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Man and nature

When humanity and nature are mentioned in the same title or sentence, negative images most likely come to mind. Unfortunately, there is a good reason for this, since today the positive effects of humanity on the environment cannot compensate for the many disadvantages that nature has received from us over the centuries. In the sixth part of Forest, we show through our own example how other people exploit the green environment that is home to thousands of animal and plant species.

The precious wood

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People have used wood as a tool since the beginning, which has not changed to this day, and multi-purpose deforestation causes problems worldwide. In our case - being a planted forest - the harvested wood is primarily used as fuel. By the way, wood cutting has been present in this area since childhood, but it should also be added that this year, due to rising energy prices, this activity is manifested on a larger scale.

Instead of sky-high poplars, it's a stark emptiness

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A few years ago, the location shown in the photo was still full of large Canadian poplar trees, passing by which you could hear the typical sound of the trees every time you passed them, which you can also recognize from movies and games as a sound effect. Today, we found only the memory of this experience there, and the logs left after the trees, turned inside out and left behind. The saddest part of it all is that we can't show you just one such place, since we had a similar sight elsewhere:

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What's more, even during the photo shoots, we heard the sound of saws in the distance countless times. By the way, in the photos here, significant undergrowth has already developed at the site of the clearings, from which it can be concluded that there are no plans to replant the cleared areas anytime soon.

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But we also saw that specific areas were designated, or more precisely, "reserved" for cutting, even if the gentleman who posted the note - on a tree - was not sure when it was. We don't fully understand the "100 NB" unit of measure, but it should probably be associated with a large area:

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Is this a forest or a landfill?

Unfortunately, for many people, the two concepts are roughly on the same level - at least this is what we experienced during the photo shoots: long-abandoned containers, construction and household waste, discarded bottles and other garbage crossed our path countless times.

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All of this actually shows that many people live with the perception that if something is not in front of us, not on our own property, then it no longer exists, so instead of having it professionally transported, they choose the free but less legal way of disposing of waste.