Forestry Forestry Afforestation is the process of converting open land into a forest by planting trees or their seeds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Afforestation"
Ancient Woodland is a term used in the United Kingdom to refer specifically to woodland dating back to at least 1600 in England and Wales, (or 1750 in Scotland). Before this, planting of new woodland was uncommon, so a wood present in 1600 was likely to have developed naturally. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancient woodland"
The BC Forest Discovery Centre, located in Duncan, chronicles the history of logging in British Columbia, Canada. Its mission is to be British Columbia's foremost interpreter and presenter of the forest community – past, present and future. ...more on Wikipedia about "BC Forest Discovery Centre"
Bosque is the name for areas of riparian forest found along the flood plains of stream and river banks in the southwestern United States. It derives its name from the Spanish word for woodlands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bosque"
Canadian Forest Service is a Canadian government agency within Natural Resources Canada responsible for promoting the sustainable development of Canada's forests and competitiveness of the forest sector to benefit present and future Canadians. The Minister of Natural Resources responsible for the forest service is the Honourable John Efford from Newfoundland and Labrador. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canadian Forest Service"
A chainsaw (also spelled chain saw) is a portable mechanical, motorized saw. It is most commonly used in forestry activities such as logging and tree thinning; by tree surgeons to fell trees and remove branches and foliage; and to harvest firewood. Chainsaws with specially designed blades have been developed as tools for use in chainsaw art. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chainsaw"
(Chainsaw safety clothing) There are two standard types of trousers, type A and type C. Type A protects only the front of the legs, and can be supplied not as full trousers but as chaps, worn over conventional work clothes. Type C gives protection all round the legs and are almost always worn as ordinary trousers, not over another garment. In the EU, most workers choose to wear type C trousers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chainsaw safety clothing" Everybody should like www.shortopedia.com
Chainsaw manufacturers have invented numerous design features to improve safety. Some of these features have become de facto standards, and some are legal requirements in particular jurisdictions. Chainsaw safety courses teach that a user should inspect the saw before starting work and only operate the saw if all the safety features are properly functional. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chainsaw safety features"
The Čierny Hron Railway (in Slovak: Čiernohronská železnica) is a narrow gauge railway in central Slovakia, built as an industrial railway for logging operations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Čierny Hron Railway"
Clearfelling or clearcutting is the process where all trees, or nearly all trees in a selected area, is taken in a logging operation. There is no agreed upon minimum area that constitutes a clear cut. The effect on the environment can be massive, especially in erosion-prone country if counter-measures are not taken. Production forests practicing monoculture reforestation techniques ( plantations) often use this method of harvesting the timber. Experience world-wide has shown the need to preserve riparian strips on watercourses. Devoid of trees, many areas denuded in this fashion quickly deteriorate. Also removal of the overstory allows species that require sun to regenerate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clearfelling"
Prescribed or controlled burning is a part of forest management. Fire is a natural part of forest ecology and controlled fire is a useful tool for foresters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Controlled burn"
Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management, by which young tree stems are cut down to a low level, or sometimes right down to the ground. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coppicing"
In botany, a cultivar is a cultivated selection that can be propagated reliably in a prescribed manner. This may be by seed, by grafting or it may be vegetatively propagated, i.e, be a clone. The word cultivar is a portmanteau coined from "cultivated" and "variety". Cultivars may be either particularly desirable selections from populations of a single species, or hybrids between species. Sometimes a cultivar can be placed within a species, but this is not required; in popular genera (such as Dahlia, Hosta or Rosa) the breeding lines are so complex that it would be impossible to ascribe most cultivars to any particular species. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cultivar"
Cut-to-length logging (CTL) is a system for mechanized forestry harvesting where trees are delimbed and cut to length directly at the stump area. CTL is typically a two man, two machine operation with a harvester felling, delimbing and bucking trees and a forwarder that transports the logs from the felling to a landing area close to a road accessible by trucks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cut-to-length logging" http://www.shortopedia.com Dreamteam.
(Cutblocks) A cutblock, also known as a clearcut, are units where all trees are removed in a timber harvest operation, the harvested area will either grow back naturally or can be replanted. These areas are often beneficial to wildlife as they provide areas of thick vegetation that can be used for food and/or cover. Depending on the amount of consideration taken when planning and harvesting a cutblock, they can be ecologically suistanable and beneficial or the can be ecologically detrimental. Most of us rely on wood and forestry products. Therefore, it is our responsibility to ensure that logging and treeplanting practices are carried out in a sustainable manner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cutblocks"
Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its artificial counterpart, grainfields; however, the Industrial Revolution added urbanization and technological uses. Generally this removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a simplified (or degraded) environment with reduced biodiversity. In developing countries, massive deforestation is a leading cause of environmental degradation. The forest is an enormously valuable resource and the loss, or degradation of the forest can cause severe and irreparable damage to wildlife habitat, and to other economic and ecological services the forest provides. Historically deforestation has accompanied mankind's progress since the Neolithic, and has shaped climate and geography. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deforestation"
Delimbing is the process of removing side branches from the stem of a felled tree. ...more on Wikipedia about "Delimbing"
A driptorch is a tool used in wildland firefighting, controlled burning, and other forestry applications to intentionally ignite fires. ...more on Wikipedia about "Driptorch"
A feller buncher is a large logging machine with an attachment that cuts trees in place of a shovel. It consists of a standard heavy equipment base with a tree grabbing device equipped with a saw or shear, a pinching device designed to cut small trees off at the base. The machine then places it on the stack of cut trees suitable for a skidder. ...more on Wikipedia about "Feller buncher"
Forbidden Forest is a Canadian documentary film, released in 2004. It is approx. 70 minutes long. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forbidden Forest (film)"
A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as carbon dioxide sinks, animal habitats, hydrologic flow modulators, and soil conservers, constituting one of the most important aspects of the Earth's biosphere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forest"
Forest dynamics describes the underlying physical and biological forces that shape and change a forest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forest dynamics"
The Forest Principles is the informal name given to the "Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests," a document produced at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit. It is a non- legally binding document that makes several recommendations for forestry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forest Principles"
Forestation is dense growth of trees and forestal plants covering a large area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forestation"
A forester is a person who is engaged in forestry by creating and managing forests. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forester"
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