One of the consequences of industrial development in the forest is the legacy of roads. We understand across North America that the construction of roads changes the ability of humans to access the forest as well as the patterns of use by wildlife.
My expertise is in forest growth and yield and silviculture, not wildlife, but we understand that roads have a significant impact on the movement of predators and other species into those systems and affect those values. Without our opportunity to regulate what's going on in the forest through active management, we lose the ability to address those values.