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Forestry
Owning and properly managing timberland can be a rewarding investment. Sustainably managed forests can reduce risk and improve return on investment, improve tree health, improve aesthetics, and provide an abundance of recreational opportunities.
Forest Stand Map
A detailed stand map is crucial for effective forest management. Stands maps can include stand delineations, property boundaries, acreage, streams, streamside management zones, roads, rights-of-ways, topography, coordinates, etc. Foresters use these maps to help guide management decisions, provide insight or stand rotations, species composition, stand access, and more.
Timber Inventory
Another important step toward effective timber management is often a timber inventory, also known as a timber assessment or timber cruise. Canvas Foresters can assess your current timber stand and estimate the current value, health, stocking, age, and future potential of your timber.
Forest/Timber Management Plans
Canvas Foresters create custom forest management plans catered to your property and your objectives to guide you through site preparation, tree planting, thinning operations, and timber sales based on the information gathered during a timber assessment. Timber management plans produced by Canvas may also be submitted to your local appraisal district along with your 1-d-1 timber appraisal application.
Timber Sales
If you need assistance on a timber sale, Canvas specializes in assisting landowners in marketing and selling their timber. Canvas Foresters work for the landowner and always have the landowner’s best interest in mind. Our foresters can assess if you need a timber harvest, estimate stumpage value for your stand, market timber to reputable buyers, provide a contract for use between the buyer and the landowner, and monitor all logging activities at the time of harvest to ensure the property is not excessively damaged and the correct trees are harvested. Stumpage value is the amount a logger will pay for trees to be harvested.
Thinning Operations
Thinning is an essential silvicultural practice applied to reduce competition between trees. When a timber stand becomes overcrowded, competition for light, nutrients, and water can reduce growth and even cause mortality. Eventually, a stand will naturally thin itself through density dependent mortality; however, this can take many years and significantly reduce financial returns and stand quality. Conducting a thinning operation when a stand becomes overcrowded will release remaining trees to grow more vigorously. The harvested trees are hauled to local mills to produce an income for the landowner.
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Site Preparation or “Site Prep”
Timber stand reestablishment, or reforestation, can be significantly improved with proper site preparation. Some examples of site preparation methods are controlled burns (prescribed fire/site preparation burn), chemical woody competition control and herbaceous weed control through aerial or ground herbicide application, shearing, raking, ripping, and bedding. Canvas Foresters will assist you in selecting the right treatments for your tract.
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Tree Planting
Tree planting is often the preferred method for establishing or reestablishing a timber stand. Landowners have a choice of several species of pine and a wide selection of hardwoods. In the East Texas Pineywoods, pine seedlings are often used to establish plantations. Pine trees are available as bareroot or containerized seedlings with various choices on genetics. Hardwood seedlings can be an excellent option when wildlife management is an objective or if trees are to be planted in bottomlands. Each of these factors impact cost and potential return. Canvas Foresters will guide your through the planting process and help you select the right seedlings to help you meet your goals and objectives.
Herbicide Application
Herbicide is a useful tool in a forester's toolbox. It can be used for different purposes at various stages of a timber rotation. Most commonly, it is applied during site preparation to control undesirable weeds. reduced competition improves seedling survival and vigor. Herbicide can also be applied mid rotation for forest stand improvement. For example, a stand with a dense understory of yaupon or Chinese privet may be treated to improve wildlife habitat, improve the aesthetics of the property, and may even improve the merchantable value of timber. herbicide can be applied with a wide variety of equipment, ranging from skidder mounted sprayers, to helicopters, to backpack sprayers.
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Continuous Forest Management
Whether you regularly visit your property or don’t even know where your property is, Canvas’ continuous forest management agreements can help you protect your investment and identify issues before they become a major problem. Continuous forest management activities can include boundary marking and fence inspections, timber assessments, and general property inspections for tree health and trespassing. Periodic property inspections are designed specifically for your needs and frequency.
Forestry Mulching
Forestry Mulching is sometimes used for site preparation; however, more commonly it is used for stand improvement. Forestry mulching is a mechanical brush management method that shreds shrubs and small trees into wood chips using a fast spinning drum mounted on a skidder or skidsteer. This method allows for quick reclaiming of areas overrun by dense invasive shrubs.
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