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Originally Posted by AC2717
Anyone else notice that in the older photos of the lake (pre 70's) that there were fewer trees on the lake and a lot more open land? I even look at the scenic look out on Rt 11 and it is pretty much gone. Yet we have a agnecy telling us that we need to leave the trees alone on the waterfront, yet they were not there 20 plus years ago??? This has come up for discussion a couple of times and i was wondering if people had the same problem. I am not saying clear cut everything, but if we were trying to get things back to the way things were, those would not be there?
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You are absolutely correct! Actually many many years ago (mid 1800's), 70% of the land south of the white mountains had been cleared of ALL forests! At one point back then the the state did not even own any forests whatsoever it was ALL sold to logging companies even the forests of the white mountains!!