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Positive Impact Forestry: A Sustainable Approach To Managing Woodlands. By Thomas J. McEvoy. A primer for private woodland owners and managers on managing forests to protect both ecological and economic vitality. Explains the current state of forestry science topics such as soils, tree roots, and the effects of different harvesting methods on trees, soil organisms, and sites. Also offers advice on financial, legal, and management issues, ranging from finding the right forestry professionals to managing for products other than timber. More...

Sustainable Forestry: From Monitoring and Modelling to Knowledge Management and Policy Science. Edited by K. Renolds et al. In the context of forest sustainability, presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming ecological challenges. The practical experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful sustainable forestry policies. More...

Common Sense Forestry. By Hans W. Morsbach. Discusses planting trees and how to maintain them. Explains what seedlings to buy, the relative advantages of monoculture or mixed planting, the payback for planting and maintaining trees, seeding, hiring a consultant, and the economics of woodland ownership. The history and success of German forestry methods is discussed, and lessons are drawn from these age-old practices. More...

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Certification of Forest Products. Edited by Virgilio Viana et al. This volume traces the history of certification, the development of an agreed upon set of forest management principles, and the various certification programs currently underway. More...

Forest Certification in Sustainable Development: Healing the Landscape. By Chris Maser and Walter Smith. Highlights the history, importance, and rewards of forest certification. Discusses the issues involved in mainstream forestry as it is currently practiced, and what can be done to create sustainable forestry. More… | Chris Maser EcoSpeakers Info >>

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization. By John Perlin. Chronicles the many ways wood contributed to the growth of civilization, as fuel, material for houses, ships and wagons, as support for digging mines, molds for crafting other materials, and so on. Describes the deforestation of Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, the West Indies, and the United States by kings, warlords, and robber barons. More... | John Perlin EcoSpeakers Info >>

Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest. By Chris Maser. Describes a single forest and its many dwellers, from flying squirrels to fungi, from massive Douglas fir trees to tiny tree-eating mites. Builds a strong case for conservation. More… | Chris Maser EcoSpeakers Info >>

Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction. By Jim L. Bowyer, Rubin Shmulsky, and John G. Haygreen. Provides a comprehensive overview of the anatomical and physical nature of wood and the relationship of these characteristics to its use as an industrial raw material. Includes updated research findings and expanded discussions that reflect the changing face of the forest products industry. More… | Jim L. Bowyer EcoSpeakers Info >>

Trees & Forests of America. By Tim Palmer. By . An unprecedented collection of 200 stunning photographs with text celebrating the exquisite beauty of nature and explaining why trees and forests are important to all life. In this remarkable volume of unaltered photos, it is easy to get lost in sunbeams shining through green canopies or in the sky-reaching rise of the largest living organisms on earth. More… | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

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Clearcut: The Tragedy of Industrial Forestry. By Daniel Dancer. From air and ground, the 35 photographers whose vivid work is gathered here document the devastation clear-cut forestry has caused across Canada and the U.S. This volume doesn't just show the destruction of clearcutting but offers solutions. More… | Daniel Dancer EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Redesigned Forest. By Chris Maser. Explains the natural design of a forest, and how science and technology have tried to change that design. More... | Chris Maser EcoSpeakers Info >>

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