Forest Management
Meaning of "DBH".
The oldest bald cypress trees are found near this river.
Situation where similar species coexist using limited resources in an area.
What is resource partitioning?
The first non-native people to utilize the trees of North America.
Who were the peaceful Icelandic immigrants?
These trees lose their leaves around the same time each year.
What are deciduous trees?
A tool used by foresters in calculating timber available from a tree.
What is a chain?
Small areas that are part of a larger system.
What are micro-ecosystems?
A standing, dead tree that is an important wildlife habitat.
What is a snag?
The oldest school of forestry in the United States.
What is the Biltmore School of Forestry?
Most likely place to find loblolly or shortleaf pine forest.
What is the coastal plain?
Increased levels of carbon dioxide increase trees' growth rates by this percentage.
What is 25%?
An easily-defined area of the forest.
What is a stand?
Habitat of the red-cockaded woodpecker.
What is mature longleaf pine forest?
Founder of the Biltmore School of Forestry.
Who is Carl Schenck?
Percentage of America's original forest that has been cut, cleared, or burned.
What is 95%?
The Tennessee Valley Authority manages this many acres of forest.
What is 22.2 million?
(Within 1 million wins.)
Spruce fir forests are also called this.
What are boreal forests?
Living trees that have at least one nesting site.
What are cavity trees?
What is 1885?
Deep-rooted trees have this type of root.
What is a tap root?
The practice of replanting trees after a harvest.
What is reforestation?
A type of forest that is fire-dependent.
What are longleaf pine forests?
An important micro-ecosystem in mature forests.
What are downed logs?
First year the federal government appropriated funds to purchase timber land.
What is 1799?
NRCS stands for this organization.
What is the Natural Resource Conservation Service?