THE state government’s regulation of timber harvesting, which has led to the impending closure of Gippsland’s native forest industry in January, directly contradicts the joint national-state approach ...
The effects of planting or harvesting a tree often takes time to see. What are the long-term effects on the forest ecosystem as a whole, and also on individual species within it? plethodontidae, are ...
Timber stand improvement (TSI) is an important practice in managing the woods for wildlife. Often referred to as forest stand improvement (FSI), this land management method is used to accomplish short ...
Researchers used images from LiDAR, a remote sensing technique that produces 3-D depictions of forest structure, to map logging areas—including roads, skid trails, gaps under the canopy, and decks ...
AS of January 1, Gippsland’s hardwood industry is now largely gone, with harvesting of timber from native forests on Crown land no longer permitted. Gippsland’s native forest is part of the vast ...
Final approval pending; work on 22,000-acre project would begin in 2023 The Dolores Ranger District has given preliminary approval for a large logging and forest treatment project covering 22,346 ...
PROF. A. E. WACKERMAN, of Duke University, North Carolina, has produced a most useful text-book dealing with the harvesting of the timber crop in the United States. Many of the operations covered bf ...