Home Is Where the Heart Is

Figure 1: Chip and Dale

There once was 2 chipmunks that lived in a beautiful forest. One named Chip the other Dale they were brothers, always looking out for each other and having each other’s backs. They had a routine set up Chip would get the food and Dale would prepare it. At the end of each everyday they would sit down and have dinner. One day while at the dinner table they noticed their neighbors tree had completely disappeared, while remembering the loudness humans were making last night while they were sleeping.

Figure 2: Selective Cutting 

The next day they noticed more of their neighbors homes were missing, whole tree chopped down. After that it stopped for a couple days until Chip went out to gather food but when returning their tree has disappeared as did Dale. Luckily one of the workers had dropped plans for the forest.

Stage 1: Selective Cutting: Selecting specific trees to get chopped down, for the new generations of trees.

Figure 3: Clear Cutting

Trying to not freak out about Dale, Chip knew what we had to do, there was a place him and his brother would always go to whenever they were scared, the old oak tree where they use to live with their mom and dad. Just like that Chip was off to the old oak tree. Hearing the loud crash of trees slam to the ground only made him run faster. Until he ran into stage 2.

Stage 2: Clear Cutting: Similar to selective cutting but on a much better scale. Instead selecting specific trees to cut down, they focus on the area as a whole

Sprinting through the eyesore of the forest. He makes it to the other side shedding a tear for what was once his favorite part of the forest, the park he grew up in. He didn't have the time to reminisce in the old days so he began running again. With each step to the ground increasing his worry for his brother and his safety hoping that he's there. After running for what seemed like forever Dale began to get hungry, his mouth started to water as he thought about the food Chip would make. Rubbing his stomach he could smell the food and almost taste it. But he snapped out of it when the burning smell came about, and a school of birds flying in the sky.

Figure 4: Slash and Burn

Stage 3: Slash & Burn: The most dangerous and harmful to the wildlife and everyone else. This method involves burning all trees within one area. Which can alter the natural order of things such as streams, animal life and air quality.

Luck was one his side cause he was furthest from the burning fire and only a couple side from the old oak tree.

Safe and reunited at the old oak tree they watched what they called home burn to the ground. Chip pulled out the paper if to see if any other stages were to come next but there was nothing. Dale realized it was writing on the back that read "Today marks the day of regrowth it what was once a beautiful forest in 2-3 years we shall all witness that beauty again only this time 10 times better." 

Figure 5: New Plans for Forest