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Forest conservation policy : a reference handbook / V. Alaric Sample and Antony S. Cheng.
LIBRA SD412 .S26 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sample, V. Alaric.
- Series:
- Contemporary world issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forest conservation--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Forest conservation.
- Forest policy--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Forest policy.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 322 pages : illustrations, map ; 2004.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2004.
- Contents:
- 1 The Conservation Movement and the Roots of U.S. Forest Policy 1
- Forest Policy in an Era of Environmental Awareness 1
- Historical Roots 4
- Early Forest Laws 5
- Forest Exploitation and Disposal of the Public Domain 6
- Forest Reserves and the Awakening of a Conservation Ethic 8
- Forest Management Policies in the National Forests 11
- From Custodial Management to Intensive Use 11
- Multiple-Use Forestry 12
- Wilderness 14
- The Clearcutting Controversy 15
- Establishing Sustainable Forest Management on Private Lands 16
- Evolution of the Forest Products Industry 17
- Improving Management of Private Forests 18
- 2 Current Issues in U.S. Forest Policy 23
- Sustainable Forest Management 24
- Recent Policy Developments 27
- Conserving Biological Diversity 33
- Recent Policy Developments 35
- Wilderness and Roadless Areas 41
- Recent Policy Developments 44
- Forest Health 47
- Recent Policy Developments 50
- Community Forestry 53
- Basic Elements of Community Forestry 56
- Recent Policy Developments 58
- Forestry Regulation on Private Lands 62
- First Generation: 1920-1950 62
- Second Generation: 1970-1983 65
- Third Generation: 1984-1995 70
- Forest Land Conservation 74
- Conservation of Public Forest Lands 75
- Conservation of Corporate Forest Lands 77
- Conservation of Family Forest Lands 79
- Forest Management Certification 82
- Recent Policy Developments 86
- Forests and Water 89
- Recent Policy Developments 91
- Forests and Atmospheric Carbon 94
- Recent Policy Developments 97
- Forest Biotechnology 101
- Recent Policy Developments 103
- Emerging Issues and Future Policy Directions 106
- Wood Supply in the Global Context 106
- Forest Management as a Plus in Biodiversity Conservation 108
- Putting U.S. Forest Policy in the Global Context 109
- 4 Personalities 131
- Bolle, Arnold (1912-1993) 131
- Church, Frank (1924-1984) 131
- Dana, Samuel Trask (1883-1978) 132
- Dwyer, William (1929-2002) 132
- Fernow, Bernhard (1851-1923) 132
- Franklin, Jerry (1936- ) 133
- Gordon, John (1939- ) 133
- Graves, Henry (1871-1951) 133
- Hough, Franklin (1822-1885) 134
- Humphrey, Hubert (1911-1978) 134
- Ickes, Harold (1874-1952) 134
- Johnson, K. Norman (1942- ) 135
- Leopold, Aldo (1886-1948) 135
- Marsh, George Perkins (1801-1882) 135
- Marshall, Robert (1901-1939) 136
- Mather, Stephen (1867-1930) 136
- McGuire, John (1916-2002) 136
- Muir, John (1838-1914) 136
- Murie, Olaus (1889-1963) 137
- Olmsted, Frederick Law (1822-1903) 137
- Pack, Charles Lathrop (1857-1937) 137
- Peterson, Max (1927- ) 137
- Pinchot, Gifford (1865-1946) 138
- Powell, John Wesley (1834-1902) 138
- Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) 139
- Sargent, Charles Sprague (1841-1927) 139
- Schenck, Carl (1868-1955) 139
- Thomas, Jack Ward (1934- ) 139
- Udall, Morris (1922-1988) 140
- Weyerhaeuser, Frederick (1834-1912) 140
- Weyerhaeuser, Frederick E. (1872-1945) 140
- Zahniser, Howard (1906-1964) 141
- Zon, Raphael (1887-1957) 141
- 5 Forest Facts and Data 143
- Forest Ecoregions in the United States 144
- Forest Area, Production, and Trade Information 145
- Ownership of U.S. Forests 146
- Federal Public Forest System 147
- The National Forest System 148
- Bureau of Land Management 151
- National Park System 153
- The National Wilderness Preservation System 153
- State and County Forest Lands 153
- Private Forest Lands 154
- Forest Industry 154
- Timber Investment Management Organizations 155
- Nonindustrial Private Forests 155
- Tribal Forests 157
- Conditions and Trends in U.S. Forests 158
- The Montreal Process 161
- Criterion 1 through 6 162
- Criterion 7 168
- Forest Certification Principles and Standards 171
- SmartWood 171
- Scientific Certification Systems 173
- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative 175
- American Tree Farm System Standards 176
- 6 Directory of U.S. Forestry Organizations 183
- Federal and International Government Organizations 183
- State Organizations 190
- Nongovernment Conservation Organizations 197
- Society of American Foresters Accredited Forestry Schools 220
- Forest Products Companies 227
- Forestry Trade Associations 229
- Forestry Professional Associations 232
- Other Forestry-Related Associations 234
- General Forestry and Forest Conservation Books and Reports 240
- U.S. Forest Policy Books and Reports 243
- U.S. Forest History 248
- International Forestry and Forest Conservation 250
- Scientific Journals 252
- 8 Nonprint Resources 265
- Information Clearinghouses on the Web 265
- Online Reports, Maps, and Information 267
- Videos 270
- Nonprint Resources from Various States 273.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1576079910
- OCLC:
- 53020310
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