Enhancing the Stewardship of Your Forest (230 MB)

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Preface............................................................................................................................ ii

An introduction to forest stewardship.................................................................... iii

Section 1 – A Context for Stewardship

1. Getting Started with Forest Stewardship ................................................... 3

2. Forests as Gardens ......................................................................................... 5

3. Forests – Then and Now ............................................................................... 8

4. From Field to Forest .................................................................................... 11

5. What is Sustainable Forestry? .................................................................... 15

6. Add Value with Management ................................................................... 19

7. Forests and Water ........................................................................................ 23

Section 2 – First Things First as a Forest Steward

8. Ownership Objectives – What you Want and Need .............................. 31

9. Developing a Stewardship Plan ................................................................ 35

10. Working with Foresters ............................................................................. 37

11. Working with Loggers ............................................................................... 43

12. Timber Harvesting as a Tool...................................................................... 46

Section 3 – Things to Do and Things to Avoid

13. Thinning Your Woodlot – The Advantages of Healthy Trees ............. 55

14 What’s My Tree Worth? .............................................................................. 59

15. Forestry Practices to Avoid ....................................................................... 61

16. Reducing Your Risk of Timber Theft ...................................................... 65

17. Enhancing Wildlife Habitat: A Primer .................................................... 69

18. Creating Woodland Pools ......................................................................... 73

19. Managing Birds in New York ...................................................................  77

Additional Information ................................................................................. 83

Directory of Organizations and Resources ................................................ 89

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