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IT would be a huge mistake to include clear-cut type of timber
harvest and the resulting even age tree plantation as a way to
offset carbon.  Once ground disturbance is introduced into the
equation then the picture changes dramatically and there is no way
to clear-cut without a whole lot of ground disturbance.  Where is
the science that backs up using plantations generated from
clear=cuts and includes the huge carbon release from soil
disturbance?

In addition, the snowpack takes an enormous hit from a clear-cut
regime and we need the snowpack not only as the most critical part
of California's water system, but to generate hydro when we need it
the most - hydro being a source of clean energy that Calif. is very
fortunate to have available.