SUSTAINABLY MANAGED FORESTS

forests managed meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs by practicing a land stewardship …

WOODLAND

an area of land covered with trees.

URBAN FOREST

The collection of trees growing in a city or town, including woodlands, street trees, and trees in parks and gardens.

UNEVEN-AGED STAND

a forest area composed of intermingled trees that differ markedly in age.

UNDERSTORY

the layer formed by the crowns of smaller trees in a forest.

TIMBER CRUISE

a survey of a forest or forest stand to evaluate timber volumes and species composition, to mark trees for harvesting, or to identify other values …

TIMBER

a forest stand containing trees of commercial size and quality suitable for sawing into lumber.

THIN

to selectively remove some of the trees in a forest area, allowing more water, sunlight, and nutrients for the trees that remain.

SWAMP

a wetland dominated by trees.

STAND

a contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in species composition, arrangement of age classes, and condition to be considered a distinguishable unit.