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In forestry and silviculture, a sanitation harvest or sanitation cutting is a harvest of trees for the purpose of removing insects or diseases from a stand of trees. Sanitation harvesting is used to prevent the diseases or pests from spreading to other nearby trees. It is a form of intermediate management and is used in order to improve an already existing stand of trees.

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References

  1. Forestry Merit Badge Booklet. Irving, Texas: Boy Scouts of America. 2005. p. 67. ISBN 0-8395-3302-0.
  2. Government of Alberta Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (September 14, 2009). "Woodlot Harvest". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. "Sanitation Cuttings". Forest Encyclopedia Network. Retrieved 2010-04-04. Sanitation cutting is done when legally required, for example to prevent bark beetle outbreaks. Or, when economic considerations about preventing potential loss or future losses due to inaction may occur.
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