A Conflict Between Forest Renewal and White-tailed Deer: A Silviculturalist's Perspective on Values

This conference is focused on "The Impact of Deer on the Biodiversity and Economy of Pennsylvania. "Each speaker on this panel has been asked to speak about the interaction between our values and the ecological impacts of white tailed deer from a specific perspective. My perspective is that of a silviculturist. Silvicuiturists study how trees and forests grow, so that we can help maintain and establish or re-establish forests that sustain the benefits that humans value. We can use silviculture to open a vista, to muffle distant noises, to create habitat for one or more wildlife species, or to produce wood products, for example. This article was written by Susan L. Stout, U.S. Forest Service Forestry Science Laboratory, for The Impact of Deer on the Biodiversity and Economy of the State of Pennsylvania Conference held September 24-25, 1999.

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