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Small Woodland Management

ByAngela Gupta, U of MN ExtensionBarb Spears, TWF Consulting, LLC

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Overview

What is Small Woodland Management Your Goals Assessing & Inventory Your Plan Management Safety Legal Considerations

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Introductions

Your name How much land you own & where Why you’re here What you’re hoping to learn Do kids use your woods?

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Resources

Resource List

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Goal Setting

Photo by Pingu1963

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Goal Setting

Get family involved!

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Goal Setting General Guidelines to Consider:

Encourage native species Discourage invasive species Minimize runoff Avoid construction damage Remember your neighbors

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Goal Setting - Homework

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Assessing & Inventory

Connectivity

http://www.google.com/webhp

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Assessing & Inventory

Photo by Soil-Science.info

USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zones

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Assessing & Inventory

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Assessing & Inventory

Special Forest Products

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Your Plan

Develop your own land management plan! Include: Your goals Your inventory Your management objectives

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Your Plan

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Your Plan

DNR

Project PlanSWCD

Tree Farm

DNR

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Management: Wildlife

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Photo by Just Us 3

WATER

Management: WildlifeWildlife will come when they have:

SHELTER

Photo by poeticallychallanged

FOOD

Photo by Steve and Dave Maslowski, NACDPhoto by esagor SPACE

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Management: Wildlife - Food

Feed or not to Feed: birds, deer, etc

Photo by orthinolocoPhoto by ricmcarthur

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Management: Wildlife - Food

Plant wildlife friendly native trees and shrubs - no need to artificially feed.

Photo by esagor

Photo by birderboy

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Management: Wildlife – Shelter

Photo by Joy Weese Moll

Photo by Dennis Haugen

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Management: Wildlife - Water

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Management: Wildlife - Water

Photo by tassiesim Photo by TopTechWriter.US

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Management: Wildlife - Space

Photo by Robert Crum

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Management: Healthy Woodlands

Invasive species = HUGE problem

Photo by esagorPhoto by esagor Photo by jnthnhys

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Management: Healthy Woodlands

Invasive Insects…

Photo by michiganlakefronts

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Management: Healthy Woodlands Maintain a healthy stand

Increase species diversity Increase age diversity Increase stand vigor

Photo by esgaor

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Management: Regeneration

Select trees right for your property

Planting goals Planting

considerations

Photo by esagor

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Management:

Plantings Natural

regeneration

Photo by esagor

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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

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Management: Harvesting & Marketing

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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?

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Management: TSI

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Photo by Barb Spears

Management: Harvesting & Marketing

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Management: Harvesting & Marketing

Photo by esagor

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Management: Harvesting & Marketing

Photo by Barb Spears

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Management: Special Forest Products

Photo by MNgilen Photo by gargoylesoftware

Photo by Martin LaBar

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Management: Trimming

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Management: Trimming

Photo by liljulier

Photo by Muddy (home again)

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Management: Trimming

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Management: Trimming

Things to consider: Time of year Type of tree Proper tools Reasons for pruning Safety

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Management: Hydrology

Photo by Partners for Fish and Wildlife

•Creation of wetland•Mitigation

•Restoration•Enhancement

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Management: Hydrology

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Management: Hydrology

Photo by drplokta

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Management: Open Lands

Photo by esagor

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Management: Homesite

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Management: Homesite

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Safety

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Legal Considerations

Licensed operators Utility lines Call before you dig (Gopher One Call)

800-252-1166 Land transfer/estate planning

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Angela Gupta, U of MN Extension 507-280-2869, [email protected]

Barb Spears, Consulting Forester 651-328-0463, [email protected]


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