This is a forest management plan developed under current Federal and State forest stewardship guidlines.
| Date Prepared: | 8/1/02 |
| Plan Time Frame: | 2002 - 2020 |
| Property Owner(s): | Mr. and Mrs. R. Sapwood |
| Address: | 1439 Anyroad Anytown, Maryland 20000 |
| Telephone: | 1-100-324-5690 |
| Email: | sapwood@big.trees |
| Property Address: (if applicable) |
1432 Mountain Brook Road Anothertown, Vermont 08000 Orange County 1-134-443-2564 |
| Legal description or directions to site: | This property is located in the northeastern corner of Orange County, approximately six miles from the town of Topsham, along the north side of township road 138. The region is characterized by sparse human population with abundant forest cover and pasture land. |
| Property Code: | 12345-b |
| Prepared By: | Pat W. Jones-Smith |
| Company: | Trees R Us |
| Address: | 381 Busy Road Somecity, Washington 90909 |
| Telephone: | 1-200-329-9001 |
| Email: | cwd@trees.forest |
| Approvals: |
| Landowner: | _____________________ | Date: | _____________________ |
| Preparer: | _____________________ | Date: | _____________________ |
| Approving Agency: | _____________________ | Date: | _____________________ |
| Description of resources and level of interest from the landowner: | The landowners wish to perform most of the work themselves, over a long period of time. |
| Landowner's goals for the property: |
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| Goal comments: | In order to provide direction for planning and field work, the above goals were developed with the landowners on our first meeting. For the most part, the goals are compatible and attainable if the proper resources are applied as outlined in this plan. |
| Total land area: | 161.0 Acres |
| Total number of stands/mgmt units: | 7 |
| Region/subsection or ecosystem type: | Bailey's section 222 |
| General property description: | Background: A reconnaissance of the property lines was made from field investigations, from a previous forest type map done in 1986, and from survey maps of portions of the property. All boundary lines were inspected and corners located. The southern property line should be repainted. No attempt was made to locate the western boundary lines along the numerous private lots off Smith Lane. Basal areas and mean stand diameters were estimated from a random point-sampling of trees. A 10-factor basal area prism was used to determine the trees to tally at each sampling point. Forty-eight data points were taken at six-chain intervals in August, 2002, for this plan. Data, including basal area, tree species, diameter, crown position, and tree height was gathered at each sampling point and an assessment was made of the sawlog potential of each stem. Surficial Geology: A deposit of glacial till covers the bedrock and reflects the topography of the underlying bedrock surface. Generally, glacial till is thicker in vallies and thinner on uplands. On exposed uplands postglacial erosion has left only rubble and scattered boulders on the bedrock. There are occassional bedrock outcrops in upland areas. Some streams run through the eastern portion of the property. Present Vegetation: For management purposes, forested land is compartmentalized as labelled on the map. Management areas (or units) are delineated according to forest type, stand structure, and scheduled treatment. The current conditions in the forest are the result of prior cutting. Several distinct forest types were identified, along with agricultural land. These areas are briefly summarized below: Sugar maple. Two distinct forest stands totalling 87 acres are dominated by sugar maple. Other major species present include white ash, beech, and yellow birch. Site quality is generally good, with medium fertility and moderately well drained soils. There has been both recent and past harvesting. Some recent tapping of sugar maples has occurred. Red pine plantation. A single 25-year red pine plantation occurs on 17 acres. Soils are medium to high in fertility and are well drained to excessively well drained. No evidence of harvesting. Softwood plantation. Six distinct and relatively small softwood plantations totalling 18 acres occur at various places on the property. These plantations are roughly 35-60 years old, and are dominated by red pine and Norway spruce. Soils are medium in fertility with moderately well drained soils. Red spruce - sugar maple. A single mixedwood stand occurs on 13 acres, dominated by red spruce and sugar maple. Other species include ironwood, paper birch, and balsam fir. Characterized by wet soils with seeps and marsh areas. Mixed hardwoods. A single stand of poor-quality mixed hardwoods occurs on 20 acres. This stand is dominated by aspen, sugar maple, and apple trees. Other species include white pine, paper birch, and American elm. Soils are highly fertile with plenty of available moisture. Fragipan develops in these soils, resulting in a perched water table and poorly drained soils. Wet spots were visible. Sugar maple - hemlock. Characterized by steep slopes, this is a single stand of 6 acres dominated by sugar maple, eastern hemlock, and yellow birch. Steep slopes limit operablity and because of its small size, this stand be left for use by wildlife. Agricultural land. There are approximately 139 acres of open land, currently used as pasture and hayfield. |
| Description of surrounding properties: | Surrounding properties are under agricultural and forest management. |
| Soils information: | Soils are predominantly stony with medium to high fertility. Differences in topography and vegetation have resulted in a variety of site conditions on the property. With some notable exceptions, drainage is typically moderately well drained to somewhat excessively drained. |
| Management access: | Primary access is provided by township road 138, a Class III, town-maintained dirt road which is the southern boundary. Secondary access is very well developed and consists of a network of new and old woods roads constructed for farming and logging purposes. Wet areas are uncommon and will impose little restriction on logging activity. |
| Presence of threatened and endangered species: | No T&E species are known to exist in this area. A check of the maps developed by the Vermont Department of Natural Resources Heritage Program indicates that state-endangered species might be present. I did not find any known T&E species on the property. |
| Cultural importance: | unknown. |
| Map information: | A sketch-map is included in the plan. Items with an asterisk are shown on the map: * North arrow (required) * Scale bar (required) * Legend (required) * Locator map * Stand boundaries |
| Land area: | Land area: 35.0 Acres |
| Landuse history: | Some recent tapping of sugar maples has occurred in the westernmost part of this stand. There has also been both recent and past harvesting. |
| Forest Type: - Existing - Potential |
sugar maple Northern Hardwoods |
| Successional trend: | This stand is dominated by sugar maple (75%), followed by white ash (13%), beech, yellow birch, paper birch, aspen, and hemlock. Regeneration is well established and is primarily comprised of sugar maple seedlings with small areas of sugar maple saplings. Other species regenerating in low abundance include aspen, beech, and red spruce. |
| Forest health: | Beech bark disease is affecting the few beech. A small amount of damage due to the sugar maple borer was also seen. |
| Site quality: | Site index is 70 for Acer saccharum. Rated Class I by soils. Mostly comprised of Pomfret soils which occur on rounded hilltops and convex hillsides. These soils are somewhat excessively drained and hold moisture fairly well. Fertility is medium. A small of amount of this stand contains Buckland very stony loam. Buckland soils are deep, moderately well drained, high in fertility, and hold moisture well. Access to this stand is well developed and operability is good. |
| Approximate age: | 60 | Size class: Poles (5.5 - 11.5") |
| Trees per acre: | 250 | Mean Stand Diameter: 9.5 in. |
| Basal Area (BA): | 118 | Acceptable BA: 83 |
| Growth Rate: | 12 % | Timber Quality: high |
| Stocking: | Approaching the overstocked level of 120 sq. ft. per acre. |
| Stand Volume: | 9865 bd-ft per acre |
| Habitat and wildlife use: | Deer were sighted in this stand and there is some evidence of browse damage from winter feeding. This stand may provide and excellent winter feeding area for deer, especially where it is near softwood stands. During this August inventory, the eastern wood peewee and white-breasted nuthatch were heard in this stand. |
| Recreational opportunities: | This area doesn't have any trails per se, but is used for walks along power lines and is the shortest way between Neilson Road and Hunson Lake. |
| Potential for timber production: | A good site with a high potential for timber production as well as for maple sugaring. |
| Potential for other uses: | |
| Water quality issues: | |
| Important natural features: | A few interesting boulders that could be developed as points of interest if a trail were developed. |
| Landowner's objectives for this stand: | Manage for hardwood sawtimber and/or sugarbush. |
| Recommended silvicultural system: | Even-aged management, favoring sugar maple, white ash, and yellow birch. Desired rotation age is 120 years. |
| Details of the silvicultural prescription: | 1. Thin in 2003 to release crop trees, remove poor-quality stems, and reduce the basal area per acre to approximately 80 sq. ft. 2. Maintain beech in the stand for species diversity and wildlife food. 3. Part of this stand has been tapped for sugar. In areas destined for sugar production, favor healthy stems with wide spreading crowns. 4. A second thinning to reduce the basal area per acre to 65 sq. ft. should follow in 10-15 years. 5. Products generated will be mostly firewood and some sawlogs. 6. This work can be done every year; it does not need to be completed by 2006. |
| 2002: | plant yellow birch in openings. |
| Priority: | 3 |
| 2003: | Thin down to 80 sq. ft. of basal area, removing trees with the poorest form. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| 2006: | Examine the stand for additional tapping of sugar maple. |
| Priority: | 2 |
| Land area: | Land area: 17.0 Acres |
| Landuse history: | Planted 20-25 years ago. No recent harvesting. |
| Forest Type: - Existing - Potential |
red pine plantation white pine - red pine - northern hardwoods |
| Successional trend: | Red pine (80%), paper birch (11%), white pine (6%), and sugar maple. Regeneration is inadequately established and is made up of a few sugar maple seedlings and saplings. |
| Forest health: | White pine has been damaged by the white pine weevil and white pine blister rust. There was also a small amount of porcupine damage noted in the red pine. |
| Site quality: | Site index is 60 for red pine. Rated Class II by soils. Mostly comprised of Pomfret soils which occur on rounded hilltops and convex hillsides. These soils are somewhat excessively drained and hold moisture fairly well. Fertility is medium. A small of amount of this stand contains Tunbridge-Woodstock-rock outcrop complex. The Tunbridge-Woodstock complex is comprised of units too small to map separately. Tunbridge soils are quite productive, although they are extremely stony and do not hold water well. Woodstock soils are less productive, with medium fertility and tendency to dry out during the summer. Access and operability are generally good. |
| Approximate age: | 25 | Size class: Poles (5.5 - 11.5") |
| Trees per acre: | 475 | Mean Stand Diameter: 8.1 in. |
| Basal Area (BA): | 170 | Acceptable BA: 138 |
| Growth Rate: | 10 % | Timber Quality: medium |
| Stocking: | Approaching the overstocked level of 175 sq. ft. per acre. |
| Stand Volume: | 8740 bd-ft per acre |
| Habitat and wildlife use: | There was some sign of deer in this stand, but this stand is not likely to be of much benefit to them. Two old fox dens where noted, but they don't look as if they were inhabited in the last couple of years. |
| Recreational opportunities: | There is an old logging road that could be developed into a trail. |
| Potential for timber production: | Average due to site conditions. |
| Potential for other uses: | |
| Water quality issues: | |
| Important natural features: |
| Landowner's objectives for this stand: | Manage for red pine sawtimber. |
| Recommended silvicultural system: | Even-aged management, favoring red pine. Desired rotation age is 90 years. |
| Details of the silvicultural prescription: | 1. Thin in 2004 to reduce the basal area per acre by 1/3 of the original stocking (to approximately 120 sq. ft). 2. Remove crooked white pine and poor-quality hardwoods. 3. In areas where row thinning is possible, remove every third row. 4. In areas where the rows run against the access, thin by cutting access trails every 30-50 feet. Products generated will be pulpwood and small sawlogs. |
| 2003: | Remove gooseberry shrubs to reduce threat of white pine blister rust. |
| Priority: | 2 |
| 2004: | Remove poor-quality stems throughout the stand, and completely remove every third row. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| 2020: | Harvest every other row. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| Land area: | Land area: 18.0 Acres |
| Landuse history: | Planted approximately 55 to 60 years ago. Most of these areas have been thinned at some time in the past. |
| Forest Type: - Existing - Potential |
red pine - Norway spruce plantation Northern Hardwoods |
| Successional trend: | A mix of softwood species, planted at different times, comprised mostly of red pine (39%) and Norway spruce (36%). Other species include European larch (8%), Scotch pine (7%), paper birch (5%), aspen, yellow birch, sugar maple, and balsam fir. Regeneration of is patchy and is made up of sugar maple, white ash, striped maple, beech, white pine, ironwood, red spruce, and black cherry. |
| Forest health: | Some damage and decline were noted in the red pine and larch sections. Possibly the damage in the red pine is due to a combination of root rot and wind. |
| Site quality: | Site index is 65 for red pine. Rated Class II by soils. Comprised of Pomfret soils which occur on rounded hilltops and convex hillsides. These soils are somewhat excessively drained and hold moisture fairly well. Fertility is medium. Access and operability are good. |
| Approximate age: | 55 | Size class: Poles (5.5 - 11.5") |
| Trees per acre: | 310 | Mean Stand Diameter: 10.3 in. |
| Basal Area (BA): | 188 | Acceptable BA: 170 |
| Growth Rate: | 8 % | Timber Quality: high |
| Stocking: | Nearly at the overstocked level of 190 sq. ft. per acre. |
| Stand Volume: | 12316 bd-ft per acre |
| Habitat and wildlife use: | Perhaps somewhat useful for pine martin. |
| Recreational opportunities: | |
| Potential for timber production: | Pretty good. A site well-suited for red pine and Norway spruce. |
| Potential for other uses: | |
| Water quality issues: | |
| Important natural features: |
| Landowner's objectives for this stand: | Manage for softwood timber. |
| Recommended silvicultural system: | Even-aged management, favoring red pine and Norway spruce. Desired rotation age is 90 years. |
| Details of the silvicultural prescription: | 1. Thin in 2003 to release crop trees, remove poor quality stems and reduce the basal area per acre by 1/3 the original stocking (to approximately 120 sq. ft.). 2. If row thinning will make operations easier, remove every third row. 3. In general, favor stems with high diameter-to-height ratios to avoid future wind damage. 4. Favor stems with the largest crowns. Products generated will be mostly sawlogs with some pulpwood. |
| 2002: | Remove every third row. |
| Priority: | 2 |
| 2015: | Harvest the stand. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| Land area: | Land area: 13.0 Acres |
| Landuse history: | There may have been some recent harvesting along the southern boundary. |
| Forest Type: - Existing - Potential |
red spruce - sugar maple red spruce - balsam fir - maple |
| Successional trend: | This stand is dominated by red spruce (55%) and sugar maple (22%). Other species include ironwood (11%), paper birch (7%), balsam fir, and aspen. Regeneration is sparse and is made up of sugar maple, red spruce, and striped maple seedlings and saplings. |
| Forest health: | Some spruce and birch decline noted. |
| Site quality: | Site index is 55 for red spruce. Rated Class II by soils. Comprised of Pomfret soils which are typically somewhat excessively drained and hold moisture fairly well. Fertility is medium. However, there are numerous seeps and a small marsh in the center of this stand. Access is good, but operability is only fair due to wet soils. Harvest in winter if possible to avoid damaging wet soils. |
| Approximate age: | 80 | Size class: Poles (5.5 - 11.5") |
| Trees per acre: | 520 | Mean Stand Diameter: 8.0 in. |
| Basal Area (BA): | 113 | Acceptable BA: 73 |
| Growth Rate: | 4 % | Timber Quality: low |
| Stocking: | Adequately stocked. |
| Stand Volume: | 8700 bd-ft per acre |
| Habitat and wildlife use: | Seep areas and a small marsh in the center of this stand give this area some value as wildlife habitat. Seeps provide an important source for many animals during winter months. Relatively warm spring water keeps these areas free of ice and snow when surrounding areas are buried. Deer and turkey, in particular, use these areas to forage for seeds, nuts, and green shoots. Marsh areas are the first to flush in spring and many animals come to these areas to feed after the long winter. The plant species and structural diversity typically found in marshy areas also makes this areas particularly attractive to birds. The surrounding softwoods make excellent nesting habitat. |
| Recreational opportunities: | There is an old logging road that could be developed into a trail. |
| Potential for timber production: | Fair. Operability is limited by wet soils. Trees are not in best condition, and regeneration is inadequate. |
| Potential for other uses: | |
| Water quality issues: | The watershed drainage of the property is somewhat unique as the water flowing from the property to Hunson Lake flows north into Lake Goggle. These areas are in the headwaters of two major watersheds where water quality is of utmost importance. Hunson Lake is shallow, 20 feet or less, and any sediments discharged into the lake could have a significant negative impact. |
| Important natural features: |
| Landowner's objectives for this stand: | Try to manage for mixed sawtimber. |
| Recommended silvicultural system: | Uneven-aged management, favoring spruce and sugar maple of good quality. Target maximum diameter is 18 inches. The desired cutting cycle is 15 years. |
| Details of the silvicultural prescription: | 1. Harvest this stand in 2010. Use selection silviculture to release crop trees and remove poor quality stems. Reduce the stocking to approximately 105 sq. ft. 2. Favor spruce and sugar maple of good quality. 3. Use group selection to remove pockets of poor quality stems, create openings, and encourage regeneration. 4. There are several large cull sugar maples. Leave these alone, as they provide excellent nesting and den habitat for birds, squirrels, raccoon, and porcupine. |
| 2002: | Release crop trees and remove poor quality stems. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| 2005: | Plant hazelnuts to attract and retain wild turkey. |
| Priority: | 2 |
| 2010: | Harvest the stand. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| Land area: | Land area: 52.0 Acres |
| Landuse history: | Periodic harvesting as well as past and recent tapping of sugar maples. |
| Forest Type: - Existing - Potential |
sugar maple Northern Hardwoods |
| Successional trend: | This stand is dominated by sugar maple (83%), beech (7%), white ash, paper birch, black cherry, aspen, hemlock, yellow birch, and ironwood. Regeneration is well developed and is mostly sugar maple, with minor amounts of beech, spruce, ash, white pine, ironwood, and striped maple. |
| Forest health: | Some damage from sugar maple borer, eutypella canker, beech bark disease, old age, and browse. Many of the large sugar maples have stem defects in the form of cankers, conks, and unhealed wounds. The crowns of these trees show little or no signs of decline. |
| Site quality: | Site index is 60 for sugar maple. Rated Class II by soils. Comprised of Pomfret soils which occur on rounded hilltops and convex hillsides. These soils are somewhat excessively drained and hold moisture fairly well. Fertility is medium. Access and operability are good. The eastern edge of the western section of this stand is steep. |
| Approximate age: | unknown | Size class: Small Sawlogs (11.5 - 17.5") |
| Trees per acre: | 190 | Mean Stand Diameter: 14.4 in. |
| Basal Area (BA): | 105 | Acceptable BA: 61 |
| Growth Rate: | 5 % | Timber Quality: high |
| Stocking: | Well stocked, at 105 sq. ft per acre. The overstocked level is 125 sq. ft. per acre. |
| Stand Volume: | 13000 bd-ft per acre. |
| Habitat and wildlife use: | Browse damage from deer is extensive in parts of this stand, indicating that deer spend some of the winter months feeding on the abundant sugar maple and ash regeneration found in this area. Mand of the large maples have cavities that can be used by birds, squirrels, raccoon, and porcupine. |
| Recreational opportunities: | The large trees make this stand ideal for setting up walking trails. However, the plastic tubing will likely interfere with hiking. |
| Potential for timber production: | This stand may have high potential for sawtimber. Release cuttings may provide sawlogs. |
| Potential for other uses: | |
| Water quality issues: | |
| Important natural features: |
| Landowner's objectives for this stand: | Manage as a sugar bush. The rotation will follow the natural span of the overstory trees. |
| Recommended silvicultural system: | Uneven-aged management, favoring sugar maple. |
| Details of the silvicultural prescription: | 1. Carry out a selection cut in 2003 to release sugar trees and remove competing stems. Reduce the basal area per acre to 85 sq. ft. 2. Release younger stems with promising crown development and remove older stems with substantial defect or evidence of decline. |
| 2003: | Release most promising sugar trees. Remove older stems with substantial defect. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| 2004: | Prune lower branches in preparation for tubing operation. |
| Priority: | 3 |
| 2005: | Add 2 new lines of tubing in western portion of the stand. |
| Priority: | 1 |
| Land area: | Land area: 20 Acres |
| Landuse history: | This stand was likely an old field that has regenerated with mostly pioneer species. There is some evidence of periodic harvesting done as recently as 15 years ago. |
| Forest Type: - Existing - Potential |
mixed hardwoods Northern Hardwoods |
| Successional trend: | Aspen dominates this stand (46%), folllowed by sugar maple (15%), common apple (15%), white pine (8%), paper birch (8%), white ash, beech, and American elm. Regeneration is adequately established and is comprised of seedling and saplings of sugar maple, ash, aspen, beech, spruce, ironwood, and black cherry. |
| Forest health: | Hypoxylon canker and white pine weevil damage were noted. |
| Site quality: | Site index is 60 for aspen. Rated Class II by soils. Very stony silt loam formed over a fragipan. High in fertility with poor drainage. Access is good. Soils are wet in spots and winter harvesting is advisable. |
| Approximate age: | 110-120 | Size class: Poles (5.5 - 11.5") |
| Trees per acre: | 470 | Mean Stand Diameter: 9.7 in. |
| Basal Area (BA): | 78 | Acceptable BA: 24 |
| Growth Rate: | 6 % | Timber Quality: low |
| Stocking: | Adequately stocked. |
| Stand Volume: | 4200 bd-ft per acre |
| Habitat and wildlife use: | Aspen is a tree favored by many wildlife species. Its buds, leaves, and twigs are eaten by grouse, turkey, snowshoe hare, beaver, mice, deer, and moose. Porcupines love the inner bark. Evidence of browse indicates that this area is used by deer for winter feeding. There are several seeps, and a brook runs through one end of the stand. Apple trees are abundant, providing a much-loved source of fruit for bear, fox, coyote, deer, and many other mammals and birds. |
| Recreational opportunities: | Perhaps a very good stand for observing wildlife. |
| Potential for timber production: | Somewhat poor. |
| Potential for other uses: | |
| Water quality issues: | Restrict harvesting well away from seeps and streams. Provide a buffer of at least 300 feet to protect these areas from logging and other disturbances. |
| Important natural features: |
| Landowner's objectives for this stand: | Manage for mixed hardwood sawtimber. |
| Recommended silvicultural system: | Uneven-aged management, favoring sugar maple and white ash of good quality. The desired cutting cycle is 15 years. |
| Details of the silvicultural prescription: | 1. Use a diameter objective of 14-16 inches for aspen and white birch, and 18 inches for other hardwoods. 2. Carry out a selection cut in 2010 to release crop trees and remove poor quality stems. Reduce the basal area per acre to approximately 70 sq. ft. 3. Use group selection in aspen pockets to remove declining stems and promote a new generation of aspen sprouts for wildlife. |
| 2003: | Plant balsam fir for snowshoe hare. |
| Priority: | 4 |
| 2010: | Remove poor quality stems and provide room for developing saplings. |
| Priority: | 2 |
| Land area: | Land area: 6 Acres |
| Landuse history: | No recent activity. |
| Forest Type: - Existing - Potential |
hemlock - sugar maple - yellow birch Hemlock-Hardwoods |
| Successional trend: | An older stand dominated by eastern hemlock (31%) and sugar maple (31%). Other species include yellow birch (15%), ironwood, white ash, and balsam fir. Regeneration is adequately established and is comprised of seedlings and saplings of sugar maple, white ash, and striped maple. |
| Forest health: | Some tree decline due to old age and browse. |
| Site quality: | Rated Class II by soils. This is a site with steep slopes and is mostly inoperable. |
| Approximate age: | unknown | Size class: Poles (5.5 - 11.5") |
| Trees per acre: | 250 | Mean Stand Diameter: 9.8 in. |
| Basal Area (BA): | 130 | Acceptable BA: 55 |
| Growth Rate: | Timber Quality: low |
| Stocking: | Adequately stocked, above the B-line stocking level of 125 sq. for stands with more than 30% hemlock. |
| Stand Volume: |
| Habitat and wildlife use: | The southeast facing steep slope with softwood cover should be of value to deer in winter. There was not a great deal of deer sign, however, and possibly the stand is too small to be of great importance to deer. |
| Recreational opportunities: | |
| Potential for timber production: | low |
| Potential for other uses: | |
| Water quality issues: | |
| Important natural features: | Interesting topography provides possibilities for hiking. |
| Landowner's objectives for this stand: | This area is mostly inoperable and should be left as is, to be used by wildlife. |
| Recommended silvicultural system: | |
| Details of the silvicultural prescription: | No treatment necessary. |
| 2006: | Establish feeding stations to attract deer. |
| Priority: | 5 |
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| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 4 | 1 | Release crop trees and remove poor quality stems. |
| Stand 3 | 2 | Remove every third row. |
| Stand 1 | 3 | plant yellow birch in openings. |
| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 1 | 1 | Thin down to 80 sq. ft. of basal area, removing trees with the poorest form. |
| Stand 5 | 1 | Release most promising sugar trees. Remove older stems with substantial defect. |
| Stand 2 | 2 | Remove gooseberry shrubs to reduce threat of white pine blister rust. |
| Stand 6 | 4 | Plant balsam fir for snowshoe hare. |
| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 2 | 1 | Remove poor-quality stems throughout the stand, and completely remove every third row. |
| Stand 5 | 3 | Prune lower branches in preparation for tubing operation. |
| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 5 | 1 | Add 2 new lines of tubing in western portion of the stand. |
| Stand 4 | 2 | Plant hazelnuts to attract and retain wild turkey. |
| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 1 | 2 | Examine the stand for additional tapping of sugar maple. |
| Stand 7 | 5 | Establish feeding stations to attract deer. |
| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 4 | 1 | Harvest the stand. |
| Stand 6 | 2 | Remove poor quality stems and provide room for developing saplings. |
| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 3 | 1 | Harvest the stand. |
| UNIT | PRIORITY | ACTIVITY |
| Stand 2 | 1 | Harvest every other row. |
| UNIT | ACRES | COVER TYPE | STAND DIAMETER |
BASAL AREA |
SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM |
| Stand 1 | 35.0 | sugar maple | 9.5 in. | 118 | Evenaged mgmt. Rotation age is 120 years. |
| Stand 2 | 17.0 | red pine plantation | 8.1 in. | 170 | Evenaged mgmt. Rotation age is 90 years. |
| Stand 3 | 18.0 | red pine - Norway spruce plantation | 10.3 in. | 188 | Evenaged mgmt. Rotation age is 90 years. |
| Stand 4 | 13.0 | red spruce - sugar maple | 8.0 in. | 113 | Unevenaged mgmt. Maximum diameter 18 inches. Cutting cycle of 15 years. |
| Stand 5 | 52.0 | sugar maple | 14.4 in. | 105 | Unevenaged mgmt. |
| Stand 6 | 20 | mixed hardwoods | 9.7 in. | 78 | Unevenaged mgmt. Cutting cycle of 15 years. |
| Stand 7 | 6 | hemlock - sugar maple - yellow birch | 9.8 in. | 130 |