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Slicing or cutting trees or stumps at the ground line. Shearing may be done at harvest or with a KG blade during site preparation.

Removal of thin, fairly uniform layer of soil or materials from the land surface by the action of rainfall and runoff water.

A flow of rainwater that covers the entire ground surface with a thin film and is not concentrated into streams.

Removing trees from a harvest area in a series of two or more cuttings so that new seedlings can grow from the seed of older trees. This method produces an even-aged forest.

Harvesting a mature stand in a series of partial cuts toward the end of the rotation. During this time, an even-aged stand reproduces in the shelter of the original stand. The final cut occurs when new trees are well established.

Conveyance of title to a debtor’s property as a consequence of an execution sale.

Factors that shift demand or supply curves to the left or right. For example, greater per capita income of a group can shift that group’s demand curve for a commodity to the right. Also see tax shifting.

Shallow place in a body of water.

A Short Sale is a transaction (sale) of a property where the proceeds (sale price) falls short of paying off the existing loan to the lender. A short sale may or may not fully satisfy the debt owed to the lender, the terms of which are considered/approved by the lender. Sometimes, the borrower is still […]

Short-lived climate forcers refers to a set of compounds that are primarily composed of those with short lifetimes in the atmosphere compared to well-mixed greenhouse gases, and are also referred to as near-term climate forcers. This set of compounds includes methane (CH4), which is also a well-mixed greenhouse gas, as well as ozone (O3) and […]