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The
United
States
produces
25%
of
the
world's
wood
output,
and
wood
supports
a
major
segment
of
the
U.S.
industrial
base.
Trees
provide
fiber,
resins,
oils,
pulp,
food,
paper,
pharmaceuticals,
fuel,
many
products
used
in
home
construction,
and
numerous
other
products.
The
use
of
wood
as
a
raw
material
must
consider
production
efficiencies
and
natural
resource
conservation
as
well
as
efficient,
profitable
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This
book
reviews
the
performance
and
effectiveness
of
the
Community
Development
Quotas
(CDQ)
programs
that
were
formed
as
a
result
of
the
Sustainable
Fisheries
Act
of
1996.
The
CDQ
program
is
a
method
of
allocating
access
to
fisheries
to
eligible
communities
with
the
intent
of
promoting
local
social
and
economic
conditions
through
participation
in
fishing-related
activities.
The
book
looks
at
those
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The
ten
small
scenes
show
a
one
mile
square
area
in
the
Olympic
National
Forest
to
the
northwest
of
the
Olympic
National
Park
on
the
Olympic
Pennisula
in
northwestern
Washington
State.
Clear
cutting
in
the
area
was
already
well
underway
at
the
time
for
the
first
Landsat
scene
in
1984.
Public
land
use
policy
changes
in
the
late
1980s
resulted
in
timber
cutting
relocating
from
public
lands
to
private
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An animation of the changes in the Olympic National Forest from 1984 to 1995 -
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Photographs from Olympic National Forest, 1997
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Nice sharp clear-cuts in mid-distance. -
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Photographs from Olympic National Forest, 1997
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Young conifers in a regrowth region. -
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This site contains Great Smoky Mountains National Park information, a park map, photographs, and visitor information. Included are information about the forests in the Park, Newfoundland Gap, Clingsman Dome, and links to sites with more facts. The Park is located within the Appalachian Mountain chain in both North Carolina and Tennessee.
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This
organization
seeks
to
provide
an
accessible
and
easily
used
archive
of
high
quality
images
related
to
forest
health
and
silviculture,
with
particular
emphasis
on
educational
applications.
Categories
include:
forest
pests
such
as
insects,
diseases,
weeds,
and
other
damage
agents;
silvicultural
practices
including
regeneration
practices,
nursery
operations,
intermediate
treatments,
forest
products,
...
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In
these
activities,
students
increase
their
awareness
and
knowledge
of
trees
through
research,
literature
and
hands-on
contact.
The
students
will
adopt
and
identify
a
tree
of
their
choice,
make
a
rubbing
of
the
bark,
draw
a
picture,
and
research
about
their
tree.
They
will
also
write
an
original
piece
about
their
tree,
document
how
it
changes
throughout
the
year,
and
learn
the
difference
between
...
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This public information site from Colorado State University offers sections on managing private and community forests, Colorado wildfires, fire rehabilitation, employment opportunities, and Project Learning Tree, a series of learning modules for K-12 students and educators that address current environmental topics and issues.
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This site offers forest fire safety and prevention information for kids from our old friend, Smokey Bear. Games, coloring sheets, and wildlife/
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