MA second (and third) growth forests were not planned as I assume were the Japanese reforestation efforts and are thus probably significantly less productive and useful.  However, they are there.  It happened.  Leave land alone and it will grow stuff, produce an ecology.  Ain't wishing and hoping but Mama Gaia doing what she do best.  We in MA can maximize that gift if we are smart enough to do so but we haven't been so far.

I admire the Japanese and have visited there a couple of times.  I'd like to go back.  I do not call them derogatory names.

If you want to see what I've built, by wishing or hard work or a combination of both, I suggest you take a look at my videos at
http://www.youtube.com/gmoke

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