Forestry

The Landes forest is a vast cultivated field. More than 90% of it remains privately owned, which is an exception at the national level. If you look up, you can see the clear differences in height between the different pine forests. These disparities are the result of an exploitation that is rooted in the history of the territory... And of a long term work! The final cut, after several clearings, only takes place after 40 years of maturation. It sometimes happened that only the children saw the result of the father's work. Hard to imagine in the age of Wall Street and short-term returns on investment!