Woodlot Management

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  • Introduction
    • Farming and Forestry …1
    • Benefits …4
    • Challenges …6
    • Agroforestry’s Potential in Ontario …7
  • Understanding Farm Woodlands
    • The Life Cycle of a Tree …9
    • Tree Growth Requirements …14
    • Woodland Growth – Forest Dynamics and Change …18
    • Woodlands as Ecosystems …23
    • Woodland Types …35
    • Plantation Types …40
  • Woodlot Management Planning
    • 6 Steps to a Plan …45
    • Step 1. Gather Background Information …46
    • Step 2. Develop Management Objectives …47
    • Step 3. Conduct a Resource Inventory …49
    • Step 4. Develop and Evaluate Management Options …51
    • Step 5. Develop a Management Plan …52
    • Step 6. Implement Your Plan …52
    • Suitability of Woodland Types for Products and Other Benefits …53
  • BMPs for Woodlots
    • Woodlot Products and Ecological Values …56
    • Management Principles and Silvicultural Systems …59
    • Woodlot Structural Features …63
    • General BMPs for Woodlots …67
    • BMPs for Woodland Types …83
  • BMPs for Plantations
    • Types of Plantations …101
    • Principles of Plantation Management …104
    • Plantation Management Systems …108
    • General BMPs for Thinning Conifer Plantations …112
    • BMPs for Thinning and Pruning Your Plantation …117
    • BMPs for Harvesting Your Plantation …125
  • BMPs for Other Woodlands
    • Riparian Woodlands …127
    • Wooded Wetlands …132
    • Treed Fencerows …134
  • BMPs for Woodlot Harvest
    • Planning a Harvest …136
    • Health and Safety Issues When Harvesting Woodlots …140
  • BMPs for Forest Health and Contingency Planning
    • Forest Health …141
    • Contingency Planning …142
  • Glossary