Timber sales improve overall forest health, reduce fuels loads to limit catastrophic wildfire and improve wildlife habitat.
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Proper forest management is essential to assure an adequate supply of wood in the future.
Benefits ~ Land and Landowner
Benefits of Thinnings:
• Increases the growth rate of trees.
• Improve the health of trees by removing dying/dead and/or diseased trees
• Leads to increased levels of nutrients.
• Beneficial impacts on levels of biogrowth.
• Increases timbered value which increase property value.
• Improves wildlife habitat.
Benefits of Harvest Cutting:
• High yields per unit of area potentially lower the harvesting costs.
• Facilitates site preparation for tree replanting.
• Removal of dying/dead and/or diseased trees
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