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Contents Foreword to the First Edition, by Carl Reidel x i Foreword to the Revised Edition, by Carl Reidel xii i Preface to the First Edition x v Preface to the Revised Edition xi x 1. A New England Forest History i 2. Assessin g Woodland Potential 1 9 Timber 1 9 Maple Sap Production 33 Fuelwood 3 7 Pulpwood 4 0 Wildlife Habitat 4 1 Fragile Areas 4 8 Recreation and Aesthetics 4 9 Simple Techniques for Assessing Potential 5 0 Compatibility of Uses 5 5 Comparative Economic Returns 5 9 Some Advice on Buying Woodland 6 0 3. Forester s 6 5 Services 6 5 Management Planning and Forest Inventory 65 ; Tree Marking and Sales 66; Logging Road and Landing Engineering 68 ; Mapping and Basic Surveying 68 ; Timber Stand Improvement 69 ; Timber Appraisals and viii Content s Damage Assessments 70 ; Tax Planning and Computation 70 ; Tree Planting 71 ; Christmas Tree Management 71 ; Recreational Development 71 ; Sugarbush Management 7 1 Types of Foresters 7 2 County and Extension Foresters 72 ; Consulting Foresters 73 ; Industrial Foresters 8 0 4. Managemen t Plans 8 4 Management Objectives for a Property 8 4 Location, Boundary, and Stand Maps 8 5 Stand Management Goals 9 1 Stand Descriptions 9 2 Site Descriptions 10 0 Recommended Treatments 10 1 Upda ti ngProcedu res10 5 5. Woodlan d Management Techniques 10 6 Techniques for Sawtimber Production 10 7 Intermediate Treatments 111 ; Regeneration Methods 123 ; Artificial Regeneration 139 ; Risky Treatments 141 ; Typical Sequences of Treatments 143 ; Timber Management Techniques in Perspective 14 5 For Fuelwood and Pulpwood Production 14 6 For Maple Sap Production 14 9 For Wildlife Habitat Improvement 15 0 For Recreation and Aesthetics 15 5 Some Final Considerations 15 6 6. Harvestin g Forest Products 15 9 Selling and Harvesting Trees 15 9 Types of Sales 159 ; Locating a Buyer 164 ; Road Systems 168 ; Harvesting Trees 176 ; Contracts for the Sale of Trees 183 ; Overseeing and Evaluating a Logging Job 198 ; A Warning 19 9 Selling Sap 20 0 The Importance of Contracts 20 6 [34.200.248.66] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 22:25 GMT) Contents i x 7. Financia l Aspects of Forest Management 20 7 Costs 20 7 Characteristics of Forestry Investments 20 7 Components of Investment Return 208 ; Risks 212 ; Evaluating Investments in Management 21 3 Taxes 21 5 Income Taxes 217 ; Property Taxes 222 ; Yield Taxes 222 ; Estate Taxes 22 2 Cost-Sharing Programs 22 3 Record Keeping 22 4 Postscript: On Stewardship 22 7 Appendixes /. Forestry Measurements and Conversions 23 1 2, Landowner's Reading List 23 4 j \ Forestry Laws 24 2 4. Sources of Information and Assistance 26 6 [Updated appendixes are available asPDF files at www.upne.com/appendices/woodland.html j Index 27 5 ...