Where the development of cut flower enterprises and expansion of the flower market have provided a new type of leisure activity, rising interest in bird-watching activities can be seen as a reflection of shifts in forest management policy.
花卉事業的發展，鮮花市場的開張，提供了另一種休閒；新興的關渡賞鳥活動，則反映林業經營政策的轉變。台灣林業所走的路，也正是整個社會發展的縮影。光復初期，大量運用自然資源，發展經濟；待經濟成長後，行有餘力，開始回頭注意環境與生態。