Pros And Cons Of Salvage Logging

In this set of materials, the reading passage describes the benefits of salvage logging, while the listening passage describes the harmful effects of it.
The reading passage describes that due to the damage that occurs in forests as a result of fires and storms through the northwestern of the United States, a technique known as salvage logging is developed. It has beneficial effects on both forests and economy. First, fire cause the death of trees that if they are not removed, there will be no vacant places for new ones. That’s why by using salvage logging, there will be new room and space for fresh growth of trees thus the forest will recover. Second, decaying wood is a suitable environment for the growth of harmful insects such as spruce