Warm-Up: Forestry 1

Learn about sustainable forest management, logging methods, and US National Forest uses.

Match the type of management with its correct activity. Resource Management using resources without depleting them Ecosystem Based Management harvesting that minimizes impact on the ecosystem Adaptive Management a customized approach to managing resources through gathering data Sort the descriptions under the correct category. There are 4 in each category. Clear-Cutting Worst for the ecosystem cutting down all the trees in a region even-aged growth cost efficient, but entire communities are displaced Seed-Tree A little less worse for the ecosystem small numbers of trees left behind to reseed mature trees left to provide shelter for seedlings and saplings less damaging than clear-cutting, but mostly even-aged growth Selection System best option for the ecosystem relatively few trees are cut at once most biodiverse and uneven-aged growth expensive, machinery disturbs forest interior, more dangerous for loggers Which of the following are the US National Forests used for? (select ALL that apply) timber recreation wildlife habitat mining True or False: Salvage logging can slow forest regrowth, promote wildfires, and destroy habitats for wildlife. True False