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6. cutting - allow for a natural establishment of seedlings under the cover of the remaining trees.
8. - a substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
10. private forest landowners - forestlands owned by farmers
11. cycling - a system where energy and matter are transferred between living and non-living organism
13. - the growing and cultivation of trees.
14. - cut down and remove every tree from (an area).
15. - the process of cutting back lower branches to literally raise the height of your trees' canopy.
16. stand improvement - a phrase used to identify forest management practices
17. - make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
18. - survey goods for sale in a leisurely and casual way.

1. forestry - balances the needs of the environment, wildlife, and communities
2. management plan - BIA-approved plans used to manage an area of forested trust land.
3. - the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
4. - the action or process of regenerating or being regenerated
5. - an area of woodland in which the trees periodically cut back to ground level to provide firewood
7. management practices - way to describe acceptable practices
9. - a layer of plants and bushes that grows under the canopy of a forest
12. - the process of replanting an area with trees.