Forestry
Woodland management field
Forestry is the science and practice of managing forests—planting, cultivating, and harvesting trees for timber, conservation, or recreation.
The field encompasses everything from sustainable logging to wildlife habitat preservation: She studied forestry at the state university.
A forester works in this profession.
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
old-growth · understory · succession · wildlife · conservation · deadwood · snag · riparian
Forest cultivation practice
- timberWood for construction
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- loggingRecording system events
- clear-cuttingRemoving all trees completely
thinning · sustainable · yield · rotation · plantation · inventory · cruising · marking
Sawn wood for building
- pulpSoft wet mass
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- veneerDecorative outer layer
plywood · woodchip · export · commodity · supply-chain · processing · milling · grading
Protected land patroller
- arboristTree care specialist
- dendrologyScientific study of trees
- degreeUnit of measurement
- certificationAttestation of qualification
surveying · GIS · mapping · fieldwork · assessment · consulting · extension · enforcement
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- firebreakCleared barrier against flames
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
ember · firefighting · hotshot · aerial · retardant · evacuation · lookout · mitigation
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- watershedDrainage area boundary
habitat · old-growth · understory · succession · wildlife · conservation · deadwood · snag · riparian · mycorrhizae
silviculture
Forest cultivation practice
- timberWood for construction
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- loggingRecording system events
clear-cutting · thinning · sustainable · yield · rotation · plantation · inventory · cruising · marking · prescription
lumber
Sawn wood for building
veneer · plywood · woodchip · export · commodity · supply-chain · processing · milling · grading · board-feet
ranger
Protected land patroller
- arboristTree care specialist
- dendrologyScientific study of trees
- degreeUnit of measurement
certification · surveying · GIS · mapping · fieldwork · assessment · consulting · extension · enforcement · patrol
wildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- firebreakCleared barrier against flames
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- preventionStopping something before occurring
smoke · ember · firefighting · hotshot · aerial · retardant · evacuation · lookout · mitigation · recovery
chainsaw
Motor-driven cutting tool
- axeBladed tool for chopping
- skidderVehicle dragging felled timber
- forwarderLogistics intermediary for goods
harvester · truck · clinometer · GPS · wedge · peavey · helmet · chaps
- Northern BCTerrace, Smithers, Prince George, Stewart, Mackenzie
- Congressional Committeesappropriations, Commerce, Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Science
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- Gavleborg
- MpumalangaKruger National Park, Carolina, Belfast, Middleburg
- Ouachita RegionAntlers, Hugo
Forestrydeforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
clear-cutting · logging · strip mining · desertification · urban development
Forestrymarine biology
Study of sea organisms
oceanography · fisheries · aquaculture · hydrology · limnology
Forestryurbanization
Population shift toward cities
urban planning · city development · industrialization · construction · real estate development
- forest fireUncontrolled woodland blaze
- rain forestWet, dense tropical woodland
- forest soundsWoodland acoustic backdrop
- virgin forestForest never harvested
- forest floorGround beneath trees
- forest productsGoods derived from woodlands
forest, forests, forested, foresting, forestation, deforestation, deforest, deforested, deforesting