Essential Forestry Terms

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50 Essential Forestry Terms

Afforestation

All-aged (uneven-aged)

Artificial Regeneration

Basal Area

Biomass

Clear-cut Harvest

Cruise (timber)

D.B.H. (diameter breast height)

Forest Management

Forest Cover Type

Log Rule or Log Scale

Mensuration and Biometrics

Natural Regeneration

Prescribed Fire

Selective Harvest

Shelterwood Harvest

Site Preparation

Streamside Management Zone

Sustained Yield

Timber Stand Improvement

Uneven-aged (all-aged)

Guide since 1997

Steve Nix
Forestry Guide

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