Forestry management in Southern NH

[iStihl]

Greetings fellow woodburners....

I need some recommendations for developing a simple forestry management plan at my place in Southern NH. I've got 50 heavily wooded acres: red oak, white oak, maple, ash, birch, pine, poplar, etc. Mostly hardwood with some nice pine spots here and there.

My concerns are about the Asian Longhorned Beetle, Emerald Ash Borer. How far north have those stupid creatures made it?

Who should I contact about coming out to my place to educate me on what trees to remove for: firewood, milling, furniture building, etc?

Any help would be appreciated. I just bought my place in January and I don't think anything has been done to the land for at least 30 years. I'd prefer not to let anything go to waste.

Curtis

 

[Keevan]

DRED, Dept of Resource and Economic Development Concord,NH. Which is NH Forestry Dept.

 

[iStihl]

Thanks, Keevan. I'll check that out.

 

[woodbooga]

50 acres would qualify as a tree farm, too. You could look into putting the forested parts of your property into current use.

A few helpful links:

http://extension.unh.edu/forestry/dir/index.cfm

NH Timberland Owners Assn.
http://www.nhtoa.org/

A list of nasty critters to watch for. ALB is the greatest current threat. The Worcester area was decmated. Biggest source of spread is tourists transporting camp wood acrosst the border.

You likely have hemlock - esp if there are any brooks running through your parcel. the wooly adelgid's been spotted sporadically

http://extension.unh.edu/Forestry/cpestssub.cfm?sear=3

 

[Marc]

EAB hasn't been a problem in NE as far as I know, but Ash Yellows has killed off a whole lot of the white ash trees in my area.