Presenter: Don Johnson, Forest Land Improvement, Inc., NH town forests
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University of Colorado Law School Colorado Law Scholarly Commons Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19) 2005 6-19-2005 SLIDES: Long Term Forest Management: Creating a Forest Management Plan Don Johnson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/community-owned-forests  Part of the Business Organizations Law Commons, Forest Management Commons, Land Use Law Commons, Natural Resource Economics Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, Property Law and Real Estate Commons, Public Administration Commons, Public Policy Commons, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration Commons, State and Local Government Law Commons, and the Urban Studies and Planning Commons Citation Information Johnson, Don, "SLIDES: Long Term Forest Management: Creating a Forest Management Plan" (2005). Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19). https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/community-owned-forests/17 Reproduced with permission of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (formerly the Natural Resources Law Center) at the University of Colorado Law School. LONG TERM FOREST  MANAGEMENT Creating a Forest Management Plan ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS  Selectmen  Town Administrator  Conservation Commission  Special committee  Combination DECISION MAKING LANDOWNER GOAL ASSESSMENT FORM I. General Information II. What you want from your land III. Tenure of your property IV. What you have to work with V. Goal specific information I. Income II. Recreation III. Scenic beauty IV. Wood products V. Wildlife VI. Other qualities and/or features I. Cultural features II. Unique areas III. Other    GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Is there more than one parcel?  Should separate parcel plans be developed? A. Develop criteria to prioritize each parcel’s need for planning 1. Size 2. Quality, quantity, rarity of resources present 3. Are there pre-existing uses of the resources? 4. Proximity to population, will uses develop? 5. Surrounding ownership patterns and uses 1. Landscape with contiguous like goals and objectives 6. Accessibility 7. Budget 8. Historical and cultural significance Obtain or develop a good set of maps. 1. Survey 2. Tax  3. GPS  Inventory the resources A. Design a relevant field inventory system based on goals and objectives 1. Timber cruise 2. Writing the plan 3. Creating a management plan map 4. Plan presentation Writing the Plan  1. Describe all resources addressed 2. Make recommendations for all relevant resources and give consideration to other resources  Creating a management plan map  a)   Conventional hand drafted b)   GIS arcview drawn map 1. Layer information producing several maps 2. Layer information may be online, or CD a) Granit program, NRCS etc Plan presentation 1. Present plan to administrators first a) Make adjustments to plan if necessary 2. Present plan to public 1. Adoption of plan by: A. Administration 1. Selectmen 2. Town administrator 3. Conservation commission 4. Special committee 5. Combination IMPLEMENTATION 2. Natural resource professional A. Establish a long term professional relationship, communication. 1) Annual or longer term work agreement 2) Monthly meetings with administrators 3) Develop annual goals and schedule priorities 4) Develop annual project proposals 5) Develop a budget 6) Develop work agreement for annual projects 7) Deliver annual reports citing accomplishments 8) Be flexible 3. Funding A. Municipal sources 1) Town warrant annual 2) Timber sales B. Governmental 1) Grants 2) Cost share programs C. Private 1) Gifts and endowments 2) Land and facilities 4. Partnerships and memberships for recognition, information, services and cooperation.   A. Municipal 1) Recreation department 2) School district 3) Highway 4) Engineering 5) Planning B. State 1) State forest 2) Wetlands Bureau 3) Fish and wildlife  C. Federal 1) NRCS 2) USFS 3) BLM  D. Conservation organizations 1) TNC, AMC, Tin Mountain 1) Services 2) Expertise 3) Programs   E. Affiliations 1) Tree Farm 2) Green certification   E. Special interest 1) Mount Washington Valley Ski Tour Association 2) New England Mountain Bike Association  5. Logging, may or may not be appropriate, that decision must be made, it often enables other projects to take place.  A. Planning a timber sale 1.Where shall funds go 2.Refer to plan a. Where b.What type   A.What type A. Conventional B. Mechanical C. Special D.Special needs, buffers, roads rights of way, permits, closure costs Special needs, buffers, roads rights of way, permits, closure costs  A. When B. How to sell A. Competitive bid B. Negotiation C. Operate D. Stumpage sale A. Actual cut volume B. Lump sum E. Notify public and hold meeting 1998 Ice Storm 1998 Ice Storm 1999-2000 Salvage harvest 1999-2000 Salvage harvest 

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