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Forest Stewardship 1: Our Link to the Past--Our Legacy for the Future
Nearly three-quarters of Pennsylvania's 17 million forested acres is in the hands of private forest landowners. The need in Pennsylvania for forest stewardship--for wise management and use--is pressing. Well-planned harvests that consider all forest values can meet the demand for Pennsylvania timber and sustain forests for the future. This eight-page publication offers an overview of forest stewardship, a way for forest landowners to learn to be better stewards of their land and avoid costly or resource-damaging mistakes.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH075
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Forest Stewardship 10: Watershed Management
You may not consider water to be one of the forest's resources, but it is. Along with providing habitat for fish and many kinds of wildlife, water enhances an area's beauty and increases its recreational value. This eight-page publication discusses forested watersheds, effects of timber harvesting and how to protect the watershed, other issues to consider, and technical information specific to Pennsylvania.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH093
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Forest Stewardship 11: Earning Income from Your Forestland
As a forest landowner, you may wonder whether you could improve you income by putting the land to work. But what enterprise will produce the income you desire while preservving the beauty, wildlife, and recreational value of your land? This 16-page publication discusses the possibilities, covers the basics of business planning, offers case studies and examples, and features an extensive list of resources for various forestland enterprise.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH098
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Forest Stewardship 12: Best Management Practices for Pennsylvania Forests
Best management practices for forested wetlands and controlling erosion and sedimentation from timber harvesting operations have been established for Pennslyvania. The practices outlined in this 12-page publication supplement existing best management practices to benefit a wider array of forest resources and values.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH102
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Forest Stewardship 13: Estate Planning
If you own forest lands, you probably want them to remain in the family and be cared for and enjoyed by your heirs. Without a well-designed estate plan, however, you good intentions may leave your family with little more than an overwhelming tax burden. This six-page publication covers the basics of estate planning for woodland owners.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH105
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Forest Stewardship 14: Backyard Trees
Trees help improve water quality, prevent soil erosion, and save homeowners money and energy by moderating extreme temperatures. Trees also increase property values and make neighborhoods more visually appealing. This 16-page publication summarizes the environmental, economic, and aesthetic values that backyard trees provide, and provides tips for choosing, planting, and caring for backyard trees.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH146
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Forest Stewardship 15: Regenerating Hardwood Forests: Managing Competing Plants, Deer, and Light
This 8-page publication looks at how an understanding of competing plants, deer, and light can lead to successful forest regeneration and the sustainability of hardwood forests. Under many circumstances, regeneration is not easy. Competing plants, deer, and insufficient light on the forest floor can interfere with regeneration and, in the long run, may threaten forest sustainability.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH181
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Forest Stewardship 2: Sources of Information and Guidance for Forest Stewards
A woodland can be managed for a variety of benefits, including timber, wildlife, recreation, and soil and water conservation. Many sources of information are readily available to help forest landowners achieve their management objectives. This 12-page publication describes stewardship-related services offered to private woodland owners by public agencies and private organizations in Pennsylvania.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH076
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Forest Stewardship 3: Teaching Youth about Forest Stewardship
As we begin the twenty-first century, more and more land is being developed for urban and suburban residences, businesses, utilities, and other structures. Unplanned growth is threatening our land resources, and proper management of our natural resources, particularly forests, is a pressing need. To establish a tradition of forest stewardship for future generations, it is important to involve young people and provide them with information about responsible land management. This eight-page publication is intended for parents, educators, and other adults who are interested in teaching youth about forest stewardship.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH077
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Forest Stewardship 4: Terminology
Stewardship draws on various disciplines, including ecology, forestry, wildlife biology, and even recreation. Some of the terms used in discussions of forest stewardship may be unfamiliar to you. The descriptions in this eight page publication will help you better understand forest stewardship practices and aid in communications between you and natural resource managers.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH074
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Forest Stewardship 5: Wildlife
Wildlife is an integral part of any healthy forest community. Forests provide food and shelter for numerous wildlife species. In return, many of these species aid in seed dispersal, forest pest control, and many other ecological tasks that perpetuate healthy forests. Stewardship involves managing your forest so that populations of native species of wildlife persist for future generations. No matter how large or small your forest is, you can make a difference. Information presented in this 20-page publication will provide you, the landowner, with the basic knowledge you will need to begin wildlife stewardship on your property.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH078
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Forest Stewardship 6: Planning Your Forest’s Future
Planning helps people focus their ideas so they can reach their goals sooner than they could without planning. If you are a forest landowner, you should have a management plan that organizes your personal objectives into a comprehensive strategy for attaining what you want from your woods. You should have a stewardship plan. This six-page publication explains how to go about creating one.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH079
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Forest Stewardship 7: Timber Harvesting: An Essential Management Tool
Many woodland owners are reluctant to harvest timber for fear of destroying their forestland's beauty, recreational value, and wildlife habitat. But there are ways to safeguard against poor harvesting practices and the landscape disturbances often associated with logging operations. As steward of your forest resources, you can use harvesting as a management tool to improve your woodlands. You then pass them on in as good or better condition than when you found them. This 12-page publication explains how.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH082
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Forest Stewardship 8: Planning for Beauty and Enjoyment
Most private forest landowners consider scenic beauty to be a very important forest benefit. This eight-page publication presents a brief overview of scenic forest values and how they can be enhanced as you manage for other forestland objectives, such as wildlife, recreation, and timber. Incorporating aesthetics into your management planning can add to the enjoyment of your land in many ways.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH088
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Forest Stewardship 9: Understanding and Conserving Biological Wealth in Our Forests
Our forests clearly provide us with many benefits, but perhaps none are more important than the environmental functions they perform. This 20-page publication focuses on how our forests contribute to our biological wealth, why we need to conserve natural diversity, and how landowners can help protect this biological treasure for future generations through proper use and stewardship.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH091
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