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Forestry is the study of and the applied science of growing trees in a forest environment. This includes diverse fields (among others) such as the biological, chemical, geophysical, meteorological, and economic forces that influence the growth of forests and use of them and their many products.
Forestry is almost by definition, "sustainable." This means that, within reason, forests can be grown, harvested and grown again on one site for an unlimited period of time. The application of forestry to obtain some objective from the forest is defined as management. In experience this is not always the case, especially where land ownership turns over quickly. Subsequent owners may decide to liquidate the forest cover and develop the site into an apartment complex. Harvesting timber or bulldozing trees to clear the land for another use may be a valid decision for a landowner but Land Use Conversion is not "forestry."
Forest management may be characterized in many ways.
It may be:
Forestry has developed numerous techniques to treat existing forests in order to meet specific goals. Let us work with you to help guide your forestlands to meet your objectives and needs.
Forests can be characterized as either even age or un-even age. Alternate regeneration methods using specific harvest types produce a single or multiple age classes in a forest community. Both types of forests can support diverse forest ecosystems supporting vibrant plant and wildlife communities.
Foresters use systematic sampling and a careful analysis of the resulting data to create a detailed picture of the landowner's forest. Knowing the nature of the forest allows the forester to predict it's future growth. Armed with this information, the forester can ensure that any planned harvest will not over tax the ability of the forest to regenerate.
The following charts are examples of the results from these samples.
Table 1A. Data Analysis of Plot A. Plot size = 0.1 acres
dbh (inches)
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Acer saccharum 6.0 10.4 12.2 7.8 12.2 6.9
Betula alleghaniensis 7.5 9.8 6.5 7.2 8.2
Fagus grandifolia 6.6 9.2 6.7 7.1 7.8 4.2
Acer rubrum 8.9 5.8 7.7 6.2 9.3 7.5 6.5 10.5
Acer pensylvanicum 7.7 5.5 4.9 6.0
Species (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
No. of Trees/ Basal Basal Relative Relative
Trees Acre Area Area/Acre Density Dominance
Acer saccharum 6 60 3.00 30.01 21% 30%
Betula alleghaniensis 5 50 1.71 17.11 17% 17%
Fagus grandifolia 6 60 1.65 16.47 21% 17%
Acer rubrum 8 80 2.76 27.59 28% 28%
Acer pensylvanicum 4 40 0.82 8.16 14% 8%
Total 29 290 9.93 99.33 100% 100%
Table 1B. Data Analysis of Plot B. Plot size = 0.1 acres
dbh (inches)
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Acer saccharum 16.8 14.0 14 16.5 15.5
Acer rubrum 19.8 20.0
Betula alleghaniensis 25.2 18.6
Fagus grandifolia 22.1 19.5
Species (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
No. of Trees/ Basal Basal Relative Relative
Trees Acre Area Area/Acre Density Dominance
Acer saccharum 5 50 6.47 64.73 45% 31%
Acer rubrum 2 20 4.32 43.20 18% 21%
Betula alleghaniensis 2 20 5.35 53.51 18% 26%
Fagus grandifolia 2 20 4.74 47.38 18% 23%
Total 11 110 20.88 208.81 100% 100%
Knowing the size distribution of trees in your forest and understanding their growing conditions allows us to project the forest into the future. From this we can plan future timber harvests to maximize volume and income.
Planning allows good stewardship of the land and ensures sustainable usage of the landowners property.
Harvest schedule
Acres cut per age class per cutting period
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Cutting Period 1 2 3 4 5
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1st age class 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 455.0
2nd age class 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 603.0
3rd age class 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,829.6 4,261.1
4th age class 0.0 1,758.8 4,390.5 0.0 0.0
5th age class 4,023.7 2,405.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Volume/Decade 81,278.69 89,406.55 98,347.22 108,181.90 119,000.10
Total Volume = 496,214.46
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