Stewardship
Forestry & Conservation Blog Archive
A plan is the most crucial missing tool for your stewardship on the landscape. The problem with not having a plan is that you are planning to fail. You are planning to fail by not understanding your need for a plan. This approach typically results in scatter brained management. You are planning to fail by…
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All landscape stewardship efforts should be organized into a priority list. This following will help you arrange your priorities for stewardship on the landscape: 1. Goals and Objectives Establishing clear and concise management goals and objectives are essential to starting the process of organized management on your property. Identifying your priorities with your land will…
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Forest stewardship objectives (timber harvesting, timber stand improvement, etc.) completed in the forest landscape also accomplish wildlife management objectives as well. Therefore, forestry management objectives must consider wildlife management objectives. Some helpful forestry practices for your woodland landscape are as follows: Create or Maintain Wildlife Den Trees in the Forest While snags (dead standing trees)…
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Alex Honnold’s free solo climb of El Captain is the epitome of epic. This gritty pioneer of free solo mountain climbing surmounted this feat that no other has ever done. This seemingly impossible venture was made possible by his meticulous climbing experience, determined preparation, and raw confrontation of the risk of dying. Traversing the rigors…
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If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. It is human nature to be lazy. Do not make this common mistake before investing time, money, resources, and sweat equity into your tree planting project. Consider this simple seven step process for planning your tree planting: Site conditions Nursery selection Type of planting stock…
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