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clearcutting: see forestry forestry, the management of forest lands for wood , water, wildlife, forage, and recreation. Because the major economic importance of the forest lies in wood and wood products, forestry has been chiefly concerned with timber management, especially reforestation, ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is part of the Blue Mountain province, rugged and diverse country about which whole books have been written describing "forest nightmares," a long legacy of fire prevention, high-grade logging (cutting the biggest, leaving the worst), and clearcutting in a forest once maintained by periodic groundfire where ponderosa pine grew to 6 to 10 feet in diameter and early pioneers drove wagons through park-like forest and meadow rich in fish and wildlife. Initiated by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, the "Bird Friendly" label signifies that a third-party inspector has certified your coffee organic and shade-grown, without clearcutting the tropical forests. In some areas where clearcutting had taken place near Garden Lake, Miller pointed out the patterns of cutting used were designed to mirror the burn pattern of a forest fire, with no hard, square edges. |
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