Forest Stewardship
Forest
resources provide innumerable benefits to a community; watershed protection,
wildlife habitat, aesthetic value, recreational value and even have
the potential to provide commercial value. The Forest Stewardship workshop,
conducted by Cooperative Extension Forestry staff, can help landowners
get the information they need to help protect and manage their forested
land, now and in the future. Contact the Forestry
staff to determine what presentation is best for you.
Workshop presentation options include:
- Woods
and Water - a program for Inland Wetland Commissioners about timber
harvesting and wetlands regulations.
- Gray
Ghosts
- Hemlocks, their role in the ecosystem, the effect of Hemlock Woolly
Agelgid and management issues.
- Riparian
Forest Buffers - their value, function and design.
- Regeneration
Methods - how timber harvesting systems can be designed to successfully
regenerate the forest.
- 350
Years of Use and Abuse - A history of the forest resource in CT,
and the impact of that history on the forests and other land use patterns
of today.
- Competition,
Continuum and Change - Why the forest grows the way it does.
- Forest
Fragmentation and Parcelization - A commentary on the major forces
that threaten the forest resource and the numerous public benefits it
provides.
- Watersheds
of a Last Great Place - The role of forested lands in protecting
water quality and community character at the landscape scale.
- Forests
and the Connecticut Economy - From Wildlife Viewing to White Oak
Veneer, the contribution made by the forest resource to the economy of our state.
- Forest
Stewardship for Private Landowners - What it means, how to get started and where
to go for help.
- Conservation
Planning Tools - Options for Landowners.
- Selling
and Marketing Timber
- pitfalls and practicalities associated with commercial timber transactions.
For more information on the Forest Stewardship Program, visit the UConn
Cooperative Forestry Extension website.
The workshop is free of charge and about 45 minutes long. We recommend
scheduling 1.5 hours to allow for discussion and questions. Contact
Tom Worthley at thomas.worthley@uconn.edu
or call (860) 345-4511 to set up a workshop.
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