Forestry Handbook (Saf Publication, 84-01) (Hardcover)

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Product Description

A revised and reorganized practical reference for the working field forester, incorporating the latest information and new, improved methods in such critical areas as U.S. forest law and policy, forest taxation, cost accounting and accomplishment reporting, pesticide and environmental aspects, safety, and public involvement procedures.

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A revised and reorganized practical reference for the working field forester, incorporating the latest information and new, improved methods in such critical areas as U.S. forest law and policy, forest taxation, cost accounting and accomplishment reporting, pesticide and environmental aspects, safety, and public involvement procedures.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1360 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 2 edition (March 27, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471062278
• ISBN-13: 978-0471062271
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #833,398 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding book, October 2, 1999

By A Customer

i used this book extensively during my forestry training.if you are serious about forestry this is a must have book. it covers everything to do with forestry. its extreamly informative. the price may seem a bit high but, you'll get volumes of excelent forestry information.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forestry Handbook: Must-have resource for foresters, November 25, 2002

By	Glenn Hughes (Hattiesburg, MS USA) - See all my reviews

The Forestry Handbook contains a wealth of information for foresters and other natural resource managers. It's not a book that you read from start to finish (even discounting the 1,335 page length). Rather, it is a superb reference book. I use the Handbook frequently, and have a copy both at work and at home.

The Handbook is broken into 25 sections that include Ecology, Silviculture, Geology and Soils, Genetics, Fire Management, Insects and Diseases, Inventory, Measurements, and Logging. In addition to these forestry-related sections are those on Fish and Wildlife Management, Range Management, Watershed Management, and Remote Sensing. The Handbook also includes sections on Safety, People Management, and Communications.

Most sections have multiple authors, and these authors represent government, academia, and industry. Authors are from all regions of the country.

The strengh of the Handbook is that it covers a varity of forestry and natural resource topics, and does so very well. As you would expect, it relies heavily on figures and graphs, and these are appropriately used and of good quality. The sheer range of topics limits somewhat the depth of each topic. However, no other forestry text approaches the overall utility of the Handbook.

This 2nd Edition of the Handbook was edited for the Society of American Foresters and published in 1984. I hope that a 3rd Edition is in the near future. Technological advdances alone, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GPS, and related technologies indicate that an update is needed. Topics such as Best Management Practices (BMPs) and forest certification, now part of our everyday language in forestry, are absent from the 1984 Handbook.

The price tag may seem steep to foresters. However, considering the bredth of material and quality of the text, it is a text worth having if you are serious about forestry.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, portable, easy to use., March 1, 2006

By	Dr. P. L. Zylanoff "CountryDoc" (Thumb of Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very good reference guide to have while assessing forest. Is portable enought to take along, without being unreasonably heavy and bulky. Still need definitive text to refer back to, since it's not all-inclusive, but then again, it isn't supposed to be.