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The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (or MUSYA) (Public Law 86-517) is a federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12, 1960. This law authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and administer the renewable resources of timber, range, water, recreation and wildlife on the national forests for multiple use and sustained yield of the products and services.
A number of federal statutes govern the United States Forest Service: Forest Reserve Act of 1891 (March 3, 1891) (Section 24 of the General Land Law Revision Act of 1891, also known as the Creative Act; 26 Stat. 1103; 16 U.S.C. §§ 471, repealed 1976 by P.L. 94-579, FLPMA).
Sustainable yield is the amount of a resource that humans can harvest without over-harvesting or damaging a potentially renewable resource. [1]In more formal terms, the sustainable yield of natural capital is the ecological yield that can be extracted without reducing the base of capital itself, i.e. the surplus required to maintain ecosystem services at the same or increasing level over time. [2]
The number of easements within state programs, which comprise nearly half the nation’s protected acreage, has grown by about 20% over the last five years, according to the American Farmland ...
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The tree farm movement began in 1941 in an effort to promote resources on private land, ensuring plentiful fiber production for timber and paper companies. [1] With declining virgin saw timber available, the industry began to promote forestry practices to ensure sufficient fiber production for the future.
Organizers of the annual Ag-Timber Parade have announced that this year's parade will be conducted Friday, May 20, in Island City. Parade participants will line up for the event at 5 p.m. on D ...
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