Why Have a Management Plan?
Vincent Corrao, Northwest Management, Inc. 1999
? A Management Plan identifies the goals
and objectives of the individual or group that owns the land.
? The Plan directs management activities
throughout a 20 to 30 year period moving the property to the owner’s desired
stand of the future.
? A Plan outlines the silvicultural treatments
necessary to improve and manage the health of the timber.
? A timber valuation, included in the
Plan, provides a landowner with an estimation of value before any management
activities occur, and gives the owner an estimate of the total value of
the asset.
? The cruise information together with
the silvicultural prescriptions identify the species, size, and volume
of timber to be removed. The quality of the timber is evaluated with
the log prices to determine if now is an appropriate time to sell, both
from a price and a biological standpoint, rather than selling at some future
date.
? The Management Plan document is
used by all parties to implement activities on the property.
A forest Management Plan is a tool that
provides a landowner with direction for the management of the property.
The plan consists of several sections which include the landowner’s objectives,
an evaluation and description of the resource, and a silvicultural prescription.
There are several items which must be evaluated and considered as the forest
Management Plan develops.
The process of developing your Management
Plan starts with you. As a landowner you must consider why you own
the land. Developing your management goals and objectives, which
will become the centerpiece of your plan, is the first phase of the management
plan. Issues you might consider include forest health, wildlife,
aesthetic, recreational, and monetary concerns. Regardless of how
different concerns may conflict with each other, write them down for further
consideration. Your Management Plan will help you sort out your concerns
and prioritize the issues. Each concern will influence the way your
Management Plan develops. This may be the most difficult part of
developing the Plan; however, it is also probably the single most important
part of your plan. The goals and objectives provide the direction
for the rest of the Plan.
One of the services Northwest Mangement,
Inc. provides is developing Management Plans with private landowners
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