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.