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DAY FOUR: FAZENDA SETE

• TOUR OF FOREST MANAGEMENT BLOCKS

•INTRODUCTION TO CONVENTIONAL AND REDUCED IMPACT LOGGING

 

 

Fazenda Sete is a ranch located near the city of Paragominas. A large patch of forest exists on this property, which provides a place for research on the effects of conventional and reduced impact logging. As a class we compared the forest impacts created by these methods of wood harvesting.

 

Group photo taken after discussion
in control plot.

Photos by Lucas Fortini
   

   

Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) plot. Notice the uniformity of the canopy and the abundance of regenerating trees.

 

 Visiting a forest often entails crossing pastures to
access any remaining wooded areas. Here, the
class walks toward the forest patch to see the
experimental plots.

Red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) found feeding in the forest.