Glossary

(flǝd di pä zət): Particles that come from a stream or river and can consist of clay, gravel, sand, and silt.

(fləd plān): Low flat land along a stream or river that may flood.

(fləd plān): Flat land area next to a stream or river.

(flȯr ə): Plant, bacterial, or fungal life, especially such life characteristic of a region, period, or special environment.

(flȯr ǝl): Of, relating to, or depicting flowers.

(flüm): A sloping channel for carrying water.

Coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep, etc., like straw or hay.

(fō lē ij): The mass of leaves of a plant or plants.

(füd chān): A sequence of organisms in which each depends on the next, and usually lower, member as a source of food.

(fȯr ij): (noun) Food for browsing or grazing animals. (verb) To wander in search of forage or food.

(fȯr sǝps): An instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects, especially for delicate operations.

(fȯr əst): A very large area of trees.

(fȯr əst käm pə si shən): All plant species found in an area or landscape, including trees, shrubs, forbs, and grasses.

(fȯr əst kə vər): The area of land covered by forest crowns.

Dead plant material, such as leaves, bark, needles, and twigs, that have fallen to the ground.

(fȯr ǝst ma ni jǝr): A person who manages a forest; in the Forest Service, forest managers focus on managing vegetation, restoring ecosystems, reducing hazards, and maintaining forest health (definition from USDA Forest Service).

(fȯr ǝst stand ): A group of plants growing in a continuous area, in this case a forest.

(fȯr ǝ stǝd): Covered with trees or forests; wooded.

(for ə strē): The science and management of growing trees and timber.