Timber
Harvest Overview Part One Workshop
A carefully managed, sustainable timber
harvest isn’t just about cutting down trees and cashing in on their commercial
value. It’s about implementing a plan that encourages regeneration and the
long-term well-being of the forest. On Thursday, January 12, 2017, John
Schwartzer, PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry Service Forester, will speak on the
steps private woodland owners should take in planning and implementing a
successful timber harvest along with the pitfalls to avoid. The meeting will be
held at 7:00 P.M. at the Cumberland County Extension Office which is located at
310 Allen Road in Carlisle. You do not have to be a member and there is
no cost to attend.
Harvesting and selling timber is a critical
decision in terms of its effect on the future management and profitability of
the woodland, and therefore one that should be approached cautiously and
objectively. Years of growth are accumulated in a mature timber stand.
The annual income from all those years is frequently marketed in a single
transaction. Too much is at stake to sell timber without having accurate
knowledge of products, volume, and value and without knowing how to establish
the next crop for continued production. Advice and assistance is
available from a variety of sources, public and private, and should be used to
maximum advantage. These and other issues surrounding a timber harvest will be
presented at the meeting.
The Cumberland Woodland Owners
Association is an organization of forestland owners and others interested in
forestry issues in south central Pennsylvania. For more information about
the meeting or the Cumberland Woodland Owners Association, contact Mike
Waldron, at 717-677-7317 (email: mdwald57@yahoo.com).
NOTE: The “Timber Harvest
Overview Part Two Workshop” will be a tour on Saturday, May 13, 2017 starting
at 9:30 a.m. of Fay Drawbaugh’s woodlands, 150 Church of God Rd., Newville, PA
17241, that will be lead by John Schwartzer, PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry
Service Forester, to look at timber harvest and forest management practices.
