What are our forestry staff up to this winter? Right now the job is working on a low-impact harvest for a landowner in West Charleston using our tractor and forwarding trailer.
According to FSI staffer Sam Perron: “This entry is focused on thinning a Norway spruce plantation to improve future timber quality, creating canopy gaps to help transition this softwood plantation toward native hardwoods (mostly sugar maple, red maple, black cherry), and removing some balsam fir trees in a younger hardwood forest, where the larger balsams have a high risk of blowing over in storms and damaging surrounding, smaller trees.”
Got questions about forestry? Need help with a forestry management plan? We’re here to help you understand how to sustainably manage and harvest forest stands – ideally to the most benefit and least harm to the surrounding wildlife and ecosystems. Learn more on our FSI pages, or by emailing forestry@northwoodscenter.org.
