Compare sustainability practices and multiple-use management strategies used to protect and maintain Virginia’s forest ecosystems.

Comparison should include harvest rates, habitat provisions, sustainability practices, and management practices related to forestry and recreation uses.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is meant by multiple use?
• How could different multiple-use strategies be described?
• What strategies might be used to achieve an optimal balance between environmental management, economic development, and social values?
• How does management of land or forests for more than one purpose protect against floods and erosion, provide for recreation, and protect water supplies?
• How can a multiple-use land management system help to achieve optimum yields from a given area without impairing its productive capacity?
• How does implementing a multiple-use management system help prolong resource availability and keep forests and land viable for future yields?