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A Healthy Forest is a Happy Forest
The three things any landowner can do to have a healthy forest are to monitor for problems, diversify the kinds of trees growing, and promote vigorous growth.
A stand apart
Forests are broken up into stands of similar trees for decision making purposes
Check your chainsaw checklist before heading out to the woods
I don’t know how many times I have headed out into our woods to do some chainsaw work and had forgotten something. It is usually something critical like water, or my hatchet, or I brought the wrong fuel mix.
Common problems with your chainsaw and how to fix them
Everyone encounters problems with their chainsaw on occassion, and most of the issues that come up can be resolved fairly easily.
Estimating Stocking Conditions in Your Timber Stand
Techniques used to measure the relative density of trees per acres in a forested stand
Harvesting trees in the right order
Getting your forest filled with trees that are healthy and fast growing is all about removing the right trees in the right order.
How Forest Trees Grow
Knowing this can help with yield predictions and the impacts of management activities
Intermediate Cuttings in Forest Management
Strategies for harvesting immature trees to achieve goals
Intermediate Cuttings in Forest Management
Harvesting practices done before the trees are fully mature
Managing sprouts in your forest
Sprouts from roots or stumps are common form of tree regeneration and need special care to become healthy trees.