Timber stand improvement
Timber Stand Improvement, or TSI is a necessary activity that is often neglected by landowners. TSI is like weeding your garden, taking out the plants that are not benefiting your timber or wildlife value and making room for the high quality trees that help you achieve your goals for the property. How much does Timber …
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 …
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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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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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 …
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 …
