I started off with the fact that our forest is mixed in many conditions, and the fate of softwood certainly impacts the fate of other species in the stand and the other industries. Reduced harvesting capacity in the future, if the forest were impacted, would affect other hardwood users. The ability to produce timber on some land bases allows us not to produce timber on other land bases and to do things like maple. Certainly the forest is connected, and all species are important to manage.
On September 25th, 2018. See this statement in context.