Title: Compare sustainability practices and multiple-use management strategies used to protect and maintain Virginia’s forest ecosystems.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Investigating Environmental Issues

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?