The Forestry Minute

Learn a little bit of something related to owning forested land in about a minute

Keys for pulling invasive plants by hand

https://youtu.be/dmxAldhWIoI

Some additional keys to manually sharpening a chainsaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Ye9oe_xTY

Learn the keys to manually sharpening a chainsaw

https://youtu.be/7DVpV9O4R2Y

Check out these mushrooms fruiting in July

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFD2xJYRIO4

Track stations are an easy way to see which wildlife are on your property

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ4-xbhEAMc

There are all kinds of wildflowers blooming in your woods in July

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPAmiP4EpLs

See if you can find these mushrooms fruiting in your woods in June

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMd0qB9PZ3A

Learn these techniques for applying herbicides safely and effectively

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klr7GasH1KM&t=6s

It is easy to monitor for frogs on your property

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN5A0irnm34

Learn to identify the damage caused by porcupines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vj63BS9xc

See if you can find any of these wildflowers blooming in your woods in May

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEeZLSbxBLs

Learn about the best time for planting tree seedlings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEp4i2YX_M

Check out some of the wildflowers blooming in your woods in April

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIKJxZ0w0K8

Keep your access ways clear for emergency vehicles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htEoeJ_yWbs&t=3s

Here are some guidelines for placing trail cameras

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C38LdjTGCmI

Stack your firewood correctly for quickest drying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuxICOH-Mco&t=5s

Learn to cut the limbs off of downed trees, part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3gnl_BLFY

Learn to cut the limbs off of downed trees, part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pemucY2mXHo

Herbicides are powerful tools if you use them correctly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt160kW3hV0&t=2s

You can create a free standing row of firewood using this technique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M5xxM11dBY

Identifying trees is easy once your know these leaf characteristics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VMgfmIwSyk&t=2s

Use this technique for the safest chainsaw starting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7eaCcEA8U

You will fell your trees more accurately utilizing the open-faced notch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoo80QoptCE

Some woodland flowers to keep an eye out for in June

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fUA6xblw5Y

Learn to identify invasive, non-native shrubs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSeWtH5zvcQ

Your lawn can help protect your home from wildfires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5cRZgKcmF0

Deciding when to upgrade the tread of your woods trails and roads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjC2kyjcfn0

Choose the right landscaping and plants to protect your home from wildfires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsY41ixBqUo

Have you tried the top down fire starting method?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_sHL8RzZY

Identifying trees by their twigs is pretty easy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuIABuHEuhM

Monitor wildlife on your property by the tracks they leave in the snow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iWJbhD_W18

The right way to prune branches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F0IQI4604U

Check to see if your firewood is fully seasoned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk8EFaDByGE

Harvest branches for wreaths and other projects in a sustainable way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gLtpOiw9SI

Build the right firewood splitting platform for maximum effort

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha-eL7xG7nc

Protect your home from wildfires by cleaning off your roof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TheVuRuSa4

Protect your home from wildfires by cleaning around and under your deck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgsPDCRb_d8

Compost fallen leaves in the fall to prevent them from becoming a fire hazard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmzw46n9sp0&t=3s

Controlling non-native shrubs using the cut-stump treatment method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2X2ciU8CA

Change the habitat along your shoreline to deter beavers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOYIo6qPxe8

Protect roads and trails from stormwater damage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVkMR7Ly10U

Cleaning up storm damaged trees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRG5X_zwaI

Mowing your trails, openings and around your seedlings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqNeDxF5bUk

Picking and growing raspberries and blackberries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Ax4Jshu-M