Silviculture
Silviculture is the cultivation and care of forest trees and is the heart of the field of forestry. It is a simple definition for a vastly complex array of activities and experiences. Delve into the world of silviculture and learn about the many and varied aspects of this art and science we call forestry.Publications
- Planning and Planting a Five-Row Windbreak
- Plant Your Seedlings Right
- NEW - Simple Homemade Forestry Tools for Resource Management
- Trees Against the Wind
- Western Larch: A Deciduous Conifer in an Evergreen World
- Checklist for Tree Planters
- Colored Leaves and Needles Means Fall in Idaho
- Cultural Methods to Stimulate Conifer Seed Production
- Diameter Limit Cutting
- Does it Pay to Thin?
- Ecosystem Management for Private Woodlands?
- Extension Forester Discovers New Species - Landowners and Processors Make Millions!
- Forest Grazing
- Forest Habitat Types: A Plant-Based Clue to Better Forestry
- From our Files: Archival Wisdom
- Helping Your Drought Stressed Trees and Shrubs Throught Winter
- I Planted a Tree, Now What Do I Do?
- Improving Forest Productivity for Timber: A Key to Sustainability
- Is New Forestry Really New?
- Jurassic Forestry
- Moisture Stress: What Does it Mean for Trees?
- Mulches for Conservation and Plantation Plantings
- Natural Foliar Shedding
- Paper Birch Update: Ecology, Management, and Ecological Development
- Plan and Prepare Now for Spring Planting
- Plant Health Care: Common Sense Forest Management
- Planting White Pine: Risks and Rewards for Landowners
- Reforestation Sources
- Seedling Terms a to Z
- Selecting Suitable Tree Species
- Shade Loving Trees?
- Silvicultural Decisions I: Planting versus Natural Seeding
- Silvicultural Decisions II: Mechanized versus Conventional Logging
- Silvicultural Decisions III: Thinning
- Silvicultural Decisions IV: Trees on the Edges of Clearcuts and Other Openings
- Silvicultural Decisions V: Why and How to Thin
- Silvicultural Decisions VI: Site Preparation for Natural or Planted Regeneration
- Silvicultural Decisions VII: Thinning versus Selection Harvest/Regeneration
- Silvicultural Decisions VIII: The Role of Silviculture in Meeting Riparian Objectives
- Silvicultural Decisions IX: Can Timber Harvest Help Reach Non-Timber Goals?
- Silvicultural Decisions X: Is There a Future for Growing and Processing Timber in the Inland Northwest?
- Silvicultural Decisions XI: Can Fire Hazard Reduction Treatments Help Achieve Other Silvicultural Objectives?
- Silvicultural Decisions XII: Considering Climate Change in Silvicultural Prescriptions
- Silvopasture - Growing Trees in Your Pasture or Visa Versa
- Species Diversity: A Management Tool for Woodland Owners
- Stress Kills Trees Too!
- Summer or Fall is the Best Time to Plan Next Year's Tree Planting
- The Fate of Forest Seed
- Ton of Slash?
- Using Trees for More than Firewood and Lumber
- Watering and Feeding Landscape Trees
- When to Plant?
- Where in the World is Ribes?
- Idaho Department of Lands State Forester Forums
- Internet Center For Wildlife Damage
- Silvics of North America
- University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- University of Idaho Forest Nursery and Seedling Research
- University of Idaho Rangeland Ecology and Management
- USDA Agricultural Research Service - Germplasm Resources Information Network
- USDA Agricultural Research Service - National Arboretum
- USDA Forest Service Road Management Website