Mono Zero. A 'trim ring' found along
the highway balances on a stump in this monoculture stand of pine. Replacing
the native northwoods forest with fast growing stands of pine and birch
is a rampant practice in the north just like it is in much of the rest
of the country. As pretty as this stand of trees looks in the photograph
this is no more a forest than a field of wheat is a prairie. Biodiversity
is extremely low in these plantations which provide very little animal
habitat.
Claw Zero. The claw-like shape at the
end of a downed log in the Chequamegon provides a natural way of proclaiming
the message of zerocircles. Recovering older second-grwoth forests like
this one near Spearhead Lake should never be allowed
to be converted to pine plantations.
