1. Conservation and Stewardship
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2. Conservation: protecting the natural state of the environment Stewardship: taking responsibility for managing and protecting the environment
Example: In many areas, deer populations are over carrying capacity and have been destroying their environment. The populations have been controlled by managed hunts or the re-introduction of predators like wolves.
Stewardship is necessary for preserving our natural resources for future generations.

4. Natural resource: a source of wealth in the natural environment, such as fresh water, minerals, or forests

5. Natural resource: a source of wealth in the natural environment, such as fresh water, minerals, or forests
The Forest Stewardship Council logo appears on products that have come from responsibly-managed forests.

6. Canada has 10% of the world’s forests and is the world’s largest exporter of forest products.

7. There are two different types of trees:

8. There are two different types of trees:
softwood – coniferous trees (e.g. pine)

9. There are two different types of trees:
softwood – coniferous trees (e.g. pine)
hardwood – broad-leaved trees (e.g. oak, maple)

10. Clear-cutting: used for shade-intolerant trees (e. g
Clear-cutting: used for shade-intolerant trees (e.g. spruce), removing all the trees in a strip, leaving debris like stumps and branches to restore nutrients.

11. Clear-cutting is easy, efficient, and cheap but most likely to cause damage,

12. Clear-cutting is easy, efficient, and cheap but most likely to cause damage, not only from habitat loss but also because of soil erosion and water runoff.

13. Shelterwood: used with mid-tolerant trees (e. g
Shelterwood: used with mid-tolerant trees (e.g. oak), removing trees in stages over a short time.

14. Selection: used for shade-tolerant hardwood forests (e. g
Selection: used for shade-tolerant hardwood forests (e.g. maple), removing over-mature and poor-quality trees
A selection-harvested maple forest