Module 7: Pre-Harvest Management Activities

• The “time value of money” (= financial discount rate), as captured in the Net Present Value (NPV) affects the financial attractiveness of silvicultural treatments
• Harvesting is a silvicultural treatment
• Harvest planning is critical for silvicultural success
• Natural forest management is not the most appropriate land-use under some conditions

Topic 7.1: Financial Discount Rates and Calculation of Net Present Value (NPV)

Topic 7.2: Relevant National, State, and Local Regulations

Topic 7.3: Site Assessment

Topic 7.4: Topographic Maps

Topic 7.5: Harvesting as a Silvicultural Treatment

Topic 7.6: Harvest Plans