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Big
Tree Contest
Maybe that big tree on your property is the largest in the county. If you think it might be, stop by the Muskingum SWCD office at 225 Underwood Street, Zanesville and enter the “Big Tree” Contest. Entries are being accepted now! 2010 Big Tree Contest An award will be presented to the owner of the largest tree in the county, regardless of specie. A custom made plaque, and recognition in the District Newsletter and the Times Recorder will be awarded to the owners of the “Big Tree 2010”. The 2009 winner of the Muskingum County “Big Tree Contest” has now been determined following the measurement of these “monarch” trees submitted to the Muskingum Soil and Water Conservation District, and the winner is Donald Frame of F & H Farm Partnership LLC. This tree was very unique in that it was found in forested setting. Donald Frame’s “BIG TREE” is a Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) scoring 328.375 points as used by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources- Division of Forestry. Click Here
Local Landowners Recognized for Good Forestry Practices Tim and Martha Kimpel were presented a 25 year Tree Farm sign from the ODNR, Division of Forestry in recognition for over 25 years of practicing good forestry on their property and for managing for wood, wildlife, water and recreation. Pictured is Tim Kimpel (left) and Peter Eales, Service Forester with ODNR, Division of Forestry.
Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV) Forestry Management Plans: These plans are developed for private landowners that have ten or more acres of forestland, devoted to commercial forest production (managed for the purpose of harvesting timber). Plans include a forest visit, determination of basal area, species growing in the area, the dominant forest class, and recommended forest management practices, soils map with expected tree growth information for trees growing for that soil type. Most practices include marking the property lines, cutting of grape vines in marketable trees, creating or maintaining management trails, fencing livestock out of the woodlot, and the control of invasive specie in the woodlot (optional for CAUV requirements). For more detailed forest management plan, they are referred to the ODNR-Division of Forestry.
Tree Planting Sites: Site visits for the planting of hardwood or conifer tree seedlings. The soils map is used to determine trees suitable for the site. We recommend sources of trees from private and
public sources.
Best Management Practices (BMP's): The SWCD offers technical assistance to landowners that are planning a timber harvest without the services of a state or private consulting forester. We visit the site and make recommended conservation practices, or BMP'S, to abate soil erosion during the logging operation and after the close of the sale. Ohio Timber Harvest Planning Form Click Here To Fill out form online
Forestry Field Days and Clinics: The SWCD typically offers one to two events annually to inform private forest landowners of current or new forest management techniques to make their woodland more productive and valuable. Many times, other programs associated with the forest are incorporated into the events including recreation, wildlife, ginseng production, portable sawmills, and other related forestry related topics. Many of these events are sponsored in cooperation with OSU-Extension and ODNR-Division of Forestry. |
