Forest Management and Wildlife

I recently attended a seminar dealing with forest management and wildlife. Held at the Williamsburg United Methodist Church, the program was presented by representatives of the WBL Hardwoods Forestry Department, a division of Bingaman Lumber of Nicktown, PA 15762.

The seminar was designed to show how property owners can manage timber stands to benefit wildlife as well as to harvest timber for profit.

Jonathan Wirth, a senior procurement forester [(814) 948-6050], noted that most landowners own their wooded properties for recreational purposes, especially deer hunting. So, when a property owner...