Whether you have a few acres of trees in the suburbs or a small commercial forest, you can encourage a healthy and sustainable ecosystem through proper woodland management. This introductory guide shows you how to identify the type, health, and quality of your trees and suggests strategies for keeping your woodland thriving.
Whether you have a few acres of trees in the suburbs or a small commercial forest, you can encourage a healthy and sustainable ecosystem through proper woodland management. This introductory guide shows you how to identify the type, health, and quality of your trees and suggests strategies for keeping your woodland thriving.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Steve and Ann Larkin Hansen, authors of Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment, have run a family farm in Wisconsin for the last 20 years. While Steve has kept their farm equipment running smoothly, Ann has authored books, including The Organic Farming Manual, A Landowner’s Guide to Managing Your Woods, Finding Good Farmland, Making Hay, and Electric Fencing. She has also served as a regional editor for The Country Today and a contributing writer to Mother Earth News. Mike Severson is a Certified Master Logger, licensed arborist, and tree surgeon. He is dedicated to sustainable forestry and education for good forest management. Dennis L. Waterman is a professional consulting forester who serves private landowners with small acreages. His services include forest stewardship management plans; timber harvest; and forest inventory, mapping, and appraisals.
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Introduction 1. Why Manage Your Woods? A Quick Look Back Where We Are Now Where We Go from Here 2. How Forests Grow Tree Strategy Tree Anatomy Forest Succession: Sprinters vs. Marathoners Tree Ranges Local Forest Conditions Forest Health 3. Taking a Woodland Inventory Figuring Out What You Have Identifying Forest Flora Identifying Soil Type Identifying Wildlife Identifying Terrain and Special Features Finding Property Lines Pulling All the Information Together When to Hire a Forester 4. Establishing Goals Determining Woodland Goals Management Options Timber-Stand Improvement Projects Timber-Harvest Methods Guarding against Disaster Keeping the Most Important Goal in Mind 5. Working with a Forester What Is a Forester? Writing the Management Plan 6. Working in the Woods: Landowner Projects Safety First Equipment Making and Maintaining Trails Controlling Invasive Species Encouraging Wildlife Other Woodland Harvests Planting Trees Woodlands and Kids 7. The Logging Industry How a Logger Makes a Living Classes and Values of Timber Logging Equipment Sorting and Milling Types of Loggers Market Pressures in the Timber Industry 8. Harvesting Timber Planning for a Cut Setting Up a Timber Sale The Walk-Through Monitoring the Cut After the Cut 9. Finances and Legacies Evaluating a Forest Purchase Taxes Insurance Federal and State Grant Programs Carbon Sequestration Legacies Glossary Resources Index
Introduction 1. Why Manage Your Woods? A Quick Look Back Where We Are Now Where We Go from Here 2. How Forests Grow Tree Strategy Tree Anatomy Forest Succession: Sprinters vs. Marathoners Tree Ranges Local Forest Conditions Forest Health 3. Taking a Woodland Inventory Figuring Out What You Have Identifying Forest Flora Identifying Soil Type Identifying Wildlife Identifying Terrain and Special Features Finding Property Lines Pulling All the Information Together When to Hire a Forester 4. Establishing Goals Determining Woodland Goals Management Options Timber-Stand Improvement Projects Timber-Harvest Methods Guarding against Disaster Keeping the Most Important Goal in Mind 5. Working with a Forester What Is a Forester? Writing the Management Plan 6. Working in the Woods: Landowner Projects Safety First Equipment Making and Maintaining Trails Controlling Invasive Species Encouraging Wildlife Other Woodland Harvests Planting Trees Woodlands and Kids 7. The Logging Industry How a Logger Makes a Living Classes and Values of Timber Logging Equipment Sorting and Milling Types of Loggers Market Pressures in the Timber Industry 8. Harvesting Timber Planning for a Cut Setting Up a Timber Sale The Walk-Through Monitoring the Cut After the Cut 9. Finances and Legacies Evaluating a Forest Purchase Taxes Insurance Federal and State Grant Programs Carbon Sequestration Legacies Glossary Resources Index
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