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A checkerboard pattern, seen here in Siuslaw, Oregon, is caused by clearcutting. This process involves a rotating operation where every 40-60 years, all trees in a certain area are cut down, and new trees are planted in their place immediately after. Clearcutting has a major environmental impact on a forest, the most immediate being habitat loss for the trees and species that live there. Furthermore, the deficit of roots also causes erosion of the soil, and the loss of the forest canopy enables light from the sun to dry out bodies of water, making it impossible for certain species of fish and amphibians to survive.
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