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MythBuster
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3/8/2008 12:17:46 PM
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A key point, which is often ignored by partisans on BOTH sides: "The 3 plots would provide a perfect haven for deer."
Meaning, the fact that there is a VARIETY of nearby habitat is ideal for the deer population. The fact that a new development helps meet SOME of the deer needs is true; but get rid of the shelter afforded by the nearby forest, and the deer will NOT hang around, no matter how tasty the fancy new landscaping is.
Furthermore, a development does not cause a boom in the deer population; it causes a boom in the opportunity to see them. Yes, they will take advantage of the feeding opportunities afforded them by new development in old habitat, but the fact that they are now being seen does not mean that they weren't there before.
The key to a healthy population of almost anything is PROPER MANAGEMENT. Rampant clear-cutting is not proper management, any more than allowing unchecked growth is. It requires BALANCE, and perspective as to the proper balance is sorely missing in most groups, and that includes developers AND tree-huggers. (Full disclosure: if I have to choose sides, I choose the side that the tree-huggers take, because the wrong that they are doing is easily fixed with some simple land-management plans. But rampant irresponsible development can take centuries to overcome.)
And to put an end to the next argument before it even starts: before man started interfering, nature was in charge of keeping the balance, and did quite well. Clear-cutting was done with forest fires, underbrush control was done with smaller fires that never developed into full-on forest fires, and so on.
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