Berger, John J., 1945-

Forests forever : their ecology, restoration, and protection / by John J. Berger ; with a foreword by Charles E. Little. - 1st ed. - Chicago : San Francisco : [Chicago] : Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago ; In association with Forests Forever Foundation ; Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 2008. - xxii, 306 p., [88] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. - Center books on natural history ; 2nd v. . - Center books in natural history (Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago) ; 2nd v. .

"The book is a completely revised, updated, and expanded version of John J. Berger's Understanding Forests (Sierra Club Books, 1998)"--P. 306.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index.

The bounteous forest -- The forest resource -- Where have all the forests gone? -- Conservation efforts -- The U.S. Forest Service -- New developments in U.S. forest policy -- Forestry and logging techniques -- Of old growth, spotted owls, and salvage logging -- Clearcutting -- Forests, money, and jobs -- Sustainable forestry -- Restoration forestry -- Saving forests -- Tropical forests and international forestry issues -- How to plant trees.

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Forests and forestry--United States.
Forest ecology--United States.
Forest conservation--United States.
Forest restoration--United States.

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