The South's Fourth Forest

The South's Fourth Forest

Author: United States Forest Service

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-12

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 9781390366655

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Excerpt from The South's Fourth Forest: Alternatives for the Future The third forest will continue to be the source of the timber harvested in the South during the rest of this century. The forest that will come after that - the South's fourth forest - can take almost any form desired. The changes now taking place in the third forest are cause for great concern. Our most recent surveys of forest resources show that net annual timber growth, after rising for decades, has begun to decline. Softwood timber removals are above net annual growth over large areas, and inventories are beginning to decrease. A similar situation is developing for hardwoods. If these recent trends continue, The preface to The South's Third Forest How It Can Meet Future Demands (southern Forest Resource Analy'sis Committee 1969) began: The analysis was developed to learn how the Sout-t achieved its vastly improved, if not wholly 'favorable, timber position over the past several decades and how this trend could be continued. In a general sense, this is also the basic purpose of the pres ent study. Concern about the timber situation in the South began in the early l9oo's, when it become evident that forests over much of the South were not regenerating after harvest. This con cern led to a series of national and regional analyses that provided an analytical basis for developing policies and pro grams to renew and sustain the South's timber resource. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Southern Forest Science

Southern Forest Science

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Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13:

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"Southern forests provide innumerable benefits. Forest scientists, managers, owners, and users have in common the desire to improve the condition of these forests and the ecosystems they support. A first step is to understand the contributions science has made and continues to make to the care and management of forests. This book represents a celebration of past accomplishments, summarizes the current state of knowledge, and creates a vision for the future of southern forestry research and management. Chapters are organized into seven sections: "Looking Back," "Productivity," "Forest Health," "Water and Soils," "Socioeconomic," "Biodiversity," and "Climate Change." Each section is preceded by a brief introductory chapter. Authors were encouraged to focus on the most important aspects of their topics; citations are included to guide readers to further information."


Proceedings of the Policy and Program Conference on "the South's Fourth Forest

Proceedings of the Policy and Program Conference on

Author: United States Forest Service

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-10-13

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781396777684

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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Policy and Program Conference on "the South's Fourth Forest: Alternatives for the Future" I am pleased to be back in the South. I grew up in Arkansas, went to school there, and learned my basic forestry tromping around southeastern Arkansas on Crossett Company land. Reading the review draft on the South's fourth forest brought back a lot of memories about the early part of my career here in the South. L worked on two Ranger Districts where the first forest' had been clearcut by large lumber companies in the teens and twenties. In fact, as a practicing, on-the ground forester, I had a set of 1936 photos that I used regularly in Texas, and I could go into the woods and very vividly see the second forest' and how it developed over time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.