Current Stand Improvement Practices and Policies in the Southern Appalachian Region

The subject of timber stand improvement, particularly as carried out by C.C.C., has been and still is a very live topic. Many criticisms have been made, especially by outside groups, based largely on general observations. The answers that foresters could give have in general been similarly vague. This factual report fills a definite need in sizing up timber stand improvement work and furnishing material for withstanding the attacks of uninformed groups.