The Woodlot Management Handbook will show you how to get the most out of your land; whether you are interested in growing trees for timber, generating income from selling firewood, or sheltering wildlife.
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A useful guide to basic woodlot or forest conservation practice, management and utilization... a good resource and of great interest. (Jean E. Bedger Current Books on Gardening and Botany )
The overall thesis of the book is that good land stewardship maximizes both ecological conservation and economic returns. (Choice )
The authors offer information on developing a woodland-stewardship plan and buying woodland property. (Booklist )
The overall thesis of the book is that good land stewardship maximizes both ecological conservation and economic returns. (Choice )
The authors offer information on developing a woodland-stewardship plan and buying woodland property. (Booklist )
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Stewart Hilts and Peter Mitchell have been working together since 1991 designing and carrying out programs to support the stewardship efforts of rural landowners. Stewart hilts teaches in the Department of Land Resources Science at the Ontario Agricultural College. Peter Mitchell is a research associate on various projects at the Centre for Land & Water Stewardship, University of Guelph. Their approach to woodlot management involves integrating information to deal with real problems, options and opportunities from a landowner perspective while incorporating a strong ecological perspective.
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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best overview for the backyard conservationist,
This review is from: The Woodlot Management Handbook: Making the Most of Your Wooded Property For Conservation, Income or Both (Paperback)
This book is a basic introduction to woodlot management with a focus on the forest ecosystem, basic valuation metrics for trees, reforestation, and conservation. The major difference between this title and the Beattie, Thompson, Levine text is that the latter devotes substantially more space to financial, legal, and logistical issues associated with harvesting trees. Conservationists will probably prefer this book while the reader focused on income from his or her woodlot will prefer Beattie et al. Neither text goes very far helping the reader identify specific health problems in a woodlot; look more to Pirone et al. for an excellent introduction.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quick, thorough read,
By P Hrabak (hrabak@mailcity.com) (Central Kentucky) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Woodlot Management Handbook: Making the Most of Your Wooded Property For Conservation, Income or Both (Paperback)
This book was a very quick but thorough read. Filled with good sense and good intentions, with the good knowledge to back them up. Liked the fact that it addressed both conservation and profitability. Will refer back to it many many times as I work with my 10 acres of trees.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Some good ideas but too long and overly general,
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This review is from: The Woodlot Management Handbook: Making the Most of Your Wooded Property For Conservation, Income or Both (Paperback)
The Woodlot Management Handbook has some good ideas but the gist of the book could be presented in one third the space. Many common sense observations are previewed, presented, and then recapped. Although written for the novice, this book anoyingly talks down to the reader. Common Sense Forestry by Hans Morsbach covers much of the same material with a clear and concise style and also manages to be far mor informative.
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For fifteen years now, we have been developing programs to help rural landowners understand and care for their properties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
woodlot inventory, supercanopy trees, woodland stewardship, woodland inventory, special biological features, woodlot management, stewardship plan, timber inventory, own woodland, total basal area, woodland ecology, woodland owners, woodland ecosystem, rough sketch map, woodland patches, natural succession, woodland management, government support programs, coniferous plantations, professional forester, making maple syrup, timber management, conserving biodiversity, competing vegetation, timber harvest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Landowner Resource Centre, New York, Ministry of Natural Resources, Cornell University Extension Service, Landowner's Guide, The Woodland Press, The Woodland Steward, University of Vermont, Department of Agriculture, Private Lands, University of Guelph, Best Management Practices, Cornell Cooperative Extension Service, Ecological Outlook Consulting, Niagara Escarpment New!
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For fifteen years now, we have been developing programs to help rural landowners understand and care for their properties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
woodlot inventory, supercanopy trees, woodland stewardship, woodland inventory, special biological features, woodlot management, stewardship plan, timber inventory, own woodland, total basal area, woodland ecology, woodland owners, woodland ecosystem, rough sketch map, woodland patches, natural succession, woodland management, government support programs, coniferous plantations, professional forester, making maple syrup, timber management, conserving biodiversity, competing vegetation, timber harvest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Landowner Resource Centre, New York, Ministry of Natural Resources, Cornell University Extension Service, Landowner's Guide, The Woodland Press, The Woodland Steward, University of Vermont, Department of Agriculture, Private Lands, University of Guelph, Best Management Practices, Cornell Cooperative Extension Service, Ecological Outlook Consulting, Niagara Escarpment New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Introduction to Forest Ecology and Silviculture (Nraes (Series), 126.) by Thomas J. McEvoy on 6 pages
- Landscaping for Wildlife by Carrol L. Henderson on 5 pages
- Timber Management for Small Woodlands on 4 pages
- Woodlot Management by Bruno Wiskel on page 207, page 220, and Back Matter
- Woodland Ecology: Environmental Forestry for the Small Owner by Leon Sherwood Minckler on page 24, page 220, and Back Matter
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