Appendix II. Ecological Forest Management: Pennyworth Forest Mock Management Plan

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MAC’MAssociates

Marie Cook

Conor Lynch

Aimee Harvie

Marnie NiederhoferClient: Ms. Theresa Catherine Pennyworth III



LANDOWNER OBJECTIVES

1. To make Pennyworth Forest a model forest that willmaximize bird diversity

2. To sustain said maximal bird diversity by using state – of- the-art ecological forestry

3. To meet Farmland Tax Assessment criteria of NJ4. To protect against devastating wildfires

5. To protect and maintain quality of all water resources

6. To produce a sustainable yield

of bird species while meetingall T&E and Pinelands/Stateregulations

7. To protect against all forest

pests and pathogens



OVERVIEW

Create vertical and horizontalheterogeneity

Provide nesting habitat for

summer breeders Use sustainable silvicultural techniques Harvest timber to fund prescriptions and cut taxes Reduce fuel loads and maintain a fire buffer

Maintain an area of unmanaged wetland buffer Make special considerations for Cooper’s Hawk

( Accipiter cooperii) Improve forest health by mimicking lost natural

disturbance regime



ATLANTIC WHITE-CEDAR STAND



T & E SPECIES CONSIDERATIONS

•Thinning for poles•Removal of suppressed trees only•Prescriptions performed during non-breeding

season•August-February to allow for allphases of breeding, including pairformation to fledging



BUFFER STAND



“THE EYES” STAND



CUMULATIVE 10-YEAR ECONOMICS

Annual income for thefirst ten years easilyexceeds the $552needed to qualify for

tax break warrantedby the NJ FarmlandAssessment Act.

Reducedannual taxes

Overall annualincome for years

2010-2019

That’s enough to buyMs. Pennyworth andten of her fellow birdenthusiasts these top-of-the-line Swarovskibinoculars!



EVALUATION Multiple-aged stands continually provide habitat at different

stages of succession.

Installation of nest boxes provides nesting habitat forbluebirds, tree swallows, barred owls and wood ducks.

Ecological forest management practices provide suitable

habitat and timber profits. Income from clearcuts and thinnings provide enough revenue

to satisfy NJ Farmland Tax Assessment qualifications.

Along with creating a buffer zone to protect developed land,fuel loads are greatly reduced in order to protect against

wildfire. Management practices will take into consideration the needs of

the breeding Cooper’s Hawk pair nesting in the AWC stand.

By reintroducing fire and patch-sized disturbances, along withreducing competition by thinning, forest health will be

improved allowing better defense against pests and pathogens.



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