Those are what are fondly known in the Pacific Northwest as 'pecker poles'. That is to say, they are very small second or 3rd-growth (or even 4th) trees and are obviously in stands managed for timber production.
Since it is not meant to hide anything (anyone driving any of these roads sees through to the clearcut) don't ascribe some evil intent to decive on the part of timber companies. Probably (as someone pointed out) it is simply the county right-of-way that didn't get logged.
Yes, the Olympic Peninsula dn many areas of the PNW have been logged like crazy. No, I don't like that old growth still gets logged. But do I get all worked up about a plot of land that is currently a tree farm, and gets logged? No, why should I?
When you eat an ear of corn, do you get all upset that some region of Iowa that used to sprout native prairie grasses now grows your corn instead? Probably not.
Since it is not meant to hide anything (anyone driving any of these roads sees through to the clearcut) don't ascribe some evil intent to decive on the part of timber companies. Probably (as someone pointed out) it is simply the county right-of-way that didn't get logged.
Yes, the Olympic Peninsula dn many areas of the PNW have been logged like crazy. No, I don't like that old growth still gets logged. But do I get all worked up about a plot of land that is currently a tree farm, and gets logged? No, why should I?
When you eat an ear of corn, do you get all upset that some region of Iowa that used to sprout native prairie grasses now grows your corn instead? Probably not.