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  1. Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals

    of the less desirable competing trees. The released 1 crop trees are healthier and more vigorous, ... increasing the growth rate of the economically more valuable trees through crop-tree release might be an ... age and size of the forest stand, and landowner preference. Ideally, a released crop tree should have ...

  2. Using the Tree Measuring Stick

    tree measuring stick is a useful tool for measuring trees and logs. Although not as precise as more ... trees are tallied, the BA per acre would be 150 square feet. To estimate the BA for a forest stand, ... specialized tools, it is inexpensive, easy to carry, and accurate enough for most of your tree and log ...

  3. Getting the Most Return From Your Timber Sale

    the assistance of a professional forester receive more money for their timber, cut fewer trees, have ... Extension Approximately 84 percent of Ohio's forest land is owned by private nonindustrial woodland ... substantially more income and satisfaction for the seller. If you have little or no experience in woodland ...

  4. Forest Management

    obtaining more than one product or amenity from their forests. They might, for example, desire income from ... Developing a Plan to Care for Your Forest F-34 03/12/2024 Reviewed by: Kathy Smith, Program ... management of a forest to achieve the owner's objectives." Stated more simply, forest management is ...

  5. Timber Theft in Ohio

    it is difficult to obtain reliable statistics. However, many in Ohio's forest community believe ... Ohio's woodland owners. Additionally, it is an unfortunate "black eye" for the responsible and ... reputable businesses that make up the state's forest industry. Why Is Timber Theft a Problem? The ...

  6. Measuring Standing Trees

    for example, an estimate is needed of the quantity to be sold. If trees are to be cut to provide ... trees. If an estimate is needed for several acres, however, it is recommended that the woodland owner ... engage the services of an Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry Service Forester ...

  7. Bedtime or go time? Observing what animals do during a total solar eclipse

    Emily Caldwell / Ohio State News When darkness falls on central Ohio during the total solar ... Resources (SENR) who is spearheading the effort for Ohio State College of Food, Agricultural and ... a wildlife ecologist at Ohio State. “There have been very few attempts to actually measure behavior for this ...

  8. CFAES News | 4.10.2024

    Learn More. Heading:  Registration is Open for the 2024 Urban Food Systems Symposium Copy:  June 11-13, ... workshop. For more information, or to register, click  here. 24- Communicating to be Understood  online How we ... at the April 24th workshop hosted by the OSU Leadership Center. Click  here  for more information, or ...

  9. Hobby Maple Syrup Production

    taps for trees greater than 24 inches in diameter, but no more than two taps per tree. Consider these ... when maple producers in Ohio and other parts of northeastern North America tap maple trees to collect ... a desired product. This doesn’t mean red and silver maples can’t be tapped for syrup. Good syrup can be made ...

  10. Financial Maturity: A Guide to Increasing Financial Returns From Your Woodland

    University Extension fact sheet F-47, Harvesting and Reproduction Methods for Ohio Forests. 2 Consult your ... a forest is harvested using either the individual tree or group selection method 1, trees to be cut or ... more favorable sites. Landowners desiring large, stately trees, or who want their woodland to ...

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