Even-aged management via harvesting of all jack pine, aspen, birch within the stand. All other species not listed will be retained to increase diversity of species within the stand. The company harvesting the site will also salvage the coarse woody debris for firewood. Blowdown not suitable for firewood will piled on site and burned at a later date.
One year after harvesting the site will be prepped with a disk trencher that will be used to harrow the site with the primary goal of overturning the soil.
Immediately following site prep, conifers (jack pine, white pine, white spruce) will be planted with yearly site visits to analyze the regeneration of the site. Natural regeneration will occur through root sprouting from aspen, and stump sprouting from birch.
Weeding and deer treatments will be implemented until the planted conifers are able to survive on their own. Deer browse will be mitigated by applying Plantskydd to seedlings. Brushing around seedlings will be performed approximately three times during seedling establishment time (6 to 8 years) to help them get above the brush line.
All non-dangerous snags will be retained.
The site is suitable for a summer harvest due to no wetlands and suitable soil types but work is to be completed by April 1st in order to reduce negative effects on the Northern Long-Eared Bat found in the area. Provisions for snag retention were also incorporated with this species in mind. Some slash was retained and made into small piles to facilitate den sites for wildlife. These piles numbered one for every two acres with an average size of 10-feet in diameter and 5-feet high. All other slash is to be removed for firewood or burned onsite at a later date.
A total of 47 plots taken within the stand using a 10 BAF prism for systematic sampling yielded volumes to be harvested that can be found in Table 1. Table 2 further breaks down the volumes to be harvested by tract.
Table 1.
Species/Product |
Estimated Volume |
Stumpage Price |
Value |
Aspen - Pulp |
174.59 cords |
$20.00/cord |
$3,491.80 |
Paper Birch - Pulp/Bolts |
232.26 cords |
$13.00/cord |
$3,019.38 |
Jack Pine - Pulp/Bolts |
18.82 cords |
$22.00/cord |
$414.04 |
Total Value |
|
|
$6,925.22 |
Table 2.
Tract |
Acreage |
Species |
Volume |
335A |
20.5 |
Aspen |
81.31 cords |
|
|
Paper birch |
129.84 cords |
|
|
Jack pine |
4.68 cords |
335 |
20.9 |
Aspen |
93.28 cords |
|
|
Paper birch |
102.42 cords |
|
|
Jack pine |
14.14 cords |