Rick Lucas led a discussion centered around helping the landowner have a better understanding of the conditions of a timber harvest prior to the actual harvest, assessing the results and activities that may be accomplished through the harvest. Resource professionals discuss old growth management. Other topics discussed on this portion of the property included wetland development, annual food plots, tree planting, aspen management, and making referrals to private service providers. Lastly, Jim Bruce and Tom Nederveld shared with those present their expertise on managing different habitats for forest and edge songbirds. Both individuals shared with the group the importance of being able to identify those songbirds using a given habitat.
Identification can be the result of visual sighting or by sound.
Both individuals suggested contacting local Audubon Society members in helping to become more familiar with identifying species common to a given location. A number of excellent field guides exist to aid in identification of songbirds. Though you can make your best call, it impossible to predict if or when a tree will fail. Unless a wound encircles a trunk or branch, the main concern is decay. Decay varies by species.