Creating a Forest Management Plan Using SilviCultural

[@thetimberlandinvestor]

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[@sergeantkipling]

I love this channel. It’s perfectly niche.

[@wardhanes]

Wait. The barberry is a hindrance to your frolicking?

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

I want to plant (invest) 'high value' slow growing trees along my boundaries to give my grandkids an investment in 30 to 50 years from now. We have a slow draining wet ground to cope with in a cool to medium climate in Australia. Do you care to throw in any suggestions ???

[@wardhanes]

Walls between what’s legal and isn’t are good let’s see if in the rest of this video you pointed out that point

[@yvesjolicoeur747]

awesome tool for the map nerd in me 😉

[@RandomOliphant]

Do you have Canadian Data maps etc. ?

[@thetimberlandinvestor]

Yes, the mapping application has Canadian aerial imagery and is perfectly functional for a Canadian user. However, the forest growth modeling tool currently only provides data for the United States.

[@dkraft]

Please comment on deadfall - particularly in the stand of maple / oak where you recommended ASAP selective harvest to promote growth - Do you leave the deadfall as is, cut it smaller for increased decomposition or is it preferable to grind it up with a forestry mulcher ?

[@thetimberlandinvestor]

The deadfall can be serve an important ecological function as habitat for invertebrates, salamanders, and small mammals, which in turn are a food source for owls, birds of prey, and carnivorous mammals. Generally, I don't think its a good idea to cut it up or mulch it unless it is presenting substantial fire risk or acting to inhibit regeneration by completely covering the forest floor, which can happen with logging debris after a harvest.

[@wardhanes]

Good thing your in-laws ancestors built the wall…

[@ericjohnson9080]

How does this compare to the onx mapping?

[@thetimberlandinvestor]

The biggest difference is that OnX is an outdoors GPS app with functions geared toward exploration of new areas, whereas SilviCultural is a forestry platform primarily with a mapping feature geared toward organizing and managing land long term. There is overlap, like offline mapping capabilities, but even then the capabilities are differentiated by the target demographic, so when you export a map for offline use with SilviCultural, you own that georeferenced file, and it can be used by you and by anyone you distribute the map to forever, including family, lessees, and contractors. Likewise, the polygon and feature creation and delineation aim to reach functionality of a GIS, whereas with OnX, its a side feature not optimized for long term management or complex organization. As time goes on and I develop capabilities further by connecting polygons to forest growth metrics and such, this differentiation will be more obvious. So while I will be using this app to create offline maps anytime I go hunting or hiking in a new area, OnX will be more optimized for that and have better recreational features.

[@wardhanes]

I like Sugarbush, but I’m Gen X and the dudes are dying. I want Sugarbush.

[@wardhanes]

Play new Ash

[@wardhanes]

Well, nothing can be done there. It’s Spindley shitty forest. It’s don’t worry about it.