This document serves as a summative analysis of the ecosystems and stand conditions of a private property in southern Addison County, Vermont. Vermont is a small rural state which values agriculture and forestry as primary components of the state's economy. The Use Value Appraisal Program, operated by Vermont's Department of Taxes, provides tax incentives for landowners who create a forest management plan and practice sustainable forest and land management....

This work began as a guide to improve and expand existing Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) populations on a 728-acre site owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Central Alabama. It has evolved to consider a proposed alternate site and also provides broad recommendations for Longleaf restoration within the general study area. The intent of this plan is to restore degraded habitat which is currently affected by the absence...

Non-native invasive species pose a great threat to New York State ecosystems. The establishment of non-native invasive species into Northeastern ecosystems hinders conservation of the remaining greenspace across the state of New York. The Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) is a non-native invasive tree that alters habitats and ecological functioning such as changing native flora community compositions and forest structure, which negatively affects the...

Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) has been on the endangered species list since 1970. Stable P. borealis populations require older longleaf pine stands that have red heart rot in the older trees, maintained by frequent surface fire that suppress growth of hardwoods. A variety of factors endanger P. borealis with habitat loss. It is now over ten years since publication of the last federal management plan for P. borealis in 2003. Slow recovery...

The land management plan for the 150-acre Haley Farm will serve as the central source that guides all management decisions for the farm located in Nelson County, Kentucky and owned by my family. The plan is being created in an effort to improve wildlife habitat and to develop cattle and timber management practices on the farm. I created a comprehensive management plan that addresses wide ranging aspects of managing the land for wildlife, timber, and...