Here at Woodland Doctors we aim to use forest management as a means to create healthy wildlife habitat, improve timber quality, and manage your taxes.
Understanding the goals of landowners is a pivotal aspect of effective woodland property management. These objectives can vary greatly among landowners and may evolve over time due to changing circumstances. However, regardless of the specific goals or needs, there are forest management strategies that can be implemented to ensure sustainable tree growth for future generations.
Facilitating the attainment of your forestry management objectives involves collaborating with partners as needed, prioritizing and executing treatments, and swiftly responding to new infestations. This also includes monitoring and documenting achievements in standardized databases, and developing the necessary tools, technologies, methods, and budgetary processes to effectively manage or eradicate invasive species.
GRAPEVINE CONTROL, CROP TREE RELEASE, TREE PLANTING
Enhance woodland vitality with our selective tree removal service. We'll assess and remove diseased or overcrowded trees to boost growth and biodiversity, ensuring a resilient forest for the future.
BRUSH PILES, WIDELIFE FOOD PLOTS, DOWNED TREE STRUCTURES, ROOSTING SITES
Create thriving wildlife habitats tailored to your woodland's ecosystem. From brush pile maintenance to plot screening, we'll help cultivate a vibrant habitat supporting a range of native species.
BUCKHORN, AUTUMN OLIVE, AILANTHUS / TREE OF HEAVEN
Protect your woodland's balance by eradicating invasive plants and pests. Our methods include manual removal and targeted herbicides/pesticides, effectively managing invaders while preserving native habitat.
At least 42% of the federally endangered species in the United States are at risk because of invasive species.
The introduction of many non-native plant species was well-intentioned. Some had medicinal qualities, while others were valued in horticulture, for forage, and for erosion control. Other species arrived by accident—stowaways in cargo and ballast. The potential for invasiveness was neither known nor considered. Human population growth, environmental alteration, and the vast increase in worldwide trade have created more opportunities for the introduction and spread of invasive species.
Of the approximately 3,000 plant species known to occur in the wild in Ohio, about 75% are native (present before the time of substantial European settlement—around 1750). Of the remaining 25% (more than 700 non-native plants), fewer than 100 are known to be problems in natural areas. The most invasive of these degrade Ohio’s woodlands, wetlands, and prairies.
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