Links:

• Forest Directory Service
• Forest Management
• Wood Energy
• Soils & the Forest
• Lost Species – Atlantic Salmon
• Silviculture – Secret life of trees
• Silviculture – How Japan saved it’s Forests
• Wildlife – Canadian Ash Borer
• Climate Change & Pollution
• Curbing Climate Change
• Canada & International Emissions
• Fighting Climate Change
• Insect & Disease
• Non Timber Forest Products

Quick Reference:

Forestry Terms:

Privately Owned – 75% of all Nova Scotia forest land is privately owned.

Canopy – The foliar cover in a forest stand consisting of one or several layers.

Stand Density – A measure of the degree of crowding of trees within stocked forested areas.

Silviculture – The theory and practice of controlling forest establishment, composition, structure
and growth.

Shade Tolerance – The ability of a tree to regenerate and maintain health and vigor under shaded
conditions. Very tolerant trees can grow in dense shade.

Forest Stand – A group of trees occupying a specific area and sufficiently uniform in composition,
age and condition,so that it is distinguishable from the adjoining forested area.

Shade Intolerance – The inability of a tree to maintain health and vigor under shade. Intolerant trees
require full sunlight to maintain vigorous growth.

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