An interesting article. I don’t agree entirely with all minor points and I find the difference in export value between France and the US interesting….considering how much bigger the US is, its value isn’t that much bigger. But since our local land trust is fighting this exact battle right now (there is funding for forests but not so much for land to be kept as ag. land) it struck a chord.

http://oldurbanist.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-curated-landscape.html