Forest with continuous cover
The objective is to manage forests through silviculture with continuous cover, with gentle silviculture. This method causes forests to progressively evolve towards a harvest of quality wood through targeted cutting and work. It endeaors to preserve the diversity of species, ecological interactions and the maintenance of the natural fertility of the soil.
Finally, this type of silviculture strengthens the protective function of the forest (protection of specific species at stations, preservation of habitats, improvement of the forest micro-climate). This type of forestry is sometimes underdeveloped, for mainly economic and technical reasons.
- Maintenance and clearing of the passages for machinery (in order to limit the impact on the soil and on natural regeneration)
- Pruning of young trees presenting a possibility of timber production in the long term
- Clipping of trees for wood production or trees of interest for specific diversity
- Plantations for enrichment and maintenance
- Identification of trees of ecological interest, area of interest
- Seedling clearances (natural regeneration)
- Depressing in areas of broken or overturned trees
- Project management mission, including preparation (dendrometric measurements), marking of works, contracting and monitoring of works