In Southern Ontario, private landowners hold the majority of forested land
because of privatization. These property owners face degraded forests because of past
logging practices. Other challenges faced by these owners are the threat of invasive
species. Management plans offer the advantage of using proper silvicultural treatments
to restore forest’s productivity biodiversity. The purpose of this study is to develop a
management plan for a private woodlot which was degraded by past logging events.
The goal of the plan is to improve the productivity of the forest through silviculture
treatments. Through the collection of data during the timber cruise an accurate forest
composition will be documented. With this inventory and composition, a management
plan will be developed in order to improve the degraded forests. The results of this work
shows that the woodlot has four different forest types which are at different states of
maturity. The management plan will focus on the elimination of infected trees caused
by invasive species and shade intolerant trees. The targeted goal of the management
plan is to create tolerant and mixed wood forest within the property
