

9. Erosion is a problem in clear cutting!

10. Grass fires vs. Crown fires

11. Benefits of Herbicides Foliar Spraying – Spray Over – No overspray Injecting – Injected straight into unwanted vegetation, and does not affect other plants.

12. Reforestation after herbicides

13. Benefits of Herbicides Smaller Spray Zone Environment – Help to speed up process of forest regeneration – Meant to kill unwanted plants.

14. Disadvantages of Herbicides Toxicity If inhaled could cause serious damage Animals can also ingest these horrible and deadly toxins

15. Disadvantages of Herbicides Kills Non-Targeted Vegetation – Can overspray onto neighboring land or someone’s private property Contamination – contaminate the soils for future planting – Pollute waterways and soil Costly – Cheaper to buy larger seedlings

16. Advantages of Clear-Cutting Positive points – More cost effective for logging – Larger profits – Insect and Disease control – Less ladder fuels for fire prevention

17. Disadvantages of Clear-Cutting Causes Numerous Negative Impacts – Views change (ascetics) – Soil erosion – Increased wildfires – Long term profit vs. short term profit

18. Advantages of Herbicides Positive Points – Faster regeneration of the forest with less competition of other plant – Numerous safe methods of applications

19. Disadvantages of Herbicides Causes negative Impacts – Overspray may damage non-targeted areas – Costly….could buy larger seedlings vs. cost of sprays – Toxic to environment

20. ~The End~ The answer is for you to decide ?