Why Should You Commence Wood Lot Maintenance Now?
Here are our top 10 reasons why you should commence maintenance on your wood lot...IMMEDIATELY.
1.) Forests are dynamic not static, they practically beg for stewardship.
2.) Forests and wildlife respond favorably to regular attention as opposed to inattention (READ: Maintain your woods and the favorable wild-life will follow..You know..like dear, moose, grouse...stuff you like to hunt but can never find without spending hours in a boring tree stand!)
3.) Forests/Trees long for more elbow room to encourage growth (we refer to it as releases and thinning’s).
4.) Forests enjoy sharing their abundance with both people and pets, however they are poor safety managers (see widow makers) and gladly relinquish this responsibility to HOA and property owners.
5.) Forests are fond of providing heating resources (firewood) for neighboring human lodgings as well as providing materials for building and crafts. (Stools, Tables, Axe Handles, Boxes to store firewood, Etc)
6.) Forests likewise endear themselves to permanent and transient wildlife providing both food and shelter.
7.) Forests, contrary to popular opinion, long for attention and are desirous of planning and execution of the plan.
8.) Forests are sentries within our human jurisdictions and function as benefactors providing essential services such as photosynthesis and carbon sequestration.
9.) Forests, yours in particular, are waiting for you to get involved and take an active part in increasing timber value, wildlife habitat, and maintaining an efficient and quality watershed.
10.) O.K. so nine, we kind of ran out of things (or forgot them) but separate, even more interesting posts regarding widow-makers and increasing timber value will be coming soon!!!
