http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/ PugetSoundForestryConnections Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:30:24 GMT lgmagone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/27 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/27 I was wondering if anyone has any more information on blackberry removal? With the economy slowing, I think this would be a good time to hire someone to do the Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:38:02 GMT tjharrigan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/26 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/26 I'm a small portable sawmill ower & I buy windfall and salvage logs on my island. I'm curious to know what operators are paying for your Doug fir & other Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:27:51 GMT Greg Magone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/25 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/25 James, I have applied for a federal grant to purchase seedlings and plant on some property that I own outside of Auburn, WA. If the grant is approved (they Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:33:36 GMT GreenRiverFS@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/24 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/24 Amy Try Mark Burns on Vashon. He may want to do some interplanting, but it would be with large stock (2+1 or better) Alex In a message dated 8/22/2008 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:28:42 GMT amy_grotta http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/23 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/23 I received the message below from a local landowner who is looking at purchasing seedlings from Webster Nursery this winter. If you are interested in going in Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:43:16 GMT GreenRiverFS@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/22 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/22 Dear Igmagone: I think noble firs grow way too slowly for your purposes. They require full sun and won't tolerate being overshadowed by brush. I don't Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:24:34 GMT grottaa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/21 Hi there. I usually suggest western redcedar as a good choice for a privacy screen because it retains its lower limbs for a very long time. Hemlock is also a Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:17:00 GMT lgmagone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/20 I will be planting a line of evenly spaced conifer trees along one of my property boundaries. I am considering planting noble fir along the property line for Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:09:35 GMT grottaa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/19 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/19 Greg: In the inland Northwest, fire is a real concern so there is an emphasis on "cleaning up" the forest to remove ladder fuels, excessive debris, and other Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:47:41 GMT GreenRiverFS@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/18 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/18 You stated that the timber is mature and that your interests are mainly aesthetic. There isn't much you can do to "improve" the timber, but you can pretty it Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:49:39 GMT lgmagone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/17 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/17 What kind of forest management activities can a landowner do on weekends with normal tools (chainsaw, nippers, pruning saw, handsaw, etc) to improve the Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:42:37 GMT lgmagone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/16 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/16 Well, the forestland consists of 75 year old Big Leaf Maple, Western Red Cedar and Douglas-Fir primarily with smaller amounts of Sitka Spruce and Western Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:21:43 GMT GreenRiverFS@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/15 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/15 Greg You mention the brush competes with your trees. What kind of trees, how tall, how many per acre? Using heavy equipment with small trees tucked in the Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:19:17 GMT grottaa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/14 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/14 The King County Noxious Weed program has some very good recommendations regarding mechanical control of blackberries. Their guidelines can be found online at Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:01:19 GMT lgmagone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/13 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pugetsoundforestryconnections/message/13 I have what I consider an excessive amount of brush growing on my forestland. For both asthetic purposes and to reduce competition to my trees, I would like to