The Referral Process - For The Land Owner
Should you want to pursue forest management after meeting with Brook.
3. Brook will be available to follow up with you, answer any future questions, and help you with future forestry related issues as they arise.
- Your profile will be confidentially posted to our website for a two-week period during which forest resource professionals will have the opportunity to express interest in your project. Please note that no personal information will be available on the website; only a basic profile and general location of your land will be made available in order to help consultants effectively express interest in your project.
- Brook will compile a list of Forestry Professionals who have expressed interest in helping you with your specific project.
3. Brook will be available to follow up with you, answer any future questions, and help you with future forestry related issues as they arise.
The Referral Process - For The Forestry Professional
Project #: 04-18-20
Date Posted: 05/14/2018
Date Closing: 05/28/2018
Location: Alpena County, Ossineke E, T29N R7E
Acres: 120 acres, 80 and 40 acre parcels 1 mile apart with easy access in between
Forest Type: 80 acres intermediate quaking aspen, minor component of mature red maple and red oak, 40 acres 3/4 black spruce bog, 1/4 upland oak/aspen forest type (aprox. 10 acres)
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling both properties in QFP. Landowners desired future conditions is creating forest type of 1800's by increasing component of red and white pine. On 10 acres of upland forest type on the 40 we discussed thinning the overstory (majority of which is red oak, small sawlogs 5/6 sticks tall) to 30-50 BA and underplanting white pine to avoid white pine weevil damage. On the 80 I tried to convince managing majority of property for aspen would be easier and more successful, discussion ended with managing for aspen on back 60 and "old growth" pine on front 20.
Project #: 04-18-21
Date Posted: 05/14/2018
Date Closing: 05/28/2018
Location: Alpena County, Green Township, T30N R5E
Acres: 80
Forest Type: upland hardwoods with minor component of lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling property in QFP. I have not visited this property. This property is in the heart of oak wilt country. Because of oak wilt landowners had harvest of 170 red oak last year (10 acre area) in an area with presumed oak wilt, no trenching or treatment was done. Landowners need help deciding how to move forward with oak management.
Project #: 04-18-22
Date Posted: 05/18/2018
Date Closing: 06/01/2018
Location: Alpena County, Ossineke Township, T29N R6E
Acres: 80
Forest Type: Northern red oak/Aspen
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP, harvest in near future
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling property in QFP. 60 acres are northern red oak with pockets of quaking aspen, red oak runs 70-110 BA, 4/5 sticks tall,10-16"DBH, decent quality, aspen pockets range in size from 1/4 of an acre to 3+ acres paralleling creek, 110-160 BA, 6-9" DBH, 5 sticks. 20 acres on W side of creek is similar, with component of red maple and white pine. Property was high graded for large oak over a decade ago, I was surprised to see there was still a lot of quality oak in the stand. Because of oak wilt threat and heavy deer browse in understory I suggested when harvest next occurs to harvest with the intention to expand aspen pockets and manage for a future forest with more diversity and smaller component of oak, possibly underplant white pine after oak thinning, not sure.
Project #: 60-18-03
Date Posted: 05/21/2018
Date Closing: 06/04/2018
Location: Montmorency County, Briley Township, T30N R2E
Acres: 42 acres, 32 forested, 20 mature
Forest Type: oak/aspen, small component lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP, timber harvest
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling property in QFP. Property is currently divided into 5 small parcels, landowner is working with township to combined by Jan 2019. Approximately 20 acres of red oak, red pine and quaking aspen. Aspen pockets run 130 BA, 6/7 sticks tall, 10-14" DBH, healthy, the rest of stand is predominantly red oak, with components of white oak and red pine. 120 BA, 4/5 sticks, small sawlogs, decent quality in red oak. Red pine is dying so should harvest all red pine while thinning oak. Landowner wants a forester to write a plan and administer a harvest within the next few years.
Project #: 04-18-23
Date Posted: 05/30/2018
Date Closing: 06/13/2018
Location: Alpena County, Ossineke Township, T29N R6E
Acres: 60 property acres, 40 forested, 30-35 mature
Forest Type: lowland, spruce/fir and aspen (quaking and BAM)
Work Requested: timber harvest
Comments: Landowner is interested in harvesting all mature stands. Half of the property is spruce/fir (100-140 BA, 12-14" DBH, 5-6 sticks tall) and half is quaking aspen (100 BA, 5 sticks 10" DBH avg.) with component of BAM (100 BA 2/3 sticks, 10"DBH).
Date Posted: 05/14/2018
Date Closing: 05/28/2018
Location: Alpena County, Ossineke E, T29N R7E
Acres: 120 acres, 80 and 40 acre parcels 1 mile apart with easy access in between
Forest Type: 80 acres intermediate quaking aspen, minor component of mature red maple and red oak, 40 acres 3/4 black spruce bog, 1/4 upland oak/aspen forest type (aprox. 10 acres)
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling both properties in QFP. Landowners desired future conditions is creating forest type of 1800's by increasing component of red and white pine. On 10 acres of upland forest type on the 40 we discussed thinning the overstory (majority of which is red oak, small sawlogs 5/6 sticks tall) to 30-50 BA and underplanting white pine to avoid white pine weevil damage. On the 80 I tried to convince managing majority of property for aspen would be easier and more successful, discussion ended with managing for aspen on back 60 and "old growth" pine on front 20.
Project #: 04-18-21
Date Posted: 05/14/2018
Date Closing: 05/28/2018
Location: Alpena County, Green Township, T30N R5E
Acres: 80
Forest Type: upland hardwoods with minor component of lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling property in QFP. I have not visited this property. This property is in the heart of oak wilt country. Because of oak wilt landowners had harvest of 170 red oak last year (10 acre area) in an area with presumed oak wilt, no trenching or treatment was done. Landowners need help deciding how to move forward with oak management.
Project #: 04-18-22
Date Posted: 05/18/2018
Date Closing: 06/01/2018
Location: Alpena County, Ossineke Township, T29N R6E
Acres: 80
Forest Type: Northern red oak/Aspen
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP, harvest in near future
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling property in QFP. 60 acres are northern red oak with pockets of quaking aspen, red oak runs 70-110 BA, 4/5 sticks tall,10-16"DBH, decent quality, aspen pockets range in size from 1/4 of an acre to 3+ acres paralleling creek, 110-160 BA, 6-9" DBH, 5 sticks. 20 acres on W side of creek is similar, with component of red maple and white pine. Property was high graded for large oak over a decade ago, I was surprised to see there was still a lot of quality oak in the stand. Because of oak wilt threat and heavy deer browse in understory I suggested when harvest next occurs to harvest with the intention to expand aspen pockets and manage for a future forest with more diversity and smaller component of oak, possibly underplant white pine after oak thinning, not sure.
Project #: 60-18-03
Date Posted: 05/21/2018
Date Closing: 06/04/2018
Location: Montmorency County, Briley Township, T30N R2E
Acres: 42 acres, 32 forested, 20 mature
Forest Type: oak/aspen, small component lowland conifer
Work Requested: Forest Management Plan for QFP, timber harvest
Comments: Landowner is interested in enrolling property in QFP. Property is currently divided into 5 small parcels, landowner is working with township to combined by Jan 2019. Approximately 20 acres of red oak, red pine and quaking aspen. Aspen pockets run 130 BA, 6/7 sticks tall, 10-14" DBH, healthy, the rest of stand is predominantly red oak, with components of white oak and red pine. 120 BA, 4/5 sticks, small sawlogs, decent quality in red oak. Red pine is dying so should harvest all red pine while thinning oak. Landowner wants a forester to write a plan and administer a harvest within the next few years.
Project #: 04-18-23
Date Posted: 05/30/2018
Date Closing: 06/13/2018
Location: Alpena County, Ossineke Township, T29N R6E
Acres: 60 property acres, 40 forested, 30-35 mature
Forest Type: lowland, spruce/fir and aspen (quaking and BAM)
Work Requested: timber harvest
Comments: Landowner is interested in harvesting all mature stands. Half of the property is spruce/fir (100-140 BA, 12-14" DBH, 5-6 sticks tall) and half is quaking aspen (100 BA, 5 sticks 10" DBH avg.) with component of BAM (100 BA 2/3 sticks, 10"DBH).