Forest Regeneration: A Guide to Post-Harvest Practices for Healthy Woodlots
Forest regeneration after timber harvesting isn’t just an optional step—it’s a crucial practice that ensures the vitality and productivity of your woodlot. This process is essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems and securing long-term economic benefits. By fostering new growth, you can preserve the environmental balance and enhance the future value of your timber. Keep reading […]
How Do Logging Operations Affect Soil Compaction?
When it comes to timber harvesting, it’s easy to only think about your trees. However, you should also consider the effects it can have on your soil. The heavy machinery used in logging can compact your soil, affecting forest health and slowing regeneration. In this blog, we’ll explore how logging operations contribute to soil compaction […]
Prepare Your Woodlot in the Fall for a Successful Timber Harvest in the Winter
Harvesting timber in the winter offers several advantages for your property. The cooler months bring less soil compaction, easier transportation, reduced sap content, a thinner canopy, minimized wildlife disturbance, and more. That’s why fall is the perfect time to ensure your woodlot is ready for a winter harvest. How can you prepare your woodlot for […]
Forest Management Planning for Landowners
Owning a large forested property is quite literally the only investment where money grows on trees. That’s why it’s important to protect that investment with a forest management plan. Keep your forest healthy and thriving so that you can continue to profit from your woodlot later down the line. What is a Forest Management Plan? […]
What is Thinning in Forestry?
Michigan is one of the country’s most densely forested states, and proper forest management is key to keeping its expansive woodlots healthy and thriving. Thinning is one sustainable forestry practice recommended to many landowners to improve their existing forest stands. Forests are naturally thick and spaced closely together: and this density means that the trees […]
