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Forest management
What is forest management
The art and science of growing, harvesting, protecting, and manipulating trees and
related vegetation to achieve a specific goal
Sustainability
The ability of the land to produce a constant level of renewable goods and services
without damaging the productivity of the ecosystem
Quasi-market Value
An item that has no set market value but it very important to us.
Forest Seral Stage
Management planning that shifts or adjust over time as society goals and needs
change in an effort to achieve certain production levels of any good and service
NDP: Return Interval
How often a particular natural catastrophic disturbance frequents an area
Legacy Trees
Trees held beyond economic or biological rotation to encourage ecosystem
sustainability and bio-diversity
Rotation Length
The amount of time in which timber grows to meet a human need or a biological
need
What are some examples of goods and services produced by the forest?
Hunting, Soil and erosion control, bird watching
The type of stand management that we choose is based on the following variables:
Species, site conditions, Desired rotation length, product markets, disturbance
factors
What characteristics determine a timber or forest stand
Species, age, quality, over-story, topographic position
What are the three different types of rotations?
Silvicultural, biological, economic
What is the difference between high and low forest silvicultural techniques?
High- Seed or Seedling Based
Low- Sprouts; stump or root
Two fundamental roles of a forester or natural resource manager
To advice a landowner or decision maker of wise choices to meet their goals and
help them execute those goals
Whom does a forester serve?
Both the landowner and society as a whole
Can forestry break even or even lose money?
Yes, if it promises the long term productive capacity of the forest
Basic philosophy behind the sustained yield concept of timber production?
To provide an even flow of goods and services without interruption or damage to the
resources productive capacity
What is emerging philosophy as to why we should follow sustainable human
seeks a balance between mans direct needs and a fully functioning environment
Why is it important to consider forest interactions on the landscape levels rather than
on the forest stand levels?
Many ecosystems functions operate beyond the stand level
When developing a sustainable management plan, we must consider principles that
are...
Forest management
What is forest management
The art and science of growing, harvesting, protecting, and manipulating trees and
related vegetation to achieve a specific goal
Sustainability
The ability of the land to produce a constant level of renewable goods and services
without damaging the productivity of the ecosystem
Quasi-market Value
An item that has no set market value but it very important to us.
Forest Seral Stage
Management planning that shifts or adjust over time as society goals and needs
change in an effort to achieve certain production levels of any good and service
NDP: Return Interval
How often a particular natural catastrophic disturbance frequents an area
Legacy Trees
Trees held beyond economic or biological rotation to encourage ecosystem
sustainability and bio-diversity
Rotation Length
The amount of time in which timber grows to meet a human need or a biological
need
What are some examples of goods and services produced by the forest?
Hunting, Soil and erosion control, bird watching
The type of stand management that we choose is based on the following variables:
Species, site conditions, Desired rotation length, product markets, disturbance
factors
What characteristics determine a timber or forest stand
Species, age, quality, over-story, topographic position
What are the three different types of rotations?
Silvicultural, biological, economic
What is the difference between high and low forest silvicultural techniques?
High- Seed or Seedling Based
Low- Sprouts; stump or root
Two fundamental roles of a forester or natural resource manager
To advice a landowner or decision maker of wise choices to meet their goals and
help them execute those goals
Whom does a forester serve?
Both the landowner and society as a whole
Can forestry break even or even lose money?
Yes, if it promises the long term productive capacity of the forest
Basic philosophy behind the sustained yield concept of timber production?
To provide an even flow of goods and services without interruption or damage to the
resources productive capacity
What is emerging philosophy as to why we should follow sustainable human
seeks a balance between mans direct needs and a fully functioning environment
Why is it important to consider forest interactions on the landscape levels rather than
on the forest stand levels?
Many ecosystems functions operate beyond the stand level
When developing a sustainable management plan, we must consider principles that
are...
