Forestry in the United States is no longer merely a theory or a subject for discussion; it has gotten down to concrete things in the woods. Nor is the growing of timber confined to public lands; it is gradually making headway on land in private ownership. It is becoming an...
This symposium dealt primarily with one important aspect of wood quality, namely specific gravity as determined in standing timber by the increment core sampling method. It covered the status of research in this area, the importance of the work, present and potential uses for wood density data, and the need...
A timber sale is the culmination of many years
of forest management. For many woodland
owners, it is the most significant opportunity
for return on their forestry investments. It also
may be a significant departure from their normal
sphere of operations. Owners may be accustomed
to planting, managing weeds, thinning...