A changing landscape

Forests can be managed in many different ways. Use the arrows to rotate the camera and examine the different forest management alternatives. How do they look up close and from far?

Different methods of managing forests can alter the forests and landscapes in many ways. Even a regenerated forest can retain the true character of a forest. Many find that forests are more pleasant-looking when the forest owners avoid expansive felling areas and leave behind an abundance of robust retention trees and seed trees. If the felling area is in a visible place, such as on top of a hill, damage to the landscape can be minimised by keeping the profiles of hills and slopes in harmony and by adapting felling operations to the contours of the terrain. Digital visualisation can help to foresee how the different forest management measures will affect a certain forest now and in the long run. This makes it possible to opt for measures best suited to areas that are delicate in terms of landscape, such as in the vicinity of tourist centres.