Title: Identify characteristics of healthy and unhealthy forests.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Preserving Forest Health

Identification of a healthy forest may include

- plant diversity
- wildlife diversity
- low susceptibility to disease and insects
- low susceptibility to catastrophic wildfires
- healthier and faster-growing trees.

Identification of an unhealthy forest may include

- lack of plant and wildlife diversity
- slow-growing trees that are more susceptible to insect and disease attack
- higher susceptibility to catastrophic wildfires
- effects of overstocked conditions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are some of the benefits of forest management?
- Why are plant and wildlife diversity important characteristics of a forest?
- What are some ways to avoid catastrophic wildfires?