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
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