3855 Dartmouth College Hwy
North Haverhill
NH
Are you thinking about having timber harvested from your land, but have questions about the impact on wildlife, soil, and water? Want a healthy forest but not sure how cutting trees can play a role?
UNH Extension and Grafton County Conservation District will hold an Improving Wildlife Habitat and Protecting Soil and Water Quality During a Timber Harvest workshop at the Grafton County Complex in North Haverhill, NH on February 20th from 2 to 4:30 pm
Grafton County forester Jim Frohn and NRCS District Conservationist Tom Ebert will explain how you can plan a timber harvest to maintain and improve wildlife habitat, encourage forest health and resiliency, and protect soil and water while generating income from forest products and supporting the local economy.
To register for this workshop, contact Pam at Grafton County Conservation District at (603) 787-6973, or email pamela.gilbert@nh.nacdnet.net.
Topics covered will include:
- The importance of landowner goals in planning a harvest
- Assessing what you have in your woods
- Forest health and resilience – how and why cutting trees can play a role
- Improving wildlife habitat through vegetation management
- Protecting habitat features
- Protection from wildlife – e.g., deer browsing
- Best Management Practices (BMPs) for protecting soil and water quality
- Planning and conducting the harvest
- How decisions are made on which trees to cut and which trees to leave
- Modern logging systems and how to choose the right system for the job
- What will it look like? Setting expectations
- Who can help with all this? Foresters, loggers, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- If we have time: a brief overview of forestry laws and contracts