appendix ii. ecological forest management: pennyworth forest mock management plan
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8/7/2019 Appendix II. Ecological Forest Management: Pennyworth Forest Mock Management Plan
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MAC’MAssociates
Marie Cook
Conor Lynch
Aimee Harvie
Marnie NiederhoferClient: Ms. Theresa Catherine Pennyworth III
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LANDOWNER OBJECTIVES
1. To make Pennyworth Forest a model forest that willmaximize bird diversity
2. To sustain said maximal bird diversity by using state – of- the-art ecological forestry
3. To meet Farmland Tax Assessment criteria of NJ4. To protect against devastating wildfires
5. To protect and maintain quality of all water resources
6. To produce a sustainable yield
of bird species while meetingall T&E and Pinelands/Stateregulations
7. To protect against all forest
pests and pathogens
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OVERVIEW
Create vertical and horizontalheterogeneity
Provide nesting habitat for
summer breeders Use sustainable silvicultural techniques Harvest timber to fund prescriptions and cut taxes Reduce fuel loads and maintain a fire buffer
Maintain an area of unmanaged wetland buffer Make special considerations for Cooper’s Hawk
( Accipiter cooperii) Improve forest health by mimicking lost natural
disturbance regime
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ATLANTIC WHITE-CEDAR STAND
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T & E SPECIES CONSIDERATIONS
•Thinning for poles•Removal of suppressed trees only•Prescriptions performed during non-breeding
season•August-February to allow for allphases of breeding, including pairformation to fledging
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BUFFER STAND
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“THE EYES” STAND
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CUMULATIVE 10-YEAR ECONOMICS
Annual income for thefirst ten years easilyexceeds the $552needed to qualify for
tax break warrantedby the NJ FarmlandAssessment Act.
Reducedannual taxes
Overall annualincome for years
2010-2019
That’s enough to buyMs. Pennyworth andten of her fellow birdenthusiasts these top-of-the-line Swarovskibinoculars!
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EVALUATION Multiple-aged stands continually provide habitat at different
stages of succession.
Installation of nest boxes provides nesting habitat forbluebirds, tree swallows, barred owls and wood ducks.
Ecological forest management practices provide suitable
habitat and timber profits. Income from clearcuts and thinnings provide enough revenue
to satisfy NJ Farmland Tax Assessment qualifications.
Along with creating a buffer zone to protect developed land,fuel loads are greatly reduced in order to protect against
wildfire. Management practices will take into consideration the needs of
the breeding Cooper’s Hawk pair nesting in the AWC stand.
By reintroducing fire and patch-sized disturbances, along withreducing competition by thinning, forest health will be
improved allowing better defense against pests and pathogens.
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