Positive impact forestry : a sustainable approach to managing woodlands / Thom J. McEvoy ; foreword by Senator James Jeffords.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEvoy, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable forestry.

Forest management.

Forest ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC ; London : Island Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Positive Impact Forestry offers private landowners, forest managers, and conservation-minded professionals a clear, practical roadmap for managing woodlands in ways that sustain both ecological health and long-term economic value.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Epigraph""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Ch. 1: Forestry's Past Is Prologue""; ""Evolution of Forest Use and Management""; ""What Is Positive Impact Forestry?""; ""Evolution of Forest Conservation and Stewardship""; ""Defining Sustainablity""; ""An Ecosystem Approach to Managing Forests""; ""Ch. 2: Understanding Forest Ecosystems""; ""Species Succession and Tolerance""; ""Form and Function in Trees""; ""Stress and Disturbance in Forests""; ""The Hidden Forest of Soils""; ""The Importance of Avoiding Injury to Roots""

""Practical Applications of Forest Site Concepts"" ""Ch. 3: Creating Disturbances in Forests through Silviculture""; ""The Impact of Stocking on Growth""; ""Forest Reproduction Methods""; ""Trading Timber Volume for Value""; ""Evaluating Timber Investments""; ""Focusing on Value in Crop Trees""; ""Common Silvicultural Misconceptions""; ""Ch. 4: Harvesting and Selling Timber""; ""The Realm of Forestry Professionals""; ""The Nature of Stumpage""; ""Knowing When to Harvest""; ""Negotiating a Timber Sale""; ""Essential Elements of a Timber Sale Contract""; ""Trading Timber for Services""

""Ecosystems and Ethics"" ""Ch. 5: Positive Impact Harvesting Practices""; ""Low-Impact Logging""; ""Designing Access That Protects Soils and Streams""; ""Safe and Productive Tree-Felling Techniques""; ""Alternative Timber Harvesting and Extraction Systems""; ""Ch. 6: Managing Forests for Wildlife and Nontimber Products""; ""Good Wildlife Management Is Good Forsetry""; ""Nontimber Forest Products""; ""The Threat of Invasive Exotic Species""; ""Ch. 7: The Furture of Forests and Forest Products""; ""Forest Regulation""; ""Climate-Induced Changes in Forests""

""Green Certification of Forest Practices and Products"" ""Forest Prologue""; ""Parcelization of Forests and Fragmentation of Purpose""; ""Ch. 8: Intergenerational Planning Methods for Forests""; ""Estate Planning for Forests""; ""Keeping Forests in the Family""; ""Conservation Easements and Land Trusts""; ""Epilogue""; ""Appendix A: Online Resources""; ""Appendix B: Forestry-Related Internet Sites of Interest""; ""Appendix C: Public Sources of Forestry Assistance""; ""Glossary""; ""Literature Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-257) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-59726-617-5

1-4237-6557-5

OCLC:

923187284