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Module 3: Thinning for Value

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lesson 1 - Nature's Way

  • Forest Stages, Nutrient Cycling
Lesson 2 - Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT)
  • Why do pre-commercial thinning?, when and where, diameter growth increases but no height, thinning hardwood, how to do a pre-commercialthinning, methods or tools
Lesson 3 - Commercial Thinning (CT) - Removing Saleable Products
  • Why do a commercial thinning?, where and when, re-entries, hardwood vs softwood, understanding basal area, how to do a commercial thinning
Lesson 4 - Other Types of Thinning and Considerations
  • Semi-commercial thinning, Shelter wood, Selection harvesting, Species Diversity and Wildlife habitat, effects of thinning on quality, hiring a contractor

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