The science and practice of managing forests, including growing trees, harvesting timber, and protecting forest ecosystems.
From 'forest' + '-ery' (a suffix indicating practice or occupation), emerging in the 18th-19th centuries as forest management became a formalized scientific discipline in Germany and France.
Modern forestry transformed from simple timber-chopping into sophisticated science—foresters now use GPS, drones, and climate models to manage the same forests that medieval woodcutters navigated by instinct.
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