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Post by james14 on Apr 20, 2024 9:25:55 GMT -5
If this is on the side of 346, it would make sense to be something about the tortoises. Those pines are way past size to be cut, so I'm surprised it hasn't been done yet.
I hope Glenn is wrong about part of the area being sold. They're now charging over $1000 per year with the same number of permits.
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Post by cyclist on May 14, 2024 9:42:25 GMT -5
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Post by tampaspicer on May 14, 2024 12:32:22 GMT -5
There are a lot of long leaf pines in the park by my house that have died or are dying. There's a entire tree of lighter knot about 75' long that fell over. Wish I could get it and make some lumber out of it. One of if not the biggest piece I've ever seen.
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Post by swampdog on May 14, 2024 12:47:42 GMT -5
Was a really good article. Mentioned some folks I’ve heard of. Part of my ancestry DNA is the renewable timber industry.
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Post by cyclist on May 14, 2024 14:00:16 GMT -5
There are a lot of long leaf pines in the park by my house that have died or are dying. There's a entire tree of lighter knot about 75' long that fell over. Wish I could get it and make some lumber out of it. One of if not the biggest piece I've ever seen. You think it may be lightening, root damage? They are flying out our neighborhood as well, first thing yankee owners cut, coupled with lightening and insects.
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Post by tampaspicer on May 14, 2024 14:08:34 GMT -5
There are a lot of long leaf pines in the park by my house that have died or are dying. There's a entire tree of lighter knot about 75' long that fell over. Wish I could get it and make some lumber out of it. One of if not the biggest piece I've ever seen. You think it may be lightening, root damage? They are flying out our neighborhood as well, first thing yankee owners cut, coupled with lightening and insects. Doesn't appear to be lightening but I know they attract it. They've planted a bunch of long leaf pines in the park in different areas though.
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Post by Crkr 23 on May 15, 2024 14:01:52 GMT -5
I just drove by the tract of land that 4Ward, the OP, was referring to. I bet within 2 years they burn it which is a good thing. From what I understand burning ever so often is a requirement of land that is in the gopher mitigation program. Burning will be a leap for Weyerhauser, the property owner, because from what I understand they are pretty much against any burning on their land. Let's hope that it is a good experience for Weyerhauser and maybe they will use more fire and less herbicides for their land management practices.
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Post by whitebacon on May 15, 2024 14:41:39 GMT -5
I just drove by the tract of land that 4Ward, the OP, was referring to. I bet within 2 years they burn it which is a good thing. From what I understand burning ever so often is a requirement of land that is in the gopher mitigation program. Burning will be a leap for Weyerhauser, the property owner, because from what I understand they are pretty much against any burning on their land. Let's hope that it is a good experience for Weyerhauser and maybe they will use more fire and less herbicides for their land management practices. I'm surprised to hear that regarding gophers. Maybe I'm ignorant. I had to relocate 100's of them as a permit condition for land development, which cost a fortune. Just never heard of burning as a requirement for the mitigation/relocation lands, on the backend for maintenance, so to speak.
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Post by Crkr 23 on May 15, 2024 16:20:38 GMT -5
A couple of years ago I hauled a pile of gophers for a local rancher that had set aside several acres for a mitigation bank. He explained to me a few of the hoops that he had to jump through to qualify his land as a mitigation bank. Part of it was burning and the perpetual maintaining the land as gopher habitat. That's my experience in the gopher mitigation program.
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Post by whitebacon on May 15, 2024 16:43:25 GMT -5
A couple of years ago I hauled a pile of gophers for a local rancher that had set aside several acres for a mitigation bank. He explained to me a few of the hoops that he had to jump through to qualify his land as a mitigation bank. Part of it was burning and the perpetual maintaining the land as gopher habitat. That's my experience in the gopher mitigation program. Thx! Learn something every day. Good to know.
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Post by 4ward on May 15, 2024 16:51:44 GMT -5
They desperately need to burn and thin the north side of river styx rd, east from the creek proper , it’s a mess in there and has really good potential. The block to the west from the creek, running north to the trestle was planted 15+ years ago on the south part, the trees on the north end were thinned but never cut. They have to be a good 20-25 years old. They have not touched it since. Sad
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Post by 4ward on May 15, 2024 16:56:03 GMT -5
I just drove by the tract of land that 4Ward, the OP, was referring to. I bet within 2 years they burn it which is a good thing. From what I understand burning ever so often is a requirement of land that is in the gopher mitigation program. Burning will be a leap for Weyerhauser, the property owner, because from what I understand they are pretty much against any burning on their land. Let's hope that it is a good experience for Weyerhauser and maybe they will use more fire and less herbicides for their land management practices. I'm surprised to hear that regarding gophers. Maybe I'm ignorant. I had to relocate 100's of them as a permit condition for land development, which cost a fortune. Just never heard of burning as a requirement for the mitigation/relocation lands, on the backend for maintenance, so to speak. I think they rely heavily on the fire for mobility reasons and food sources.
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Post by cyclist on May 15, 2024 17:13:56 GMT -5
I'm surprised to hear that regarding gophers. Maybe I'm ignorant. I had to relocate 100's of them as a permit condition for land development, which cost a fortune. Just never heard of burning as a requirement for the mitigation/relocation lands, on the backend for maintenance, so to speak. I think they rely heavily on the fire for mobility reasons and food sources. Yep food! Stop burning and a couple of species, primarily hardwoods, take over and the many many dozens of species of herbs and grassess (food) disappears.
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