kinds of management include the following:

—area an area for which a single management plan is developed and applied —see management (unit)

—goal a broad, general statement, usually not quantifiable, that expresses a desired state or process to be achieved —note normally, a management goal is stated in terms of purpose, often not attainable in the short term, and provides the context for more specific objectives

—indicator a plant or animal species, community, or special habitat selected during planning and monitored during implementation because the effects of management on its condition and trend will suggest the condition and trend of the resource as a whole

—intensity a management practice or combination of management practices and associated costs designed to obtain a specific level of goods and services

—objective a concise, time-specific statement of measurable planned results that correspond to preestablished goals in achieving a desired outcome —note an objective commonly includes information on resources to be used, forms the basis for further planning to define the precise steps to be taken and the resources to be used and assigned responsibility in achieving the identified goals

—plan a predetermined course of action and direction to achieve a set of results, usually specified as goals, objectives, and policies —note a management plan is a working instrument that guides actions and that changes in response to feedback and changed conditions, goals, objectives, and policies —see planning, planning site, public involvement

—policy a definite course or method of action to guide present and future decisions or to specify in detail the ways and means to achieve goals and objectives

—practice a specific activity, measure, course of action, or treatment undertaken on a forest ownership

—prescription a set of management practices and intensities scheduled for application on a specific area to satisfy multiple uses or other goals and objectives

—science —see systems analysis

—unit range management a subdivision of a management (area) —see deferred grazing This definition last updated 06/11/2010