Do a Patch Cut

This brochure from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection discusses how careful timber harvesting, including the limited use of small clearcuts, can improve habitat for wildlife like chestnut-sided warbler, brown thrasher, and eastern box turtle.

This article by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife explains how active habitat management (i.e., timber harvesting, prescribed fire, mowing, and invasive plant control) can be a good thing not only for wildlife habitat, but a whole host of ecosystem services.

When New Hampshire landowners Bob and Trish Leipold realized their property was no longer supporting American woodcock, they worked with a forester to harvest trees and improve habitat for the birds. This article shares their story in their own words.

Selling trees is one of the most complicated tasks you’ll undertake as a woodlot owner. Plan ahead to get the best results for wildlife habitat, earning income, and protecting your land’s soil and water.