FORESTS FOR THE TREES
You may have heard some variation of an ancient Chinese proverb that speaks to both forestry and optimism, with a cameo appearance by procrastination. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago,” says the most frequently quoted version. “The second-best time is today.”
Both those commodities—young trees and fresh optimism—are facing a certain shortage at the moment. Optimism seems to be on the run in every corner of the country. Tree inventories are also depleted in much of the U.S.,
