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by andsoitis 1321 days ago
> We destroyed it.

I haven't researched it, but isn't a large portion (vast majority) of lumber we use these days to build things from forests that we plant and grow?

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I'm not an expert on the timber industry. I'm sure that there are sustainable lumber practices, but I have no idea what the dominant sources are today. Still, tree farms are not a replacement for the old growth forests that were destroyed throughout the US. It takes hundreds of years for an old growth forest to regenerate, if ever.