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Closing line Line used to close a grapple. ...
Coarser residue Plant residue that is suitable for chipping; for example, slabs, ...
Coastal plain Any plain (or plains) of unconsolidated fluvial or marine sediment ...
Codomiantion 1.) Trees with crowns forming the upper level of the ...
Cold deck 1.) Pile of logs left for later transportation. 2.) Logs piled ...
Collapse The flattening of single cells or rows of cells during ...
Collar (saw collar) A flange mounted on the saw arbor to support the ...
Commercial thinning Partial harvesting of a stand of trees for economic gains ...
Compartment Forest management subdivision or block of land, usually of continuous ...
Competition Struggle among trees and other vegetation, generally for limited nutrients, ...
Complete tree Every component of the tree from the needles to the ...
Complete tree harvesting Harvesting of a complete tree, including the roots. ...
Concentration yard Pulpwood yard providing facilities for unloading trucks, storage, and loading ...
Conifer Tree that is a gymnosperm, usually evergreen, with cones and ...
Conk Visible fruiting body of a wood-destroying fungus, usually indicating rot ...
Conservation Protection, improvement, and wise use of natural resources according to ...
Continuous forest inventory Timber sampling system that provides for periodic remeasurement of specific ...
Contour felling Timber felled parallel to ground contour line. ...
Contract hauler Independent truck owner or a driver working for the contractor ...
Contract logging 1.) Operator doing all or part of the logging for ...
Contractor Person who has a contract to do all or any ...
Controlled burning Use of fire to destroy logging debris, reduce buildups of ...
Conventional forest products All commercial roundwood products except fuelwood. Includes boards, dimension lumber, ...
Conversion 1.) Transformation of a forest from one forest type to ...
Coppice In silviculture, a tree cutting method in which renewal of ...
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