Slash (logging)

In forestry, slash, or slashings are coarse and fine woody debris generated during logging operations or through wind, snow or other natural forest disturbances.[1] Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard and some North American states have passed laws requiring that logging slash be treated.[2] Logging slash can be chipped and used for the production of electricity or heat in cogeneration power plants.[3]

In parts of the world where logging takes place on soft ground the branches and tops of trees can be used as part of the timber harvesting process to provide a track for forest machines to travel upon.[4] Utilizing slash in this manner mitigates ground damage.

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References

  1. ↑ "Slash". The Dictionary of Forestry. Society of American Foresters.
  2. ↑ South Dakota Code
  3. ↑ California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
  4. ↑ Managing Brash on Conifer Clearfell Sites, Forestry Commission

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