LUMBERING

Lumbering is the harvesting and production of trees for different uses. It is an important economic activity in the temperate regions of the world, Le.. American and European countries. The Rocky Mountains of the USA and the temperate coniferous belts of Canada are famous for lumbering. In Canada, many farmers, who are engaged in agriculture and other occupations in the southern part, migrate to northern coniferous forests to work as lumberers. These farmers are known as lumberjacks. In Europe, lumbering is done In Norway, Sweden, Finland, the slopes of the Alps, and the hills of central Rhine. Lumbering is more important in the western part of Siberia (Russia) than its eastern part because of the low density of population as well as low demands for" timber in the eastern part.

Winter is the favoured season for lumbering because (i) the frozen ground makes transportation of wood logs easier, (ii) the air is clear and free from any insects, and (ili) there is little undergrowth to hinder transportation.