Silviculturist
Someone who practices silviculture; a forester.
Skidder
Vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest; logs are transported from the cutting site to a landing where they are loaded onto a truck.
Sustainable Forest Management
The management of forests according to the principles of sustainable development that includes finding a balance between social, economic, and environmental values.
Timber
Wood in any of its stages.
Timber Cruising
Sample measurement of a stand that is used to determine an estimate of the amount of standing timber that the forest contains; measurements are collected at sample locations (plots); can give information on stand conditions, species composition, and volume.