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NALT Full

Preferred term

felling

Type

Topic

Definition

The cutting down of standing trees. "Felling" is not a synonym for logging nor harvesting. These latter terms also include removal of felled trees and some initial processing of the timber prior to removal.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

logging

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

log yarding

In other languages

tala

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/39772

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