Log Check Forestry

Even landowners whose primary management objectives are for wildlife, recreation, or water protection often find that they need to harvest timber in order to create or maintain the conditions necessary to meet their goals. Timber harvesting is an important management tool like controlling composition and quality of forest vegetation. It is improving forest health and promoting natural regeneration, developing wildlife habitat, creating roads and trails, and developing certain types of recreational activities. In addition, timber harvesting can be used to generate income or salvage some of the value of trees that have been damaged from wind, fire, insects, and disease, or that have died from natural causes such as old age and overcrowding.

Forest operations should be undertaken in a way that ensures the forest remains healthy, and productive in the future. The income generated from selling timber can often pay for a number of forest management activities.