"LUMBERJACK VS LOGGER"

Beaver (North American) - 5 Photos

 

 

So what is the difference between a lumberjack and a logger?

 

Lumberjack is generally considered a historical term and refers to a logger before the invention and use of chain saws and other modern logging equipment. 

 

So I'm going to go with lumberjack to describe beavers while they are harvesting trees and other woody plants for food & lodging, as what could be more historical than a North American beaver.

 

Now some people lament over the felling of trees in a woods due to beaver activity. Beavers use every part of the trees, etc. that they fell, whatever is not eaten or stripped of bark is used on their lodges. Nothing is wasted. And their precision harvesting makes way for new growth, including new tree species and improved eco-systems. And we must not forget that thousands of hectares of forests are cut down every year by people for use in building our homes and our furniture. And unlike the areas logged by beavers, these hectares can lay waste for many many years.

 

So let's give a "paws up" for the original lumberjack in the North American landscape (minus the plaid shirt, of course). :)

 

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