'War in the woods': activists blockade Vancouver Island in bid to save ancient trees

[Farther]

18. on trees

I have a new neighbor across the street who has purchased 10 wooded acres with the apparent purpose of turning it into Jellystone park. He has 17 grandchildren who he has organized into a burn party. They have been cutting down all dead trees and picking up all dead wood on the forest floor (raking the woods?) and burning it in piles which they leave smoldering at days end.

Meanwhile, I stay on my 12 wooded acres which I have never logged for somewhat the same reason I don't eat my neighbors, yet. Instead I ponder this sort of thing and grow sad: https://e360.yale.edu/features/exploring_how_and_why_trees_talk_to_each_other

I'm a caretaker here for the woods and my one grandson. Against the odds it would seem.