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On logging..
In a moment when there seems to be more urgency than ever to the issue of planting trees and reforestation, i recently found myself reflecting on the antithesis..deforestation and logging. During the Spring ski season of last year i gaily … Continue reading
Posted in children in Nature, Climate change, Conservation, flora, Mountain, Nature, origins
Tagged artificial paradises, Cabezas de Hierro, forestry, Gleann Dá Loch, Glendalough, Ireland, logging, Lozoya valley, national farce of guadarrama, parque nacional de guadarrama, pine forests, pines, selective logging vs clearcutting, Sierra Guadarrama, sustainable forests, Valsaín, Valsaín valley
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Valsaín – traversing the great valley
What is the most beautiful valley of Guadarrama? I love my local Fuenfría Valley like no other. The Rascafría or Lozoya Valley is the vastest, longest, deepest of the Sierra’s valleys. Not long ago i wrote of the delights of … Continue reading
