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Financial rotation Rotation of tree crops determined solely by financial considerations (which ...
Fine residues Residues not suitable for chipping, such as sawdust, shavings, and ...
Fire danger Measure of the likelihood of a forest fire, based on ...
Fire hazard Condition of fuel on the ground, particularly slash. ...
Fire line Cleared area extending down to mineral soil that surrounds a ...
Fire trail Cleared area constructed around logging slash or other fire hazards ...
Firebreak 1.) Space cleared of flammable material to stop and/or check ...
Firmwood Sound or solid wood in a log suitable for either ...
First growth Timber from a forest that has not been previously logged. ...
Fixed costs Operation costs that will remain relatively constant for all levels ...
Flagging Colored plastic ribbon attached to trees or stakes to make ...
Flat Sawn (Plain Sawn)  Plain-sawn hardwood boards are produced by cutting in the ...
Flitch A piece of lumber with wane on one or both ...
Flotation Tractive ability of the transport device to resist sinkage into ...
Flume Trough of water used to convey wood. ...
Forest Area managed for the production of timber and other forest ...
Forest economics Generally, that branch of forestry concerned with the forest as ...
Forest floor General term for the surface layer of soil supporting forest ...
Forest management Generally, the practical application of scientific, economic, and social principles ...
Forest practice 1.) Any activity that enhances and/or recovers forest growth or ...
Forest residuals 1.) Sum of wasted and unused wood in the forest, ...
Forest type 1.) Classification of forest land in terms of potential cubic-foot ...
Forestation Establishment of a forest, naturally or artificially, on an area, ...
Forester A forester is a person who practices forestry, the science, ...
Forestry Generally, a profession embracing the science, business, and art of ...
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