You've read about the many uses of timber, from paper to rubber to medicine. What impact does the timber industry have on local, national, and global economies?


Create a two-column chart titled "Without Management." Title one column "Economic Benefits of Harvesting Timber", and title the other column "Economic Costs of Harvesting Timber." Write down at least four different benefits and costs of harvesting timber without any management of the resource.


Then create a second two-column chart titled "With Management." Title each column the same as your first chart. Under each column, write down at least four different benefits and costs of harvesting timber with the kinds of management techniques you have read about.


Do you think the benefits of managing timber as a resource outweigh the economic costs? Why or why not?