Forests Quote by Dave Barry

The improvement of forest trees is the work of centuries. So much more the reason for beginning now.

— George Perkins Marsh

You either keep the forest standing, which takes jobs away from indigenous people who need to feed themselves, or you cut down the trees,…

— Johan Eliasch

My sense is that the most under-appreciated-and perhaps most under-researched-linkages between forests and food security are the roles that forest-based ecosystem services play in…

— Frances Ford Seymour

Maintaining healthy forests is essential to those who make a living from the land and for those of us who use them for recreational…

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Although biodiversity loss continues globally, many countries are significantly slowing the rate of loss by shoring up protected natural areas and the services they…

— Helen Clark

The handling of our forests as a continuous, renewable resource means permanent employment and stability to our country life. The forests are also needed…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

It's time to chart a new path in forest management that's guided by science, protects rural communities, benefits the environment, and actively manages our…

— Lauren Boebert

If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if there are no more trees.

— Susan George

“If foresters were to manage the boreal forest the way many people demand it be managed the future forest would almost certainly be other…

— Malcolm F. Squires

If I have my way, I'm going to dissolve the Forest Service. They're in the business of harvesting trees and they're not harvesting trees,…

— Don Young

Trees and soils can absorb carbon dioxide released by fossil fuel burning. It would be great to subsidize responsible farmers and forest managers.

— Alana Beard

If we allow responsible management of our forests and end the nonsense litigation from radical environmental groups, we can get our timber mills up…

— Matt Rosendale