Managing timber to promote sustainable forests : a second-level course for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative of Pennsylvania / James C. Finley [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Finley, James C.

United States. Forest Service. Northern Research Station

Series:

General technical report NRS ; 11.

General technical report NRS ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

Sustainable forestry--Pennsylvania.

Sustainable forestry.

Forests and forestry--Pennsylvania.

Forests and forestry.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (47 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newtown Square, PA : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, [2007]

Summary:

At least 80 percent of the raw material used for wood products by the forest industry is from privately owned woodlands. This publication provides material for a course designed to help landowners, foresters, and loggers work together to assess whether a planned timber harvest will retain the diversity of species on site. It includes methods for collecting overstory and understory data, inspecting these data, and assessing sustainability.

Contents:

Assessment procedures

Overstory assessment procedure

Field data summary

What have we learned?

Additional resources

Appendices. Estimating average stand diameter ; Understory and overstory tally sheets ; Timber harvesting assessment and treatment unit sustainability assessment forms.

Notes:

"July 2007"--Title page verso

Title from Web page (viewed on November 1, 2007).

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2023.

Other Format:

Print version: Finley, James C. Managing timber to promote sustainable forests.

OCLC:

180191757

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