TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction- Setting the Stage
*Message from the State Forester
Using this Manual
*Introduction to New Hampshire’s Forests
Getting Started
Additional Reading
1.1 Forest Ownership and Management Basics
1.2 Setting Objectives
1.3 Forest Management Planning
1.4 Estate Planning and Land Protection
1.5 Staying Safe Working in the Woods
Silviculture
Additional Reading
2.1 New Hampshire Forest Types
2.2 *Forest Soils
2.3 Forest Structure
2.4 Regeneration Methods
2.5 Managing for High-Quality Trees
Timber Harvesting
Additional Reading
3.1 Timber Harvesting Systems
3.2 Logging Aesthetics
3.3 Skid Trails, Truck Roads and Landings
3.4 Timber Harvesting in High-Use Recreation Areas
3.5 Maintaining Soil Productivity
Water Resources
Additional Reading
4.1 Water Quality
4.2 Wetlands
4.3 Forest Management in Riparian Areas
4.4 Stream Crossings and Habitat
Wildlife Habitat
Additional Reading
5.0 Introduction to Wildlife Habitat
5.1 Mast and Other Food Sources
5.2 Cavity Trees, Dens and Snags
5.3 Dead and Down Woody Material
5.4 Overstory Inclusions
5.5 Young Forest Openings
5.6 Aspen Management
5.7 *Speckled Alder Management
5.8 *Forest Pollinators
5.9 Beaver Ecology and Considerations
5.10 Deer Wintering Areas
5.11 Woodland Raptor Nest Sites
5.12 Bald Eagle Winter Roosts
5.13 Heron Colonies
5.14 Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Sensitive Areas
Additional Reading
6.1 Natural Communities and Protected Plants
6.2 Seeps
6.3 Vernal Pools and the Surrounding Forest
6.4 *Pine Barrens and Other Fire-Dependent Communities
6.5 Old-Growth Forests
6.6 High-Elevation Forests
6.7 Steep Slopes
6.8 *Cultural Resources
Forest Health
Additional Reading
7.1 *Insects and Diseases
7.2 Invasive Plants
7.3 Ice and Wind Damage
7.4 Logging Damage
*Climate and Forests
*Additional Reading
8.1 *Effects of Climate Change on Forests and Trees
8.2 *Forest Carbon
8.3 *Managing for Forest Resilience
8.4 Forest Carbon Markets
Forest Products
Additional Reading
9.1 Timber Products
9.2 Nontimber Forest Products
9.3 Maple Sugaring
*Forest Recreation
*Additional Reading
10.1 *Landowner Rights and Liabilities
10.2 *Forest Trails
Appendices & References
Information Directory
Important Forest Soil Groups
Summary of Growth Rates and Yields of Common New Hampshire Forest Types
References
