BOTANY 205 VIDEO STUDY GUIDE
                       Lumber Production
                          (35 minutes)

1.  How many acres of what kind of trees does Champion manage in Texas? 

2.  What method of timber harvesting does Champion use?

3.  How much time must elapse before trees can be harvested on these Southern Tree   
     Plantations?

4.  Describe the major steps taken by people involved in harvesting timber from a tree     
     plantation.



5.  Describe what happens to logs once they reach a lumber mill.



6.  What are the major products produced by the Champion Lumber Mill in the video?



7.  How is waste minimized at this mill?



8.  What are the major challenges facing the lumber industry at present?





Shear felling       Debarking      Veneer          Public Confidence
Saw hand            Caustic acid   Lay up Line     Environmental
Skidder             Soda           Hot Press       Responsibility
Set man             Lath           Chipping Saw    Human Resource
Loader              Flume          2X4 & 4X4       Management
Log Deck            Drying         Plywood
Merchandising Deck  Grading
Fiber Deck