silviculture
noun
sil·vi·cul·ture
ˈsil-və-ˌkəl-chər 
: a branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
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Topics will include the Natural Resources Conservation Service EQIP cost-share program, silviculture, timber management, beef herd health, best practices for co-grazing goats and cattle, virtual farm tourism and timber exemption, according to a news release.
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Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2021
This led to the formation of the Imperial Forest Service, whose main mandate was to aid in British silviculture.
—Sutirtha Lahiri, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2023
Kristen Waring, a professor of silviculture and applied forest health at the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University, knew what to look for.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2022
Open to incoming high school freshmen through graduating seniors, students study forest ecology including tree identification, silviculture, forest products and forestry management.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2022
Formerly known as Ohio Forestry & Wildlife Conservation Camp, the camp is open to students in grades nine through 12 to explore forest ecology, including silviculture, tree identification, wildlife, forestry management and forest products.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 22 Dec. 2017
Black Forest Biosphere Reserve (Germany)—Located in the south of the country, this biosphere reserve contains low mountain ranges, forests shaped by silviculture, lowland and mountain hay meadows and lowland moors.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
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Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2021
This led to the formation of the Imperial Forest Service, whose main mandate was to aid in British silviculture.
—Sutirtha Lahiri, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2023
Kristen Waring, a professor of silviculture and applied forest health at the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University, knew what to look for.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2022
Open to incoming high school freshmen through graduating seniors, students study forest ecology including tree identification, silviculture, forest products and forestry management.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2022
Formerly known as Ohio Forestry & Wildlife Conservation Camp, the camp is open to students in grades nine through 12 to explore forest ecology, including silviculture, tree identification, wildlife, forestry management and forest products.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 22 Dec. 2017
Black Forest Biosphere Reserve (Germany)—Located in the south of the country, this biosphere reserve contains low mountain ranges, forests shaped by silviculture, lowland and mountain hay meadows and lowland moors.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
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“Silviculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silviculture. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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