Title: Identify silviculture practices for forest crop improvement.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Managing a Forest Enterprise

Identification should include

- describing external forces requiring improvement cutting
  - catastrophic
    - fire
    - blowdown
    - flooding
    - insect outbreaks
    - disease infestations
    - killing temperature
    - mechanical injury
  - irritants
    - animal predation
    - insects
    - diseases
    - nutrient and moisture deficiency
    - anthropogenic
- describing improvement cutting techniques
- removing low-value or damaged trees
- cutting for salvage or sanitation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What measures can a silviculturist take to supplement or substitute for natural regeneration?
- What are possible regeneration problems that may arise after salvage cutting?
- What are the similarities and differences between salvage and sanitation cuttings?