Forestry Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (53) essays
Forestry essays:
The Spotted Owl Controversy
... Federal District Judge William Dwyer issued a landmark decision finding that the Forest Service had violated the National Forest Management Act by failing to implement an acceptable management plan for the northern spotted owl. His decision forbade timber sales across the spotted owl ...
The Destruction of the Rain Forest.
... living organism, we would be the viruses. The destruction of the rain forests can not be ignored any longer; we must act now, and defend the forests that are left! First of all, some countries clear cut the land with a slash and burn technique to build ...
Save The Trees: Deforestation.
... forests, usually causing ecological harm. The process has occurred as long as wood has been used as an energy source." Furthermore, "In the 1990's, the deforestation of tropical rainforests threatened to increase Earth's carbon dioxide levels, make much land unproductive, and force many plant and ...
Off Highway Vehicle Trail Development: Originally used this as a speech in my Agriculture class
... and more local, regional and even federal agencies are working to close down and take over recreational Off-Highway Vehicle areas. Some areas of the country, ... or through them. We always carry a small chainsaw and a small can of mixed fuel when building new or maintaining existing trails. It's also ...
A Residential Wilderness: Life in the Wild land-Urban Interface
... management practices in the ponderosa pine ecosystem have notably disturbed natural fire patterns and native plant health. The managers of public and private forests today are challenged to take rapid action and implement fuel management strategies, like prescribed fire and ...
How the Spotted Owl impacted small communities. Conservation vs. Preservation.
... forests, and the timber industry's demand for more timber sales on the other. Some experts state the spotted owl's continues to decline in population each year, while others believe the owl is migrating to newer habitats. I personally believe the owl cannot survive in the forests ...
Forestry Management in Nove Scotia
... Act and under private lands. (See Appendix 3) Nova Scotia is committed to the goals of their forest strategy. Managed forests are more productive and often more diverse than unmanaged or mismanaged forests and they produce higher quality and quantities of wood. Public attitudes toward forests and ...
Restoring health to ponderosa pine ecosystems while reducing threats of wildfire within the wildland-urban interface.
... and approved methods. More than 2 million acres of national forest lands in the Southwest are currently infested with dwarf mistletoe s, a parasitic plant that causes serious infections in the host tree. Surveys of ponderosa pine forests conducted in the 1950s and ...
Wild Fires: Are They Beneficial to the Enviornment
... forest management, farming, or prairie restoration. Controlled burns are set purposely by special trained firefighters to keep wildfires in control. There are three different classes of wildfires. A "surface fire" is the most common type and burns along the floor of a forest, moving slowly and ...
Essay on the environment: looks specifically at deforestation issues and how to remedy the situation
... world's current need for paper (Abramovitz 104). The 34.6 million acres of forest cut down is equivalent to fifty five percent of the world's deforestation (Goldsmith 201). This decline in tree cover over the world has multiple negative connotations. Global warming and soil erosion ...