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silvics
noun
(used with a singular verb)
the scientific study of trees and their environment.
More about silvics
Silvics, an extremely rare noun, is a branch of forestry meaning 鈥渢he scientific study of forest trees and their environment.鈥� The word is formed from Latin silva 鈥渇orest, woods, woodland, grove,鈥� and the modern suffix –ics, which forms nouns denoting a body of facts or principles, like economics, physics, or politics. The suffix –ics is the plural of –ic and represents Latin –ica and Greek –颈办谩, which form neuter plural nouns such as Latin 尘补迟丑脓尘补迟颈肠补 and Greek math膿mat颈办谩 “mathematics.” Silvics entered English in the early 20th century.
how is silvics used?
They gained enough appreciation of silvics (in general, the study of how [a] tree grows) and arboriculture to know that trees change over time and that these changes must be understood, advocated for and included in the design of urban green spaces.
Although silvics had at its core an ideal of transforming the forest, it also offered a way of learning about the forest and making a connection between the individual and the wild nature out there.
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More about fardel
Fardel holds a place in the annals of classic literature for its use in Hamlet’s famous soliloquy: “who would fardels bear, / To grunt and sweat under a weary life …” Then again, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), in the听鈥渄uke鈥檚鈥� noble, sublime rendition of Hamlet鈥檚 soliloquy: 鈥淭o be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin / That makes calamity of so long life; / For who would fardels bear, till Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane, / But that the fear of something after death /听 Murders the innocent sleep鈥�.鈥� To bear fardels means to 鈥渃arry burdens.鈥� In Middle English fardel, also fardel(l)e, fardel(l), means 鈥渁 pack of goods or supplies; a collection of bundles or packs; wrapping.鈥� The Middle English forms come from Old French fardel, a diminutive of farde 鈥渂urden.鈥� The word most likely has its origin in Arabic fardah 鈥渟ingle piece, package, bundle.鈥� Fardel entered English in the 14th century.
how is fardel used?
who would fardels bear, / To grunt and sweat under a weary life …
Who can endure to leave the Future all unguessed, and sit tamely down to groan under the fardel of the Present? No, no!
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stewardship
noun
the responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving: New regulatory changes will result in better stewardship of lands that are crucial for open space and wildlife habitat.
More about stewardship
Stewardship is a compound of the common noun steward 鈥渁 manager of someone鈥檚 property or finances鈥� and the native English suffix –ship, which denotes condition, office, or skill. From about the beginning of the 20th century, stewardship in many Christian denominations has acquired the sense 鈥渙bligation for the responsible use of time, money, and talents in the service of God and of one鈥檚 neighbor.鈥� Stewardship entered English in the 15th century.
how is stewardship used?
As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaches鈥攊n a year that feels unsettlingly bleak鈥攃ommitting ourselves to more active Earth stewardship seems a logical, fitting and entirely necessary outcome.
Stewardship means, for most of us, find your place on the planet, dig in, and take responsibility from there鈥攖he tiresome but tangible work of school boards, county supervisors, local foresters鈥攍ocal politics. 鈥� Get a sense of workable territory, learn about it, and start acting point by point.听
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