What's Happening in the Woods/RESPONSE: What Is Happening In and Outside America's Private Woodlands?/RESPONSE: More Needs to Happen in the Woods

摘要

High grading does not regulate residual stand density, structure, or species composition Trimble 1971, Nyland et al. With the above as a brief synopsis of some basic silviculture concepts and to emphasize my initial concern that the issues brought forward in the article are more complex than we perhaps realized, I would pose tht following to further stimulate discussion. Are there enough qualified professional foresters presendy in the field to adequately advise owners of eastern mixed upland hardwood forests, should all those that could benefit from professional forestry help seek that help? I believe that it takes much more education, training, and on-the-ground experience than many of us have to properly give the professional guidance requiredto make the complex decisions needed to sustainably manage our eastern hardwood forests. As we develop and assign economic values to ecosystem services, such as water, wildlife habitat, open/green space, and recreational opportunities, how are we going to address these assets in a landowners forest resource management plan?