Description

Conservation and management of wildlife, timber products, genetic resources, and other forest values are all concerns of forest management, which must also adhere to the legal, economic, social, technological, and scientific considerations controlling the protection and regulation of forests. The process of organising and putting into practise procedures for the stewardship and use of forests and other forested land to satisfy particular environmental, economic, social, and cultural goals is known as forest management. It covers all administrative, financial, legal, social, technological, and scientific issues pertaining to both natural and planted forests. It may involve varied degrees of intentional human intervention, from favouring certain socially or commercially useful species to those aimed at protecting and sustaining forest ecosystems and their functions. The Forest Service and certain states in the Northwest are researching new forestry, but environmentalists argue that there is insufficient data on the practice's impacts on old growth stands to justify its adoption. According to timber corporations, in order to meet demand, more and larger tracts would need to be harvested. Through practical examples, this book gives students a concentrated grasp of current forest management concerns.