Forestry and Conservation

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Forestry and Conservation

• By Donald Gilman
• Worth County Middle School
• Sylvester, GA
• Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office
• May 2004

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Forest and Conservation

• Soil Conservation-Management practices that
  prevent soil loss.
• Erosion-A force that depletes topsoil and
  fertility Caused by exposing unprotected soils
  to wind and water.

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CRP- Conservation Reserve Program

• A government program that provides payment to
  land owners that voluntarily take erodible land
  out of production. The most common cover crop
  used for this program is pine trees.

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What are Forest?

• Valuable Natural Resource
• Renewable Resource- a resource that is not used
  up it continues to produce more of its kind
• Habitat for wildlife
• Basis for our lumber industry
• Erosion control device

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Multiple Use Management

• Concept of managing forest landsthe forest lands
  are used by many user groups in this setting
• Timber is harvested
• Mines if available are operated
• Grazing is open up for public bidding
• Recreational purposes are established Fishing,
  Boating,Camping, Hunting

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Forest and Watershed

• Water shed- the area from which water drains as
  it emergences from springs and moves into the
  streams, rivers, lakes and ponds
• The forest slows down the movement of water
  causing it to be absorbed and then it is released
  through out the year.This water seeps into
  underground springs and aquifers where it is
  later deposited into streams and rivers
  replenishing the water supply for a continuous
  flow

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Surface Water

• Includes the water in our rivers,lakes,streams
  and reservoirs.
• These waters are used for human
  consumptionirrigation of farmlandsand recreation

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Aquifers

• Underground layer of porous rock and/or sand that
  contains water.
• Water that is obtained from an aquifer is called
  ground water.
• Much of the ground water is used for human
  consumption.
• Water from aquifers have less contaminants than
  river and steam water.

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Ecosystem

• Ecosystem is made up of all of the forms of life
  that inhabit a particular area.
• Each ecosystem is related .

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Government Agencies

• USDA-Makes regulatory policy for all Ag
  enterprises.
• USDA Forest Service - set regulatory policy for
  all federal forest lands
• Department of Interior - sets regulatory policy
  for all lands set aside under the federal
  governments control
• USDA Soil Conservation Service - Makes regulatory
  policy for the use of land and conservation
  practices to be employed
• State Agencies - DNR, Forestry, Fish Wildlife

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The Future

• There will be some government agency established
  to measure and regulate water usage.