Planning and Resource Evaluation

These publications describe some of Scion's research in resource assessment, including developing methods to assess the quantity, quality and condition of forests. These publications also cover matching end product requirements, harvesting and logistics.
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    Forest Roading Manual

    Covering all aspects of the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of unsealed forest roads. New and innovative practices and procedures have been identified through consultation with roading engineers, supervisors, and others.
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    How Much Wood Has Your Woodlot Got?

    This book allows non specialists to estimate the volume and value of wood in a stand of trees. Contains information on estimating area, sampling, plot measurement, stocking, diameter, basal area, height, and conversion to volume and value.
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    Inventory Practice for Managed Forests

    This manual should be useful for anyone recording stand information for management planning and control, for marketing and sale purposes, and for the assessment of merchantable volume.
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    Radiata Pine Growers Manual

    This comprehensive guide is focussed on profitably growing and managing radiata pine in New Zealand. Includes site selection, genetics, fertilisers, planting, weed control, grazing and timberbelts, thinning, pruning example regimes, pests and diseases as well as harvesting.
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    Radiata Pine Wood Properties Survey

    A comprehensive survey of 7500 radiata pine trees from 250 sites in New Zealand was used to assess wood density, shrinkage, tracheid length and heartwood development.
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    Forest harvest practices in and around sensitive areas

    Brenda R. Baillie
    Harvesting activities have the potential to adversely impact sensitive forest areas. This review collates and examines information on international harvest systems, practices and equipment that allow harvesting in these sensitive areas.
    Published Online - 06/2010. [1.3 MB] (pdf).
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