This glossary is intended to improve communication among planners, managers, staff, the public, and users of the area. It, like the rest of Lasting Forests , is evolving. Good communication demands common agreement on, at least understanding of, the meanings of words and how they are used. Many words will be immediately understood and accepted by all who read them. Other words may cause controversy.
Words are only a means to understanding.
Staff will argue only for meaning, not the word. Suggestions for improving the meaning of items in the glossary, as well as for adding or removing words, are welcomed. Schwartz, E.C. Thor, and G.H. Elsner. USDA Forest Service, PSW-13 of the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment. Station, Berkeley, CA 252 pp.