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The term "selective logging" is often loosely applied to any timber harvest that leaves some trees. A timber harvest can improve or degrade a forest. Therefore you should study the forest conditions carefully, consider management goals, then harvest timber in a way that reflects those goals and site conditions. Timber harvests can be divided into two categories: (1) a stand regeneration harvest or (2) a thinning.


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Topics addressed in this chapter:

•Stand regeneration

•Thinning

 
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