The number one thing people want from their forest is wildlife, timber value is generally next to last. But what many don't realize until talking with a forester or wildlife person is that a healthy vigorous stand of timber will be good for a majority of wildlife. An "old growth" (depending on what an old growth forest is in your mind) stand generally has a sparse understory which provides little food and habitat for critters, conversely a clearcut has little habitat for much wildlife. But there are few select species that prefer those certain stages in forest succession.
As for unhealthy trees for habitat, I always spec a minimum number of snags per acres, and if they aren't present then they are created.
Monoculture are generally not the best idea, but some species grow best in monocultures and generally those species are managed with a clearcut system.
You don't need to educate me on forest management, I've been to school wrote the papers and done the work as a job/passion/hobby. The thing I hate to see the most is a landowner sell timber in a D-limit situation because the only person winning is the logger and sawmill owner.
Edit: put it this way I make my living managing trees and forest systems. I've done free work and spent personal money for some landowners to keep them from diameter limit cutting their stands when harvest time comes. If that gives you any sense in how i feel about proper forest management.
This post was edited by chevytaHOE5674 at 11:45:15 04/12/10.
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