silviculture
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of silviculture
1875–80; < Latin silvi- ( see silvicolous) + culture
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In 2014 we visited the Tanjil Bren site as part of a University of Melbourne subject on silviculture in native forests.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
This led to the formation of the Imperial Forest Service, whose main mandate was to aid in British silviculture.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 3, 2023
Each side can point to plenty of competing examples, said John Bailey, professor of silviculture and fire management at Oregon State University.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
"All these steps are in the right direction, but the challenge is big and complex," said John Bailey, professor of silviculture and fire management at Oregon State University.
From Fox News ● May 27, 2021
The experiments in silviculture are demonstrating the methods of handling woodlands.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
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