The key to managing timber and wildlife on the same property is to grow timber in a manner that will allow you to maximize the amount of sunlight you still get to the soil surface.....This is one reason why folks choose to grow long leaf.....They typically produce a higher end product that gets sold for poles and can produce the same or more income with less trees per acre long term.....therefore allowing for a wider spacing between them.......None of that really matters though if the topsoil is gone.....you may have the sunlight you need but forage production will still suck compared to its true potential with out soil organic matter.....humus......(see previous pic)


What was the natural frequency for fire in the southeast before Indians or white men tinkered with it? I'm guessing that were burning much more frequently than it did naturally.....Even still though, we can see the principles at hand and manage them in a different manner for better productivity if we choose to