Forest management planning and estate planning;
Oak trees are one of the most valuable trees you can have on your property from a timber as well as wildlife standpoint. Everywhere oaks grow, landowners want to know how to grow good quality oaks and how to regenerate new ones. Here in Pennsylvania, we have huge areas of oak-dominated forest. In the higher …
How do Forestry Practices Benefit Deer Habitat? Forestry Practices and wildlife habitat improvement go hand in hand. Anytime I do a timber harvest, I am designing my harvesting and cleanup efforts with game habitat in mind. However, loggers can mess up your deer habitat in a timber sale if not done correctly. Timber harvesting in …
How to Tell if There are Too Many Does on Your Property? If there are too many does on the property, you will see overbrowsing of available food sources. Either food must be increased or deer numbers must be reduced. Every hunter knows that harvesting does is an important part of good deer management. But, …
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Selling Timber – Why hiring a Consulting Forester in PA is a good move. A timber sale is something you should enter into with great care. Start by informing yourself – read this: Sometimes I read an article by one of my associates and It is so good I just need to re-post it. In …
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How much is my timber worth? Wow, that’s a loaded question. Especially in current market conditions. The most important thing to keep in mind is that timber is a fungible commodity. In other words, since there is a lot of it on the market and there is constant flow of it, the price of it …
Prescribed fire is the best tool foresters have to regenerate oak forests. Periodic fire shaped the composition of the forest prior to fire exclusion over the last century. We can see that oak-dominated forest is now being overtaken by more shade-tolerant species, most of which are of lesser value to wildlife and not as valuable …
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So you want to sell some timber from your land. Where do you start? The first thing to do is think about what your goals are in having a timber sale. Most people sell timber when they suddenly need money for something. This is a sad situation as there is very little active timber management …
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We are licensed in Pennsylvania and New York to apply herbicides necessary to adjust plant growth in forestry. If you have native or non- native invasive plants crowding out the growing space and preventing quality timber and wildlife plants from getting established. It is usually necessary for regeneration of timber to apply herbicide to heavy …
Most landowners sell timber from their land once or twice in a lifetime. Its a big step and should not be taken lightly. Of course, once a tree is cut down, you can’t put it back and 80 to 180 years of growth is wasted unless the timber sale is done right. Keep in mind …
Here in Pennsylvania, we’re having one of the coldest winters I can remember. Cabin fever, colds and miserable weather seems to be the order of the day. If you find yourself on a rare sunny weekend with some energy and you want to get out and do something, TSI or Timber Stand Improvement may be …
