Where once these trees stood in the island of Negros, sugarcane now dominates, all benefiting the hacenderos who welcomed the American lumbermen to clear the forests for later agricultural conversion.
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JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Nov. 2025
The drive honors the late lumberman and conservationist Pierce Stocking and begins just south of Glen Lake before winding upward through thick hardwood forests.
Soon after the felling, police arrested a former lumberjack who was fighting eviction from the area, as well as a sixteen-year-old boy, but both were released without charge.
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Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
There's plenty of original fare, too, like a Minka Kelly holiday rom-com and a Joel Edgerton lumberjack movie.
Julie Clark, a community education specialist for UCANR, recalled getting a call from a local forester who spotted an unhealthy-looking coast live oak while driving in Simi Hills’ Box Canyon.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
An ecologist and forester were assigned by the DNR to work with the contractor to ensure that numerous oak trees that are over 100 years old are protected during demolition.
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