How Can Forests Be Better Managed?

How is the balance of a forest's environmental, commercial, and recreational viability managed?

• Land use planners within a county

• A panel of local politicians

• By the National Forest Service

• By a local Forest Manager

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Why does sustainable forest management matter to society?

• People have somewhere to visit on weekends.

• It regulates forest resources to meet society needs.

• It makes people feel good about paying taxes.

• Healthy forests work to increase oxygen in the air and remove carbon dioxide

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What is a non-legally binding document that outlines suggestions for sustainable forestry?

• The International Forest Registry

• The Forest Principles

• The Forestry Guidelines

• The National Forest Practices

What philosophy should guide sustainable forest management?

• Harvesting of young trees to encourage plant and shrub growth at the forest floor.

• Recycling wood and other wood products to sustain natural resources.

• Regulating forest resources to meet the needs of society without harming the forest's health.

• Clearing of trees on large tracts of land to make room for farmland.

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In working to create a sustainable forest area, a forestry service should avoid which practice?

• Removing old growth trees to preserve the balance of a woodland.

• Planting a specific number of trees each year to expand the forest.

• Allowing young trees time to grow and mature.

• Removing the majority of trees from a woodland.

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