Pathway to Sustainability: Defining the Bounds on Forest Management

The progress of forest management in the United States: A broad and bounded path that leads us to the goal of sustainability? Or a tree that branches as it grows? Or chaos?
Four noted scholars offer their views on the evolution of forestry. Hal Salwasser, dean and director of the forest research laboratory at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, poses provocative questions about the nature of forestry as the discipline seeks to meet society’s needs while conserving the resource. Jo...