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Small-Scale Logging

Small-Scale Logging: Sugarbush and Woodlot Management   Issue:   Many woodlot owners and maple syrup producers want to be more active in g…

Started by Peter Smallidge

7 Apr 1
Reply by John McNerney

beech cut-stump and movement to other species?

I received an email with the following question, and my response...below.  If you have experiences with cut-stump on beech (or other specie…

Started by Peter Smallidge

8 May 25, 2016
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

Logging Impacts on Deer

I saw a question about the impacts of logging on deer, specifically concern by hunters who lease from an active forest management owner.  H…

Started by Peter Smallidge

2 Nov 28, 2013
Reply by Lewis E. Ward

Forest Herbicides

This site will provide links and resources that owners and managers can use as they assess herbicides and make treatment applications. Fin…

Started by Peter Smallidge

1 Dec 13, 2012
Reply by Lewis E. Ward

Your Experience with Beech Frill Herbicide Treatments

There is a great deal of interest in managing beech.  I have experience with cut stump and foliar treatments of beech (see the project prof…

Started by Peter Smallidge

6 Jun 28, 2012
Reply by Christopher Sprague

Glyphosate as a tool in vegetation management

Here is a question I received by email: Pete, Have you seen this?  Is it credible?  I'd like to be informed as I poison my beech, ferns and…

Started by Peter Smallidge

0 Mar 22, 2012

Beech management

American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a wonderful tree with redeeming qualities for wildlife, timber, firewood, and aesthetics.  However, i…

Started by Peter Smallidge

8 Mar 19, 2012
Reply by John McNerney

Controlling black locust

Below is some correspondence about control of black locust.  I've removed references to the sender.  The discussion includes both organic a…

Started by Peter Smallidge

1 Oct 21, 2011
Reply by Lewis E. Ward

Beech management

  Management strategies to control American beech in northeastern woodlots. . Funding support and partners Cornell University Coo…

Started by Peter Smallidge

0 Oct 20, 2011

Manage forests for carbon

A special issue of the Journal of Forestry, via the Society of American Foresters has been posted on line and seems to be publicly availabl…

Started by Peter Smallidge

0 Oct 13, 2011

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Prscribed burns

Started by Gail Sanford in Woodlot Management May 25. 0 Replies

Have prescribed burns for forest health been done in the Finger Lakes area or on Arnot Forest? Thank you.Continue

Sapling Puller

Started by Daniel Farrell in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Peter Smallidge Apr 20. 1 Reply

I'm seeking a broader perspective on devices for manual pulling of undesired shrubs and saplings. The intent is to mechanically remove, including roots to the degree possible, sapling sized invasives and non-invasives in woodland trails and…Continue

Small-Scale Logging

Started by Peter Smallidge in Project Profiles. Last reply by John McNerney Apr 1. 7 Replies

Small-Scale Logging: Sugarbush and Woodlot Management Issue:  Many woodlot owners and maple syrup producers want to be more active in gathering logs or firewood from their property.  Often there are too few acres or too few trees to attract a…Continue

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Practical Woodlot Improvement: Mulching, Drainage Work, and Long-Term Maintenance

Started by Jeremy Edmister in Woodlot Management Jan 27. 0 Replies

Many rural landowners I talk with want to improve woods access, reclaim overgrown edges, or start grazing in a section without making a mess of the land. I’ve found that choosing the right tool depends on your goal, and having a long-term plan is…Continue

grafting beech

Started by Allen Nichols in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jim Martin Jul 4, 2025. 3 Replies

I am a director for the NY chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. We expect to have a blight resistant tree to introduce to the public in 5 to 10 years.In the interm, before we have blight resistant nuts from these trees, I would like to graft…Continue

Pruning larch and spruce

Started by Jim Martin in Woodlot Management Jul 4, 2025. 0 Replies

I have 20 acres of 25 year old  larch and spruce. I would like to prune about 10 percent of them to improve the quality of the timber 50 years  down the road. I have heard that pruning green branches can lead to infection unless done at the right…Continue

How to get rid of buckthorn

Started by Randy Williams in Woodlot Management. Last reply by John McNerney Mar 18, 2025. 5 Replies

I have some property where the best timber was harvested several years before I purchased it.  There are now many areas where the buckthorn is so thick that nothing will grow under it.  I am looking for suggestions on how to get these areas back…Continue

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