Persuasive Writing: "Logging the Giant Sequoia Forest Should Be Permitted"

August 22, 2018

I chose a topic from the Natural Environment (Plants and Animals) section, and it’s about Logging the Giant Sequoia Forest Should Be Permitted.

“Logging the Giant Sequoia Forest Should Be Permitted”

Trees and its wood is one of the most important and useful resources in human history. Trees are also one of the most abundant resources currently, but if we continue our selfish desires and not planning our future, we could run out of this resource. However trees are not just a resource, trees also help us from preventing floods and landslides. It also helps the food chains of animals.

Wood is one of the most important and useful resources in human history. Humans have probably used wood for thousands of year ago. If we ran out of this resource, there would be a worldwide panic of where these trees went. Especially this tree called the Giant Sequoia. But what makes this tree special? The giant sequoia tree is one of the worlds hardest tree, it’s thick bark makes them flame resistant, as well as to fungal root and wood beetles. Giant sequoias are the third longest tree longest-living tree species on the planet which makes them very special and in need of care.

Trees are also helpful for us, not just they give us shade but they also prevent floods and landslides that might occur most of the time because of the threat of climate change. Climate change is the consequence of our selfish way that started 50-60 years ago like gas emissions, cutting down trees legal or illegal that makes our mountains bald, the usage of resources, and many more.

Trees and its wood is one of the most important and useful resources in human history. Trees are also one of the most abundant resources currently, but if we continue our selfish desires and not planning our future, we could run out of this resource. Did you know that giant sequoia trees never stop growing until they die? No wonder why these trees are called ‘giants’.