Planning Your Timber Harvest: Forestry 101 With Dr. Rick Williams

A Forestry 101 for Landowners workshop was offered by Trailblazer RC&D for forest landowners to provide information on how to make their woodlands healthier, more profitable, and sustainable. This workshop was hosted by the Lincoln Parish Police Jury and sponsored by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Trailblazer RC&D. Featured topics included forest management, marketing, forestry consultants, tax considerations, timber sales and contacts, wildlife considerations, best management practices, USDA assistance, web soil survey, and more. Professional conservationists, foresters, and legal experts offered the latest information on forest management and financial and technical assistance. This video is an excerpt of this workshop featuring Dr. Rick Williams, State Forester for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, discussing planning your timber harvest.