OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -North Carolina is located within the temperate deciduous forest global biome, however, a great variety of forest and non-forest ecosystems may be found within the state. Temperate deciduous forests are most notable because they go through four seasons.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is a deciduous forest? The deciduous forest is characterized by trees that lose their leaves at the end of each growing season. In Minnesota these woodlands include sugar maples in areas where lakes, rivers, and rugged terrain protect them from fire. At the prairie’s edge, where fires are common, oaks dominate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Major forest types in the state include oak-hickory, loblolly-shortleaf pine, oak-pine, oak-gum-cypress, and longleaf-slash pine which after historic lows, is now increasing again in North Carolina.

Detailed explanation-4: -North Carolina is in the biome known as the temperate deciduous zone. The most outstanding characteristic of this zone is the changing of seasons through the complete cycle of spring, summer, fall, and winter.