The impact of logging on wildlife - A study in northeastern Pennsylvania

Seeing and conserving wildlife are among the most important management obje ctives for nonindustrial private landowners in the eastern United States. L andowners want profitable timber harvests but also want to know how harvest ing will affect their wildlife. The study examined associations between sta nd characteristics and wildlife abundance on 40 stands receiving different logging intensities in northeastern Pennsylvania and found that landowners have some choices when harvesting their stands for retaining or attracting different types of wildlife.