Slash (logging)

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Slash is a forestry term that refers to 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 clean electricity or heat in a 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] Utilising slash in this manner can help mitigate potential ground damage.

[edit] References

  1. ^ About.com Forestry Terms
  2. ^ South Dakota Code
  3. ^ California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
  4. ^ Managing Brash on Conifer Clearfell Sites, Forestry Commission