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Life In The Heart Land
Trees
Season 2
Episode 3
Explore the balance of cultivating healthy forests and using trees for timber. Ecologist Hank Shugart observes that foresters are beginning to consider the role they can play in mitigating climate change. We visit lumber companies across that provide jobs that rely on the business of trees. Queen City Silviculture share their approach to helping trees thrive alongside their human neighbors safely.
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