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By LYT WOOD
County Forester
In the past few weeks I have described some of the land-use alternatives for Rappahannock forests. The underlying theme has been multiple-use management. —that is, managing the land, for several objectives at once/ Objectives which were discussed are timber, firewood, wildlife, and recreation.
Only in the case of the Wilderness Area must this multiple-use concept be partially abandoned. Even so, the Shenandoah National Park simultaneously provides wildlife habitat, aesthetic * enhancement, and an ideal watershed, as well as recreation grounds.
The federal government controls the land-use and management policies within the park, which represents a major portion of our i mountain land. Responsibility for the remaining 75,000 acres of woodlands in Rappahannock County lies with the private landowners.
Intensive Forest
Management
Anyone who has traveled in some of the European countries has probably seen some examples of intensive forestry. Europe has for a long time been a pioneer in such practices as forest tree planting and fertilization. Stocking levels (density of the trees within the stand) are precisely maintained for maximum timber growth.
Many land uses — recreation, timber, water— are extracted from each forest stand.
Trees which are cut are fully utilized—even the dead branches that normally fall during the growth of the stand are picked up and used as fuel. ^
Why is this intensive^ management necessary? Forests have become precious in these areas, and heavy demands are placed on them for many uses. How is it
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