forest management: Hygrading, Destroying More Forests Than Any Other Activity!
- 09/22/15 04:37 AM
FAQ What is Hygrading & why is it so Bad?? Hygrading is the slow destruction of a forest by removing the higher quality trees and leaving the poorest quality trees to regenerate. Hygrading is one of the main forest ailments that foresters fight against. Hygrading is often the result of well-meaning landowners and loggers who go with the old fashioned idea of cutting the big trees and letting the smaller trees grow a while longer. Some loggers go so far as to set up contracts with landowners allowing them to take all trees over a certain diameter while leaving all of … (13 comments)
forest management: Enjoy a stop in Beautiful Montello Wisconsin
- 07/19/15 03:43 PM
Enjoy a stop in Beautiful Montello Wisconsin I travel through Montello often but seldom stop to look around, recently I had to meet someone at the gas station and while waiting I noticed something worth sharing
Montello is the county seat of Marquette County, and is home to the largest tree in Wisconsin.
And, here are a few pictures of our clients property near Montello, Wisconsin.
forest management: A Million Dollars Thrown Away Through Neglect of 270 Acres
- 06/07/15 04:19 PM
A Million Dollars Thrown Away Through Neglect of 270 Acres A friend recently introduced me to a friend of his who owns a half section (320 acres) in Western Wisconsin. Both of these fellows seemed proud of the fact that in the 55 years that he owned this property he had been preserving the forest, never cutting anything and certain that it must be worth a fortune by now. Then I had do my job and burst their bubble, and pull out my handy spreadsheet. Just like a rental home that is ignored for 50 years, not only will you lose … (10 comments)
forest management: Danger, Oak Wilt can kill your most valuable trees!
- 05/03/15 03:35 PM
Spring and Summer Danger, Oak Wilt can kill your most valuable trees! Oak is one of the highest valued forests for reasons beyond the beauty it adds to Wisconsin woods. Not only does it produce high-value lumber, which goes into fine furniture and trim, but it is an essential component of wildlife habitats, including that of deer and turkey. Unfortunately, oak regeneration is often difficult due to overgrazing by wildlife and a reluctance of landowners to create the openings in their forests required for oak seedlings to thrive. Growth in our Oak forest declines annually due to old … (13 comments)
Unfortunately the people who need to make the most money from their forest are generally the first people to take a small shortcut that will damage their forest and their bank account.
Countless examples have proven to us and our clients that it pays many times over to hire a Forester to manage your timber sale.
It really does pay big money to hire a forester.
I recently had a man call me and ask for some advice in selling his timber. … (5 comments)
forest management: Another Forest Leaving Forestry Behind, maybe not
- 04/26/15 05:38 AM
Another Forest Leaving Forestry Behind, or maybe not. I often talk to people who are thinking that they are saving trees by not using them, and I keep repeating that this is a FALLACY promoted by well meaning pseudo environmentalists who know very little of nature, carbon cycles or economics. We do need to make use of our renewable resources or we will not be able to afford to own them. After all the owners of this land do have mortgages, taxes, insurance and all the other expenses involved in owning property. When we don’t use our forests and allow them to … (5 comments)
2. Conduct a wildlife inventory and habitat evaluation.
3. Have your boundaries clearly marked and cleared of brush.
4. Build and maintain trails leading to all of the propertie's best assets.
5. Have wildlife photos taken. 6. Have a forest management plan written to highlight the assets and potential of the future of the property.
7. Have a forest map drawn with photo or topo background and showing all the forest assets. This map should also have GPS and GIS functionality so that buyers … (5 comments)
forest management: Selling Rural Land? Learning Property Legal Descriptions
- 04/23/15 03:37 PM
Selling Rural Land? Learn to Read and Write Property Legal Descriptions We work with a lot of Real Estate Agents in evaluating, finding and helping sell forestland and one of my pet peeves has always been a lack of proper training my most professionals in writing proper legal descriptions. A proper legal description allows anybody who reads it to quickly locate the property on a map as well as on the ground. Our Forestry and Wildlife professionals learn to read and write legal description in college but for most of our clerical staff the first lesson they need to learn is … (11 comments)
forest management: Waupaca County Wisconsin, Forests and Wildlife in the Fox Valley
- 03/29/15 02:34 PM
Waupaca County Wisconsin, Forests and Wildlife in the Fox Valley 212 Thousand Acres of Forested Wildlife habitat can be found in this county at the Northwest edge of the Fox Valley area. The forested hills and valleys of this beautiful county make for great habitat for both people and a variety wildlife.
Our clients at Woodland Management Service own land here for the bountiful wildlife and for the quality Oak timber.
The largest portion of this 212 thousand acres of forest land is Oak with over 68 thousand acres of Oak forests which provide premium … (2 comments)
The mix of forestland and farmland in this county adds up to a guaranteed wildlife extravaganza on your forestland property here. Our clients at Woodland Management Service own some very nice forest land in this county and they are impressed with the aesthetics, wildlife and forests here. Outagamie County is home to over 71 thousand acres of forest land, most of this forest land is … (4 comments)
forest management: Above and Beyond, Half a Million Beyond
- 10/31/14 12:19 PM
Above and Beyond, Half a Million Beyond. Our friend Jared asked me to tell about a time when we have gone above and beyond this month At first I was at a loss, wondering if I should tell about some of the renters that we have gone far beyond what should be required by a landlord, sometimes willingly and sometimes against our will. But then I thought it may be better to tell one of our many Forestry stories, the story of Frank T, from Polk County Wisconsin. Frank called me and asked for some advice in selling his timber. … (9 comments)
Many states have programs designed to encourage landowners to manage their land more responsibly and offer tax incentive to those who participate. Today we will be talking about the program in Wisconsin, if you would like to learn more about programs in your state, drop me a note or give me a call. Wisconsin’s Managed Forest Law (MFL) is a landowner incentive program that encourages sustainable forestry on private woodlands in Wisconsin. Together with landowner objectives, the law incorporates timber harvesting, wildlife management, water quality and recreation to maintain a healthy and productive forest. … (1 comments)
FAQ What is Hygrading & why is it so Bad??
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