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Woodlot Management
Bush owner explains his plans
Steve Bowers
is a forester
and forest
owner, a
member of
the Huron -
Perth
Chapter of
the Ontario
Woodlot
Association
and
Stewardship
Co-ordinator with the Huron
Stewardship Council.
The Huron Perth Chapter of the
Ontario Woodlot Association
recently held their annual meeting,
starting with a tour of John Haak's
farm northeast of Clinton. Approx-
imately 60 members were able to
attend.
One of the first topics discussed
was management objectives for the
property. John was very clear on his
several objectives for the property.
He has a keen interest in producing
high-quality saw logs and veneer
logs; however, he is equally
interested in utilizing the property for
a variety of recreational uses
including hunting, wildlife viewing
and assorted trail -based activities
such as hiking, cross-country skiing
and horseback riding. Closely related
to recreational enjoyment of the
property are aesthetics, so planning
management activities includes
consideration of visual impacts.
Considerable reforestation has
been carried out in stages over the
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years, mostly in areas with marginal
soil conditions or in small fields with
irregular boundaries. In keeping with
objectives for the property, most
planting is done with species that can
eventually be harvested for wood
products. Planting also considers
benefits to wildlife and has been
arranged to provide linkages between
natural areas and also to create larger
forest blocks that will benefit wildlife
species needing interior habitat. In
the interest of creating diversity, John
plants a variety of species either with
the initial planting or afterwards as he
is replacing trees that didn't survive.
Natural seeding from adjacent forest
areas and trees along field boundaries
helps contribute to the diversity.
John normally plants some
seedlings every year and has an
arrangement with a local tree nursery
where he receives a small quantity of
seedlings in exchange for collecting
tree seeds that the nursery grower
needs. John has had good luck
establishing trees in some locations
by direct planting of tree seed,
particularly with black walnut if
planted where soil conditions are
suitable.
Attracting wildlife also presents
some challenges and John identified
several locations where he is utilizing
tree guards and brush barriers to
protect small red oak trees from deer
browse. He also pointed out damage
on a number trees caused by male
deer rubbing their antlers on them.
However, as always there are trade-
offs, one of which was illustrated
when John showed visitors a couple
of tree stands that had yielded a good
supply of venison for his family and
friends over the past few years.
A saw log harvest was carried out
about 10 years ago. Initially John
had been approached by a tog buyer
offering to buy all trees above county
tree county bylaw diameter limit.
Concerned about what the resulting
woodlot would look like, he
contacted a logger who he knew had
a good reputation. Together they
agreed on a smaller harvest which
was carried out carefully, leaving an
aesthetically acceptable woodlot and