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Have you ever doubted your ability to be a landowner... to make management decisions?
Have you ever looked at the legacy you are inheriting and thought that there's no way you can do as good of a job as your husband, your father, your grandmother, your cousin, your neighbor, your work...
You’ve finished harvesting your timber and finally getting around to the reforestation stage! Getting the ground ready for site prep to support your new generation of forests.
But there are a lot of options… and there’s a lot of approaches...
What do you do and when?
You...
Have you ever consulted with two different foresters, or other natural resource professional, and received two different recommendations?
And depending on what it might have been you asked advice for, the differences may have been slight or significantly different. They're both foresters......
"Are my trees ready to thin?"
A very common question, and rightly so!
If you've been in the management game for a while (or Googling for a while at least) you've heard how important it is to "time" your thinning appropriately to maximize its purpose and results.
But WHEN do you ...
It's another new year and the mantra typically heard is "New Year, New Me!" or the "New Year, Better Me!"
And we set our resolutions of things we've neglected last year and "promised" to start right after we get that new calendar flipped over for the new year.
And if you're like me, it...
Before you even sign the contract to sell your trees...
Before the logger fells the FIRST tree on your property....
You should have a decent reforestation plan!
No, you don't need ALL the specifics, but you should have a general idea of expectations.
An example of this might be what...
Tell me if this sounds familiar
- You load the dishes in the dishwasher after dinner because it irks you when it's "not stacked right..."
- You fold the laundry at 10:00pm and put it away "to make sure it gets put in the right spot" and to avoid the 3,000 texts/calls asking about Lucy's shorts and...
The weather is cooling down, and you're ready to grab your oversized sweater and cup of coffee to cozy up on the porch and enjoy the brisk mornings. And at night, getting snuggled up by a warm fire pit.
Something about autumn just screams comfort. I don't know if it's all the season-crazed...
If you’ve been following me for any amount of time you know I preach that money, income, revenue, whatever you want to call it … is crucial for the sustainability for your forest!
Everyone knows of the more traditional ways to generate money from your land: timber sales.
...Owning forestland is one of the most rewarding assets you can invest in. Perhaps not in traditional ROI measurements, but when you consider all the “intangible” characteristics- being a landowner far exceeds any other investment out there.
But like any asset you have, you...
You’ve probably heard the stories….
You’ve probably seen me talk about it on social media over and over… and over again.
But this is topic is so important, I believe it warrants another discussion!
DO NOT SELL YOUR TIMBER WITH EMOTIONS. That was a little blunt I know, so...
It’s halfway through June, which means we are literally half-way through the year! And if you’re like me, you were working on your daily checklists and so focused on reaching your daily goals, you blinked and didn’t even realize that half your year has already passed you...