Forests forever
Subtitle: their ecology, restoration, and protection
By: by John J. Berger ; with a foreword by Charles E. Little.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Center books in natural history -- 2
Publisher: Center for American Places in association with Forests Forever Foundation San Francisco; Distributed by the University of Chicago Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Santa Fe, N.M; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781930066519; 9781930066526
Subjects: Forests and forestry -- United States; Forest ecology -- United States; Forest conservation -- United States; Forest restoration -- United States
Description: "An expanded and revised version of Berger's best-selling Understanding Forests, this book offers a clear and readable survey of forest history and management. Berger draws upon diverse sources in law, ecology, economics, politics, and anthropology to argue that ecology, rather than the marketplace, should be the driving force behind forest management. Historical case studies of forests worldwide support this contention, as does the history of governments' forest policy. Keeping pace with today's issues, Berger critically evaluates government policy over the last seven years, contrasting the destructive policies of the Bush Administration with model programs instituted by the Canadian Boreal Initiative and others. Ultimately, he offers us the guiding principles of sustainable forestry as an answer to the ever-increasing demand for wood products."--NHBS Environment Bookstore.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The bounteous forest; title: The forest resource; title: Where have all the forests gone?; title: Conservation efforts; title: The U.S. Forest Service; title: New developments in U.S. forest policy; title: Forestry and logging techniques; title: Of old growth, spotted owls, and salvage logging; title: Clearcutting; title: Forests, money, and jobs; title: Sustainable forestry; title: Restoration forestry; title: Saving forests; title: Tropical forests and international forestry issues; title: How to plant trees.