Forest Management
Developing a forest management plan is often the first step in forest management for many Fountains forestry clients. The planning process helps landowners prioritize work that needs to be done while identifying opportunities for income, tax savings, recreation, forest conservation, and forest aesthetic improvements. Depending on a client's goals, a forest management plan might include some of the following components:
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History and purchase data
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Forest maps, boundaries, roads, and access
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Ownership objectives, i.e., tax savings, investment income, conservation, recreation
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Wildlife habitat and species diversity
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Watershed and water quality protection
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Silviculture, soil stabilization, forest health
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Sustainable forestry and conservation goals
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Timber inventory (timber cruise) and valuation
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Summary of tree species
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Timber harvesting plans
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Supervision of logging activities
- Cash flow and accounting reports
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 Forest Management: Implementation
Once a management plan is written, it is time to take action. fountains forestry assists clients in carrying out the recommendations in the management plan. Activities might include road maintenance, refreshing an existing boundary line or conducting a timber sale.
These services may be adjusted to best meet the needs of our clients.
fountains forestry actively manages hundreds of thousands of acres throughout the eastern US and has excellent longstanding relationships with governments, industry, mills, loggers, conservation groups and other forest stakeholders wherever we operate, ensuring smooth implementation of forest management plans--short term and long term.
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“They’re (fountains) good at building value in the forest, making trees grow.”
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