montana forest stewardship “empowerment of forest owners through personal involvement”
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Montana Forest Stewardship
“Empowerment of Forest Owners through Personal Involvement”
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Montana – 93 Million Acres
23 Million Acres - Forested
3.8 Million Acres - Family Forests
1.2 Million Acres - Managed by Forest Stewards
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Chance of wildfire due to excessive fuel build-up
Invasive plants, insects and diseases
Landscape fragmentation
Unmanaged recreational activities
Excessive soil erosion
Loss of valuable riparian areas
Some Risks for Forest Lands
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MSU Extension Forestry Planning Workshops for Family Forest
Owners
141 Workshops3,177 Participants2,053 Ownerships
1.2 million acres Managed by Forest Stewards
Forest Stewardship – 1991
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Forest ownership - a tug-of-war?Or; a balance of management
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Why should I attend?
• Learn about keeping your forest healthy and productive for generations to come.
• Learn how to identify and implement practical steps to meet your individual ownership objectives.
• Write a plan that may qualify your forestland for cost share opportunities.
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What will I learn?• How to write a Forest Stewardship Plan
• Forest ecology
• How to manage fire risk
• Wildlife habitat enhancement
• How to assess and maintain forest health
• Caring for your forest
• Range/understory vegetation management
• How to protect and enhance water quality
• Where to go for help
• And much more!
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National, State, and Local Partnerships and Steering Committee
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Private Family Forest Owners
Resource, Conservation & Development
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1. Identify forest management objectives
2. Further your understanding of how forests function
3. Inventory your forest’s natural resources
4. Develop a forest management plan to meet your objectives and support your forest
5. Visit with a Forest Stewardship Advisor on your forest
Forest Stewardship Process
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1. Landowners begin the planning process by receiving maps of their property and developing objectives.
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2. Workshop sessions focus on three major forest resources
• Timber (your trees)
• Wildlife (their habitat)
• Range (the understory plants)
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2a. Workshops begin with information of how forests function beginning with regional and local factors
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6th year
5th year
4th year
3rd year
2nd year
1st year
Terminal leader
One year’s growth
Coniferous Trees
2b. Moving to tree stand functions then to tree functions
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14SuccessionThe process of species change
2c. Small and large scale successional changes are discussed
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2d. Agents of change affecting forests
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EPHEMERAL AREA
INTERMITTENT STREAM
PERENNIAL STREAM
EPHEMERAL AREA
RIPARIAN/WETLAND AREA
PERENNIAL STREAMINTERMITTENT
STREAM
INTERMITTENT STREAM
2e. Watersheds (importance and protection)
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Awnless seed heads
“W” on leaf blades
Rhizomes
3. Participants inventory their forest
• Trees and Understory Plants
• Wildlife
• Soil
• Fire Rating
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Wildlife Needs:
FoodWater CoverSpace
4. Step four is to develop a Forest Stewardship management plan that includes:
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4a. Management for fire resilience
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Second entry for regeneration4b. Developing silvicultural treatments: regenerative, multi-story, intermediate
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4c. Planning for management of range and understory vegetation
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4d. Planning how and when work will be completed
Rubber Tire Harvester
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4e. Planning how and when work will be completed
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5. Verify your plan and get answers to questions specific to your forest during a personal visit with a Forest Stewardship Advisor (a natural resource professional)
“Empowerment of Forest Owners through Personal Involvement”
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Viable, diverse ecosystems
Sustainable wood supply
Good forest health and vigor
Wildlife habitat
Livestock grazing
Watershed, stream and wetland protection
Enhanced beauty of the land
Decreased landscape fragmentation
Natural resourced based recreational opportunities
Income
Forest Stewards Understand… Actively managed forests provide …
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Opportunity to continue learning and planning: Montana Master Forest
Steward Program
1. Forest Stewardship Planning Workshop
2. Continue to learn through advanced and focused workshops
3. Graduates can be local references for other private landowners
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Financial and In-Kind Supporters
Family Forest Owners
MSU Extension Forestry
MT Department of Natural Resources (DNRC)
US Forest Service (USFS)
The Nature Conservancy
The Trust for Public LandsNatural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D)
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2012 Workshops
May 31-June 1 & 8 in Columbus
June 21-22 & 30 in Big Timber
July 20-21 & 28 in Darby
August 9-10 & 18 at Bozeman
September 21-22 & 29 in St. Regis
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Cindy Bertek, MSU Extension Forestry
Forest Stewardship Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.msuextension.org/forestry
Phone: 406-243-2773
Forest Stewardship of Montana
The Montana State University Extension Service is an ADA/EO/AA/Veteran’s Preference Employer
and Provider of Educational Outreach.