Mapping Your Forest
Do it yourself tool from ATF can be a great start Maps are a basic and essential tool for anyone who owns or cares for a parcel of woodland. A good map starts with the property boundaries (see Knowing ...
Do it yourself tool from ATF can be a great start Maps are a basic and essential tool for anyone who owns or cares for a parcel of woodland. A good map starts with the property boundaries (see Knowing ...
ECFLA: TWENTY FIVE YEARS YOUNG 1979-2004 By Steve Broderick, Extension Forester The year was 1978. The second OPEC oil embargo in five years had people waiting in long lines at the gas pumps, and paying record prices when they finally ...
- by Bet Zimmerman, Woodstock , CT Experts indicate that if we don't take significant steps in the next decade to preserve open space and farmland in Connecticut , it may be too late. We may assume that everybody understands ...
- by Bet Zimmerman and Paul Wilbur Forest fragmentation poses a serious and growing threat to the ability of forests to support wildlife, clean air and water, provide recreational opportunities, and function as a sustainable and economically viable source of ...
- by S. Pearce Browning, III, M.D. First, every forest or woodlot is unique. They vary in size, soil types, tree population, amount of brook and wetland, the access roads, the impact of prior natural catastrophic processes, and lastly, what ...
(Part I) - by Jasmine Wolf Few people sell saw timber on a regular basis and few of us know the value of the different species of trees, how many board feet actually come from a tree or which trees ...
- By Robert M. Thorson, Professor of Geology & Geophysics University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2045 Stone walling is a New England tradition. It’s a lot like weaving. Neither is necessary in today’s urgent, electronic society, yet they persist. They ...
by Dan Donahue, Director of Land Protection & Stewardship The Norcross Wildlife Foundation was established in 1965 by Arthur D. Norcross, a native of Monson, Massachusetts and founder of the Norcross Greeting Card Company. From boyhood, Norcross demonstrated an avid ...
- by Steve Broderick As Connecticut’s Extension Forester, it’s been my privilege to meet many hundreds of forest landowners. Over time, many of them have come to love their land, and would love to know it will remain undeveloped after ...