- Slash (logging)
Slash, or slashings, is a forestry term that refers to coarse and fine woody debris generated during
logging operations or through wind, snow or other naturalforest disturbances. [ [http://forestry.about.com/library/glossary/blforgsx.htm About.com Forestry Terms] ] Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard and some North American States have passed laws requiring that logging slash be treated. [ [http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=21-10-27 South Dakota Code] ] Logging slash can be chipped and used for the production of clean electricity or heat in a cogeneration power plants. [ [http://www.fire.ca.gov/newsreleases_content/downloads/2001archive/SlashToEnergy.pdf California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection] ]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. [ [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/PDF/fcpn013.pdf/$FILE/fcpn013.pdf Managing Brash on Conifer Clearfell Sites, Forestry Commission] ] Utilizing slash in this manner can help mitigate potential ground damage.
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