Northern Hardwood Management

The northern hardwoods forest type includes many tree species which vary by site and geographic range.

Northern hardwood management. Prior to 2007 all northern hardwood management on the county forest was all aged even aged management was not practiced even on poor sites or in stands that technically typed out as red maple. The northern tier hardwood association is a non profit organization serving the wood industry and its supporters throughout bradford lackawanna luzerne pike sullivan susquehanna tioga wayne and wyoming counties of pennsylvania. At northern hardwood veneer we are specialists on the selective harvesting of mature and unhealthy timber. The 2020 northern hardwood conference nhc will give researchers academicians and forest managers from across the range a forum to learn share and discuss cutting edge science and innovative management practices to sustain healthy and productive northern hardwood forests.

Exceeding nhla grading standards before and after drying. Northern hardwood forest types have traditionally been successfully managed using a single tree selection silvicultural system. While a significant body of research exists that aids decisions in northern hardwood management this science is confounded by the fact that the timelines necessary to complete a study are in excess of an individual researcher s lifespan and therefore questions need to be answered across multiple researchers careers in sequence. However changes in ecological and social environments have generated the need for alternative management systems.

The northern hardwood forest is a general type of north american forest ecosystem found over much of southeastern and south central canada ontario and quebec extending south into the united states in northern new england new york and pennsylvania and west along the great lakes to minnesota and western ontario. Small gap in a forest canopy to help encourage desired tree species regeneration. We are locally owned and have been in western ohio since 1979. Occasionally aspen paper birch balsam fir and northern red oak are important.

For sensitive areas we specialize in low ground pressure lgp track harvesting. In planning these practices there are many factors to consider including access species composition desired regeneration wildlife habitat needs and environmental concerns. Northern hardwoods kiln specialists produce higher quality lumber. Northern hardwood forest types can be managed as even or uneven aged stands using a variety of silvicultural practices.

Beech and eastern hemlock range from michigan eastward.