In the past, forest management was done with mainly wood fiber in mind.
Today we practice a much richer and dynamic approach to forest management.
By taking into consideration all forest values we can achieve a more
harmonious and truly sustainable system. Values such as soil and water
quality, wildlife habitat and conservation, wood fiber and socio-economic
impacts all play a role in the decision matrix that is sustainable forest
management. In the book “Learning From The Landscape” Robert Bott and
Robert Udell have described the making of such a system of management. The
book describes the establishment of “model” forests in which we today
design our forest management plans. These forests where meant to be a place
where research could take place in order to inform best practices. Robert
Bott and myself discussed the book and its many topics.