A Walk in the Woods

Afforestation (also referred to as silviculture) is the land management practice of planting commercially-valuable trees for later harvesting on land that has been previously cleared and converted for other use for a period of time.Take a SideDo the benefits of silviculture outweigh the ecological and environmental costs?Note: Answering this may be simplest if you take the perspective of a particular stakeholder; be that of a citizen, a local or state environment or natural resources representative, lumberjack, water management district engineer, conservation biologist, town commissioner, etc.Review the Important Information About Discussions. Your initial reply is due by the 4th day of the module week. Read your peers’ posts and reply to at least two of your peers by the last day of the module week. Review the discussion rubric to ensure you discussion meets the grading standard.