Good Forestry

From Good Theories And Good Practices

 

Contents

 

Scribbling on Bark 9

Science Uncertainty Theory Goodness & Practice 11

 

Theory Science and Uncertainty 22

Chapter 1. Ecological Forestry as Relativistic Science 22

Chapter 2. Interactions in Nature: Disturbance Exploitation Interference 32

Chapter 3. Gandhian Nonviolence & Defending the Earth 47

Chapter 4. Principles of Ecological Forestry (Part I) 53

Chapter 5. Principles of Ecological Forestry (Part II) 63

Chapter 6. Wild Thinking 85

Chapter 7. Forest Thought Experiments-Waldgedankenexperiment 98

 

Questioning Theory and Practice 102

Chapter 8. The Philosophy of Ecological Forestry through Questioning 102

Chapter 9. What is Ecoforestry? Ecological Forestry as Art Philosophy

                                                   Science & Practice 111

Chapter 10. Global Planning Flaws

                                                       (Response to Alan Savory lecture) 120

Chapter 11. Is Any Forestry Sustainable?

                                                       (Review of Andy Kerr letter) 122

Chapter 12. Forestry Education Necessary? 125

Chapter 13. Why is Old-Growth Cut? 130

Chapter 14. Thoughts about Forest Certification 132

Chapter 15. Reforestation Goals: Are Planning and Gambling Enough? 138

Chapter 16. What is a Forest Worth? 142

Chapter 17. Can Forestry Stand Alone? 145

Chapter 18. Lies, Dirty Lies, and Dirty Photographs 146

Chapter 19. Dying Forests are Silent 154

Chapter 20. Trillium Marches on Tierra del Fuego 158

Chapter 21. Fun with Numbers-Forest Financing 162

Chapter 22. Why Forests Cannot be Saved? 165

 

Goodness and Practices in Forests 171

Chapter 23. Gigatrends in Forestry 171

Chapter 24. Ecological Forestry Research 185

Chapter 25. The Health of Forests 199

Chapter 26. Forest Practices and Ecosystem Productivities 211

Chapter 27. Good Forestry: Neutrality, Death, Sowbugs, and Ecological

                                                   Principles 225

Chapter 28. Design of Forest Ecosystems 242

Chapter 29. An Ecological Forest Care Plan (Mountain Grove, Oregon) 257

Chapter 30. Forestry as Unified Field Theory, Ecosystem 311 Medicine,

                                                   Good Practice, & Poetic Production

Chapter 31. Virtue, Death and Responsibility 318

 

Notes & Bibliography 322

Index 333

Author Biography 339