Download or read book Looking Beyond the Trees, Visual Stewardship of the Working Forest Conference: written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents papers & presentations from a conference on visual resource management, which concerns managing perceptions by making human-made intrusions look as natural as possible while meeting other forest management objectives. Topics covered include visual resource management experiences in various jurisdictions, visual design considerations, visualization of forest management alternatives, measures for meeting visual quality objectives, public perceptions & preferences, forest certification and aesthetics, assessing forest non-timber values, visual resource management practitioner training, landscape architecture and silviculture techniques, policy influences, and health & economic benefits of forested scenes.