Redwood
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Logging
Conference

Foresters - Tree Scientists


Oops! This forester was trying to complete his timber harvest plan in his assigned forest area. But he has been thumped on the head by a falling branch and has temporary amnesia! Help him remember what to do by filling in the blanks with words from the forestry word book below.

  1. A Forester works in a type of __________ that can be harvested and replanted.
  2. Foresters keep a close watch on the young trees as they grow, looking for __________ or __________ that might attack them.
  3. Foresters use __________ to keep track of all the information they need to manage the forest.
  4. A Forester has to make many decisions, such as which trees are to be __________ where to put __________ to get to the trees, and how to best protect the __________ , __________ and __________ in an area to be harvested.
  5. A Forester works closely with State officials to make sure the many __________ and __________ are obeyed.

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