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Forest engineering & harvesting

Forest operations related to engineering and timber harvesting.

Contributors in Forest engineering & harvesting

Forest engineering & harvesting

wind shake

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Crack in a tree caused by high winds.

windfall

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Tree or trees that have been uprooted or broken off by the wind. Also known as blow down.

windrow

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Long narrow pile, usually of logging slash removed from a planting site.

witness tree

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Tree used by surveyors to mark the location of a survey corner; the tree is located near the survey corner and is inscribed with survey data. Also known as a bearing tree.

wolf tree

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Large rough tree, generally not good for lumber.

wood conversion

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Transformation of natural timber into any kind of commercial product. Includes all activities from commercial timber.

wood pulp

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Fiber from wood with varying degrees of purification that is used for the production of paper, paper board, and chemical products.

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