Esthetic evaluation of timber harvesting in the Northern Rockies - a progressive report

Dennis L. Schweitzer; James R. Ullrich; Robert E. Benson

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Esthetic evaluation of timber harvesting in the Northern Rockies - a progressive report

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Authors:

Dennis L. Schweitzer, James R. Ullrich, Robert E. Benson

Year:

1976

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Research Note INT-RN-203. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 11 p.

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Abstract

Panels of judges have been evaluating the esthetic dimension of harvested areas in the Northern Rockies. Studies conducted in Wyoming and Montana agree with intuition in that forest scenes are generally liked less as the evidence of man's activities increases.

Keywords

harvesting (silvicultural) systems, esthetics, visual impact

Citation

Schweitzer, Dennis L.; Ullrich, James R.; Benson, Robert E. 1976. Esthetic evaluation of timber harvesting in the Northern Rockies - a progressive report. Research Note INT-RN-203. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 11 p.