Smallwoodlandmanagemen Bs 12110
Sep 01, 2014
Updated 1.21.10 for 1.26.10 class in Andover
- Small Woodland Management By Angela Gupta, U of MN Extension Barb Spears, TWF Consulting, LLC
- Overview
- What is Small Woodland Management
- Your Goals
- Assessing & Inventory
- Your Plan
- Management
- Safety
- Legal Considerations
- Introductions
- Your name
- How much land you own & where
- Why youre here
- What youre hoping to learn
- Do kids use your woods?
- Resources
- Resource List
- Goal Setting Photo by Pingu1963
- Goal Setting
- Get family involved!
- Goal Setting
- General Guidelines to Consider:
- Encourage native species
- Discourage invasive species
- Minimize runoff
- Avoid construction damage
- Remember your neighbors
- Goal Setting - Homework
- Assessing & Inventory Connectivity http://www.google.com/webhp
- Assessing & Inventory Photo by Soil-Science.info USDAs Plant Hardiness Zones
- Assessing & Inventory Community Forestry Resource Center, IATP
- Assessing & Inventory Special Forest Products Peggy Castillo
- Your Plan
- Develop your own land management plan! Include:
- Your goals
- Your inventory
- Your management objectives
- Your Plan
- Your Plan DNR Project Plan SWCD Tree Farm DNR
- Management: Wildlife
- Management: Wildlife
- Wildlife will come when they have:
- Management: Wildlife - Food
- Feed or not to Feed: birds, deer, etc
- Management: Wildlife - Food
- Plant wildlife friendly native trees and shrubs - no need to artificially feed.
- Management: Wildlife Shelter Photo by Joy Weese Moll Photo by Dennis Haugen
- Management: Wildlife - Water
- Management: Wildlife - Water Photo by tassiesim Photo by TopTechWriter.US
- Management: Wildlife - Space Photo by Robert Crum
- Management: Healthy Woodlands
- Invasive species = HUGE problem
- Management: Healthy Woodlands
- Invasive Insects
- Management: Healthy Woodlands
- Maintain a healthy stand
- Increase species diversity
- Increase age diversity
- Increase stand vigor
- Management: Regeneration
- Select trees right for your property
- Planting goals
- Planting considerations
- Management:
- Plantings
- Natural regeneration
- Management: Harvesting & Marketing
- Reasons to harvest
- $$$
- Change species composition
- Convert to a different land use
- Improve forest health and vigor
- Wildlife habitat
- Create vistas
- Clear trails
- Management: Harvesting & Marketing
- Management: Harvesting & Marketing
- Timber Sale
- How will the trees be cut?
- How will the trees be moved from the forest to the landing?
- How will trees be removed from property?
- What are the forest impacts?
- Management: TSI
- Management: Harvesting & Marketing Photo by Barb Spears
- Management: Harvesting & Marketing Photo by esagor
- Management: Harvesting & Marketing Photo by Barb Spears
- Management: Special Forest Products Photo by MNgilen Photo by gargoylesoftware Photo by Martin LaBar
- Management: Trimming
- Management: Trimming Photo by Muddy (home again) Photo by liljulier
- Management: Trimming Image from Backyard Woods
- Management: Trimming
- Things to consider:
- Time of year
- Type of tree
- Proper tools
- Reasons for pruning
- Safety
- Management: Hydrology
- Creation of wetland
- Mitigation
- Restoration
- Enhancement
- Management: Hydrology
- Management: Hydrology Photo by drplokta
- Management: Open Lands Photo by esagor
- Management: Homesite
- Management: Homesite
- Safety
- Legal Considerations
- Licensed operators
- Utility lines
- Call before you dig ( Gopher One Call)
- 800-252-1166
- Land transfer/estate planning
- Angela Gupta, U of MN Extension 507-280-2869, [email_address]
- Barb Spears, Consulting Forester 651-328-0463, [email_address]
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