Management Plan - A document prepared by natural resource professional to guide and direst the use and management of a forest property. It consists of inventory data and prescribed activities designed to meet ownership objectives. Also known as end mark or brand. Marking -Selecting and indicating, by a blaze or paint sport, the trees to be cut or left in a timber cutting operation. Mast - All fruits of trees and shrubs used as fod for wildlife.
Soft masts includes the fleshy fruits of black cherry, dogwood, and serviceberry, etc.
Mat -Temporary roadway constructed of hardwood lumber. Mature timber -Stand of trees that has attained an age or size that satisfies the primary economic goal for which it was managed. Mean annual increment -Total increment growth up to a given age divided by that age. Mensuration -In forestry, the measurement of both standing and harvested timber. Merchantable -Logs exceeding a minimum size and a minimum usable volume that are suitable for sale.