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Forest engineering & harvesting
Forest operations related to engineering and timber harvesting.
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Forest engineering & harvesting
tar heel
Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting
Name given to loggers from any Southeastern State.
target forest
Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting
Type of forest, in terms of species mixture, size, stocking, and harvest age, considered best for a particular site in order to economically produce fiber in the qualities and quantities desired on a ...
technical life length (TLL)
Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting
Time from when the machine goes into operation until it is no longer used in any operation. Normally, the unit for technical life length is productive time, expressed in hours.
tether line
Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting
Line used to restrain a balloon in flight, such as the line from a logging balloon to the butt rigging.
multistem
Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting
Operation handling two or more stems at the same time.
municipal
Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting
Land owned by municipalities or land leased by them for more than 50 years.
muskeg
Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting
Tract of partly forested peatland supporting mosses, shrubby plants, and scattered trees.
