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  1. Forest Management

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-34-02

    biological/ecological characteristics of the forest (e.g., tree species, soil type, topography, etc.) determine what is ... inventoried. Obviously, the tree/forest resources will be inventoried and such forest characteristics as tree ... treatments designed to manipulate forested land such as various kinds of timber cuttings, tree plantings, ...

  2. Webinar: Climate Change Tree Atlas: A tool to explore potential responses of Ohio’s forests

    https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/events/webinar-climate-change-tree-atlas-tool-explore-potential-responses-ohio%E2%80%99s-forests

    and trees focused webinar.  During this webinar we will review and explore the USDA Forest Service ...   Join Associate Professor in Wildlife Landscape Ecology, Dr. Stephen Matthews for this climate ...

  3. Getting the Most Return From Your Timber Sale

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-37

    should be clearly marked for easy identification. If individual trees are to be cut throughout the ... forest) at about chest height and at ground level (stump) is recommended. In addition, veneer trees are ... the assistance of a professional forester receive more money for their timber, cut fewer trees, have ...

  4. Using the Tree Measuring Stick

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-62

    with forest management activities such as timber harvests and tree planting. Measuring Tree Diameter ... the tree stems (at breast height) in an acre of forest. Basal area includes the bark with the wood. In ... simple terms, basal area is a measure of the level of crowding of trees in a forest, and it is used by ...

  5. Measuring Standing Trees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-35-02

    agencies and the U.S. Forest Service.   Table 1. Standing Tree Board Foot Volumes—Doyle Rule Dbh (inches) ... may hear foresters or buyers talking about gross and net volume. Gross volume is the estimated tree ... board-foot content (termed "volume") of certain trees in their woodland. In order to sell timber, ...

  6. Timber Theft in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-97

    person's property and knowingly cuts and removes a tree or trees without the permission of the landowner it ... it is difficult to obtain reliable statistics. However, many in Ohio's forest community believe ... reputable businesses that make up the state's forest industry. Why Is Timber Theft a Problem? The ...

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

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-50

    age and size of the forest stand, and landowner preference. Ideally, a released crop tree should have ... U.S.D.A. Forest Service Technical Publication NA-TP-19-93. 3 A stand is a group of trees with similar ... species valuable trees private nonindustrial forest landowner unmanaged woodland crop trees private ...

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

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-48

    a forest is harvested using either the individual tree or group selection method 1, trees to be cut or ... approximate an "old-growth" forest, define maturity primarily as biological. They want their trees ... and Land Ownership Energy and Environment forestry maturity harvesting old growth forest mature trees ...

  9. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Privet (Ligustrum spp.)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-103

    guide for the identification of invasive plants in southern forests. USDA Forest Service, Southern ... Subsequently, privets invade adjacent forests and fields. It is essential to regularly scout for and control ... shade, they are aggressive invaders of a variety of sites including bottom land forests, fencerows, ...

  10. Using Local Woodlot Lumber

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-9-03

    references are Ohio State University Extension's Leaf Identification Key to Eighty-Eight Ohio Trees and ... The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees, Eastern Region. Ohio forests and wood lots ... Charles D. Holder, eds., Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, 2001. Leaf Identification Key to ...

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