A landowner plans to harvest a large area of pine trees to sell for lumber. How can
the landowner best sustain the pine trees as a natural resource?

A The landowner should consult a forester and replant the land with pine trees.

B The landowner should leave a few trees and let the land regenerate
naturally.

C The landowner should replant the land with corn or soybeans.

D The landowner should plant a few genetically altered trees.