Management planning exam 1

What is forest management?

The application of business methods and technical forestry principles to the operation of a forest property

What is sustained yield?

A sustained flow of forest products indefinitely, even at variable levels

What piece of legisltation ephasized the use of forests for more than timber?

Multiple use-Sustained Yield Act of 1960

What are the certification groups that promote sustainable yield?

Forest Stewardship Council

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

American Tree Farm

How are forest businesses unique? (3 things)

Extreme length of production period

The “factory” is the product

High capital requirements for forest production

What is forest yield regulation?

The organization of a forest property to provide a sustained flow of harvested products

In a _______ ________ forest, all age classes are represented with uniform conditions of increment and stocking

Fully regulated

3 models of desired forest structure

The normal forest

The regulated forest

Irregular forest structures

What is the normal forest model?

Equal area, fixed rotation

What is the regulated forest model?

Yield is regulated but there are minor deviations for area and rotation

What is the irregular forest structure? (Short definition)

No regulated state

This is an example of a Regulated _________-aged forest

Even

This is an example of a regulated _______-aged forest

Uneven

When regulating the forest cut, you need to know:

The total volume to cut

The size, quality, and kind of

Where the timber should be harvested

3 methods of determining the allowable cut

Area control

Volume control

Area and volume control

What is the area control method?

Aims to schedule the harvest of equal areas of land each period

What is the volume control method?

Uses volume, growing stock, and increment to determine annual (periodic) harvests

What are stands?

Contiguous areas of uniform trees

What are the 3 parts of a silvicultural rotation?

Harvesting

Regeneration

Stand Tending

2 broad approaches to regeneration (and examples)

Natural - clearcut, seedtree, shelterwood

Artificial - direct seeding, planting

What are 3 treatments to support regeneration?

Site prep

Competition control

Fertilization

What are the 2 types of thinning?

Pre-commercial

Commercial

Why is pre commercial thining done?

Spacing natural regeneration

Harvesting is called a _____ ___ by silviculturalists

Regeneration Cut

_______ _______ is the timber production potential of a site for a particular species or forest type

Site quality

3 ways to determine site quality

Site index

Yield

Maximum MAI

_______ ______ is the avg total height of dominant and codominant trees in a fully stocked even aged stand

Site index

Suggested rotation age is where ___ and ____ intercept

MAI

PAI

What are the 2 categories of cultural use values?

Consumptive uses

Non consumptive uses

Examples of consumptive uses

Mushroom picking

Medicinal uses

Fruits, nuts

Hunting

Fishing

Examples of nonconsumptive uses

Outdoor recreation

Aesthetic

Religious

Types of non-use values

Bequest value

Option value

Existence value

Altruistic value