Beware! If you are a woodland owner of pine and spruce stands, and you anticipate harvesting or thinning, now is the time to understand the...
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Leave it to the Beavers?
Beavers are big-time engineers and their dams help curb erosion and slow flood waters. Usually, they are more beneficial than harmful, but occasionally their tree-cutting...
Cooperating for Woods and Wildlife Workshop Series
Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) has been working closely with the state’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) to empower landowners to improve...
QUIZ: Cat, Coyote, or Cottontail?
Hikes on freshly fallen snow reveal the non-human dwellers of your woods. But can you identify who has hiked your path before you? Can you...
Is a Conservation Easement for You?
Your property is your treasure, with lots of love, sweat, and maybe even a few tears poured into caring for it. It means a lot...
Interested in Improving Deer Habitat on Your Land?
Then you won’t want to miss this upcoming workshop! Spend a full morning with the experts discussing ways that you can improve habitat and encourage...
Where is Your Favorite Place on Your Land?
It’s the first place you take someone who comes to visit your land. It’s the place you go to be calm, to observe, to reflect,...
Quiz – Know and Enjoy Your Winter Woods
To identify trees and shrubs – everybody knows – look at the leaves. Like nametags, leaves identify who’s who. For this reason, your winter woods...
Watch Out For These Harvesting Red Flags
Winter is a popular time to harvest trees because the frozen ground can help protect from damage and erosion and provide easier access. If you...