Forest management

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Forest management National Forests
Originally federal forest reserve 1960 -
Multiple Use Act Timber, mining, grazing,
recreation
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Seed-tree cut
Clear cut
Result?
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Select tree cut Result?
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Forest management depends on management
goals Different goals may lead to conflicting
policies See book for managing midwestern
forests for
The agriculture that was once intensive in
Connecticut is now largely abandoned and farmland
reverting to forests provides excellent habitat
for grouse. As these forests mature, however,
their value to grouse decreases. Without forest
management practices that create
early successional forest, grouse habitat would
decline. Connecticut Dept of Env. Protection
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Single Species Management Kirtlands Warbler
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Northern Spotted Owl
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Guild Management Snag-dependent
Primary cavity nester
Secondary cavity nester
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Watershed management
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Fire issues
Oops!
How?
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Salvage logging
Hutto and Gallo 2006
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Different views of the same forest How would a
firefighter view these? How would a
lumberman? How would an environmentalist?
Challenge How does a manger bring these views
together?
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Exotic Wildlife Why introduce?
Accidental Aesthetic Economic
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Ranching Wildlife
Why?
Energy conversion Table 14-9 Water
efficiency Community interactions
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Ranching Wildlife North America
With approximately two million acres of personal
and ranch land, Ted Turner is the largest
individual landholder in North America. Turner
lands are innovatively managed and work to
partner economic viability with ecological
sustainability. All Turner ranches operate as
working businesses, relying on bison and
outfitting as principal enterprises. In addition,
Turner ranches support many progressive
environmental projects including water resource
management, reforestation and the reintroduction
of native species to the land. Turner
Enterprises also manages over 45,000 head of
bison across the various Turner ranches.
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Ranching Wildlife - Africa
THE RANCHERS COMMITMENT          2.1      
Comply with all applicable laws, jurisprudence,
codes, rules and regulatory requirements in
general, and specifically those relating to
wildlife ranching and the environmental, social,
market behaviour and the wellbeing of
stakeholders. 2.2              Provide and
maintain fit-for-purpose ranching facilities,
related to one or more of the following (i)      
            sustainable game production and
utilization factoring in the ecology, economy and
socio-cultural aspects that would facilitate meat
production, hunting and fishing (ii)             
   preserving and fostering the condition of game
for hunting (iii)               eco-tourism
and/or (iv)              environmental
conservation.