Title: Compare perspectives, trends, and priorities in Virginia public and private forest management.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Exploring Forest Trends, Threats, and Conditions

Comparison should include

- preservation
- conservation
- development
- multiple use
- protection of viewsheds
- protection of watersheds
- personal and commercial demand for wood products
- property rights of landowners (private, state, and federal)
- socially acceptable harvesting.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why should all perspectives be examined?
- Why is multiple use management becoming more popular?
- How can we conserve forestland while keeping up with the demand for forest products?
- What are some ways that people use Virginia's national forests?
- Why are open spaces so important to people and wildlife?
- How is development good and bad for the forest industry?