forest stewardship
Caring for trees
Forest stewardship is the responsible management and care of forested land, balancing ecological health with sustainable use.
It encompasses practices like selective harvesting, wildlife habitat protection, and long-term planning across generations.
The term implies an ethical obligation—stewards don't own the forest so much as hold it in trust: The family has practiced forest stewardship on this land for a century.
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- wildlife corridorsLand linking separated habitats
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- timber harvestingCutting trees for wood
silviculture · habitat restoration · indigenous knowledge · agroforestry · protected areas · sustainable yield · selective logging · wood products · controlled burn · carbon sequestration · renewable resources · leave no trace · chainsaw · soil health · ecosystem · native · old-growth · growth rings
forest stewardshipclearcutting
Harvesting every standing tree
deforestation · slash-and-burn · land clearing · clear-cutting · overcutting