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What Is a Forest Stand?

When talking to a forester or logger, you may hear them refer to a "stand," but what exactly is a "stand?" A stand in forestry refers to a group of trees comparable in species composition, stem...

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All About Shelterwood Cutting

White pine shelterwood in Maine Shelterwood cutting is a multiple-entry method of timber harvesting focused on establishing regeneration. A shelterwood cut only partially harvests the canopy of a...

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link to What is Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT)?

What is Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT)?

Sometimes, there are just too many trees on a given acre of forest. Excessive competition can choke out individuals and hamper timber growth for decades. Foresters and woodlot owners use...

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Is Clearcutting Bad?

There are few practices in forestry that draw public ire quite like clearcutting, and understandably so, but is clearcutting bad? Properly implemented, clearcutting can be a great tool to harvest...

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link to To Grow Trees, Kill Them: A Primer On Thinning a Forest

To Grow Trees, Kill Them: A Primer On Thinning a Forest

If you have spent any length of time exploring Maine’s forests, you have probably encountered a dense thicket of young trees. These are the kind of areas that can induce tears on a camping trip...

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