Conservation

Forestry is a system of processes in which forests are managed to ensure the health of the forest lands and their inhabitants over the breadth of the landscape and time. It is with necessity that we all understand our obligation to care for these diverse landscapes, as when that obligation is neglected, the value of the resource diminishes for all of us. That obligation is, in a word, conservation. Unfortunately, the neglect of this obligation is too often “standard operating procedure” in the forest industry. Without a diverse knowledge of forests, applying conservation in forest management is impossible.

Foresters are the only professionals trained specifically to manage forested lands, yet currently most timber sales on private lands never involve a forester! Forestry begins on the land, which is real estate. Real estate is managed by the owner(s) or authorized manager(s) of the real estate. In the United States, the U.S. government is the largest single owner of forested lands. The USDA has long understood the many positive values gained through the employment of foresters. Almost all private forest landowners have the opportunity to realize these same advantages the USDA does by hiring a forester, but many do not know that assistance is available. The first step toward conservation is to enlist quality assitance. For more information regarding quality assistance, email me at: george@bryanforestry.com