Attachment D_Ladd Forest Management Plan.pdf

FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN

For the Property of: Max Ladd

Plan Prepared by: John Fleming

New ☒ Revision ☐

INTRODUCTION

A healthy and productive forest is the primary focus of forest management. Developing a plan is a reflection of your intent to follow a balanced approach to forest management that considers your forest resources, expectations and goals. This plan will help guide you in achieving the benefits of managing your forest and forest related resources.

Many forest and wildlife management terms are unfamiliar to landowners. A glossary is included

(APPENDIX V) to help clarify terms and concepts used in this report.

This forest management plan will meet the unique requirements of the following: U.S. Forest Service’s

Forest Stewardship Program, the NRCS’s Farm Bill Programs, the American Tree Farm System’s Tree

Farm Program, and the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Missouri Managed Woods Program.

USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider

Missouri Common Forest Plan Version 2.0

SIGNATURES AND APPROVALS

This plan is provided as a guide to help you accomplish your objectives and achieve the benefits of managing your forest and forest related resources.

I certify that this FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN meets the requirements of the federal Forest

Stewardship Program.

Plan Preparer Date

I certify that this FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN meets the requirements of the federal Forest

Stewardship Program.

Forestry Regional Supervisor Date

I certify that this FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN meets the requirements of the USDA Environment

Quality Incentives (EQIP) Program and/or the Quality Criteria for forest activity plans in Section III of the USDA NRCS Field Office Technical Guide.

Technical Service Provider Number -106543 Date

I accept this plan as written and certified by the Technical Service Provider and approve the item for payment as scheduled in the landowner’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contract.

NRCS Forester Date

I have reviewed this plan and approve its content.

Landowner Date

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SIGNATURES AND APPROVALS

PROPERTY INFORMATION

LANDOWNER OBJECTIVES

PAST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

PLAN/STAND MAP

RECORD OF DECISIONS - SUMMARY/ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

EXISTING CONDITIONS/FIELD EXAMINATION FINDINGS

APPENDIX I – LOCATION INFORMATION/PLAT MAP

APPENDIX II – SOIL INFORMATION

SOIL OR ECOLOGICAL SITE MAP:

DESCRIPTION OF YOUR SOILS

APPENDIX III – TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

APPENDIX IV – ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATIONS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

FOREST MANAGEMENT

ARCHAEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, & HISTORICAL SITES

FOREST HEALTH AND PROTECTION

SOIL & WATER RESOURCE & QUALITY

RECREATION & AESTHETIC RESOURCES

FISH, WILDLIFE, AND WETLAND RESOURCES

FOREST OF RECOGNIZED IMPORTANCE

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

AGROFORESTRY

CONSERVATION BASED ESTATE PLANNING & LEGACY PLANNING INFORMATION

CARBON SEQUESTRATION & CLIMATE RESILIENCE

APPENDIX V – GLOSSARY/HELPFUL INTERNET SITES

GLOSSARY

HELPFUL INTERNET SITES

APPENDIX VI– STAND INVENTORY INFORMATION

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Landowner Max Ladd Plan Writer John Fleming

Address

Address

Phone Click here to enter text. Phone 573/645-6637

Email Click here to enter text. Email jrflemingforestry@gmail.com

County Click here to enter text. Farm Number Click here to enter text.

Township 40N Tract Number Click here to enter text.

Range 3E Tracking Number Click here to enter text.

Section 29 EQIP Contract Number Click here to enter text.

Plan Preparation Date 9/19/19

Plan Acres 163

Forested Acres 163

Total Acres 203

LANDOWNER OBJECTIVES

The purpose of forest management is to achieve and maintain a healthy and productive forest. Depending upon your goals, forest health and productivity can be measured by the amount or quality of wood products, diversity of wildlife species, variety of recreational opportunities, or intensity of personal enjoyment your woodlands provide.

The following objectives have been identified as important to you and your property:

1. Manage for a healthy sustainable forest.

2. Manage for deer, turkey and other wildlife.

PAST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

The property was heavily harvested 25-30 years ago.

PLAN/STAND MAP

A forest stand is a community of trees and plants growing together. The trees in a stand are generally similar in size, age, and/or species composition. Forest stands can be distinguished from other stands by these characteristics, as well as by aspect, slope, and other dividing features. The map shown below identifies these stands on your property.

Scale: 1:12,000

Max Ladd

Jefferson Co

T40N, R3E, Sec. 29

September 2019 By

John Fleming

163 Ac. Timber

Legend:

Boundary

Stands

RECORD OF DECISIONS - SUMMARY/ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

To assist with meeting your individual objectives, the following planned practices and treatment activities will help achieve and insure sustained forest health, improve water quality, and increase wildlife habitat associated with your forest. Additional details about each stand can be found on the following pages. The plan should be implemented according to the following prioritized schedule.

Stand

Acres Practice Code or Treatment Activity

NRCS Resource Concern Treatment Details

Planned

Date

Completed

Date

3 6 338 Prescribed Burn DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Burn every 3-5 years following a burn plan developed by an approved burn plan writer.

3 6 394 Firebreak DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Install firebreaks according to the burn plan.

F 1-4 5 660 Tree/Shrub Pruning SOIL EROSION Plant black walnut, pecan, swamp white and persimmon trees as outlined in the job sheet.

2 27 666 Forest Stand Improvement DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Remove all the undesirable trees from the midstory. Don't kill any oaks. Remove 62 BA (727 stems/ac.) and treat with herbicide.

4 10 666 Forest Stand Improvement DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Remove all the undesirable trees from the midstory. Don't kill any oaks. Remove 83 BA (492 stems/ac.) and treat with herbicide.

6 24 666 Forest Stand Improvement DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Remove all the undesirable trees from the midstory. Don't kill any oaks. Remove 49 BA (407 stems/ac.) and treat with herbicide.

3 6 643 Restoration of Rare Habitats

DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Remove all the undesirable trees from the glade. Don't kill all oaks.

Reduce the BA to 0-10 and treat all non-redcedar trees with herbicide.

1 21 666 Forest Stand Improvement light DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Prune and release 800 black walnut trees. Remove all vines and clear out 10' around the crown of the walnut tree.

Annually:

• Maintain boundaries.

• Monitor and control invasive species.

• Monitor for insect and disease outbreaks.

• Review forestry plan for needed changes – update accordingly.

• Keep good records.

Within ten years: Re-inventory your forested acres with the assistance of a professional forester. Contact your agency forester, private consulting forester, or biologist with any questions you have about implementing any part of this plan. Progress should be evaluated at least every five years to ensure that management of your forest land is consistent with existing planning standards and your current objectives. This management plan is for a ten year period and should be updated in 9/2029.

5 35 666 Forest Stand Improvement DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Remove all the undesirable trees from the midstory. Don't kill any oaks. Remove 42 BA (820 stems/ac.) and treat with herbicide.

8 37 666 Forest Stand Improvement DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Remove all the undesirable trees from the midstory. Don't kill any oaks. Remove 68 BA (637 stems/ac.) and treat with herbicide.

2, 3 33 338 Prescribed Burn DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Burn stand 2 if desired every 5-7 years following a burn plan developed by an approved burn plan writer.

3 6 338 Prescribed Burn DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION Burn every 3-5 years following a burn plan developed by an approved burn plan writer.

THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES

Over 600 native plants and 300 native animals in Missouri are of concern because they are uncommon, rare, or because their numbers are low or rapidly declining. Many of these species occur on private land. As a consequence, private land owners can have a significant impact on these rare plants, animals, critical habitat, and natural communities (e.g., caves, high conservation value forests).

As the owner of forest land, you have the opportunity to maintain or improve habitat that is essential to many types of wildlife, including threatened and endangered species. Based on a review of the Missouri Natural

Heritage Database, the following state or federally listed threatened or endangered species may be present on or associated with your property. Guidelines for protecting threatened or endangered species associated with your property are shown below. Policy for addressing Threatened or Endangered species may differ among state and federal agencies. Therefore, before implementing any conservation practice, especially practices that may involve tree removal, on your property that will be cost-shared or reimbursed through state or federal monetary sources, consult the MDC Private Land Conservationist or NRCS planner in your county to determine program requirements that mitigate impacts to Threatened or Endangered species and if any additional species have been added since the development of this plan.

Endangered or

Threatened

Species

(Common Name)

Practice/Activity with Potential to

Impact

General Guidelines for Protection

Indiana Bat FSI Observe a “no cut period” from April 1st – October 31st for all potential suitable bat roost trees greater than 9 inches DBH if in any county north of the Missouri river, or in a county south of the river with evidence of maternity colonies, or in a county south of the river where any part of that county falls within a 5-mile buffer of a known maternity colony.*

*Existing summer habitat trees (greater than 9” DBH) can be girdled during forest management activities, but not felled/cut.

Gray Bat Cutting along streams or caves.

Gray bats are the only bats in Missouri that use caves year-round and are highly associated with karst and riparian topography. They are found from the very southwestern portion of Missouri, throughout the Ozarks to the northeastern part of the state along the

Mississippi River. Gray bats use caves, storm sewers, bridges, quarry caves and other mines for maternity colonies, transient sites, bachelor colonies, and hibernation sites. Preferred hibernation sites are typically deep vertical pit caves, while maternity caves often contain large entrances with large dome rooms. Gray bats are easily disturbed, and caves with a known population should be protected from entrance when bats are present. Gray bats can travel long distances, with an average distance of over 12 miles traveled each night while foraging. Gray bats utilize streams, rivers, and other bodies of water to consume flying aquatic and terrestrial insects. If participating in cost-share programs, the Bat

Habitat Conservation Priorities in Missouri guidelines must be followed. For this site, that includes:

Protect riparian buffers by retaining large mature trees, 16 inch DBH or greater, and maintaining a no cut zone of 100 feet (50 feet on each side) of perennial streams. Normal forest management activities usually do not negatively impact gray bat habitat, but if trees within the 100 foot no cut zone will be felled, the Area

Biologist should approve the plan before implementation (plans that will girdle or hack-and-squirt while leaving trees in place do not need approval). Exceptions can also be made for the removal of eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) and exotic invasive species.

If a known cave (by the landowner or found by the planner in the course of completing this plan) is located on the property, management activities within a 100-foot radius of the cave must have approval by the Area Biologist. Caves and adjacent forested habitat must be protected with a management zone with restricted activities when utilizing state or federal cost-share. If prescribed burning is planned, smoke management in around the cave(s) is of paramount importance.

Beneficial practices which may improve or protect gray bat habitat include:

Restoration and/or protection of riparian corridors or bottomland wetlands. This includes fencing livestock out of riparian areas. Installation of new riparian buffers provides some of the greatest benefits.

Any known caves with gray bat use should be protected from human entry. Maternity and bachelor caves should be closed from April 1st to October 31st, while winter hibernacula should be closed from September 1st to April 30th.

Any practices which would result in reduced sediment and nutrient loads reaching water bodies, such as erosion control measures on forest trails and landings, would result in increased water quality and better conditions for reproduction of many gray bat prey species.

Bald Eagle FSI While bald eagles are no longer federally listed as threatened, they are still a species of conservation concern in Missouri and are protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940. In

Missouri, bald eagles are common migrants and winter residents, although they are uncommon breeders and year-round residents.

They use large water bodies and riparian corridors extensively.

Nest initiation takes place from January through March, with incubation and rearing of young occurring from March through

May. Nests are usually built in the top of very large trees, and are very easy to identify. This property falls within the buffer of 1 bald eagle record due to nesting activity. No known records exist on the property in question. A review of the property should be conducted before implementing management activities. If participating in cost-share programs, any planned practices cannot detrimentally impact bald eagles. These include:

Cutting down any existing or recently abandoned eagle nest tree, which is a violation of the Protection Act of 1940.

Operation of motorized vehicles or watercraft within 330 feet of active bald eagle nest during the nesting season.

Implementation of forest management activities should be avoided during the nesting season (if a nest is present on the property). If this cannot be mitigated, a buffer of at least 660 feet should be maintained around any active nest.

EXISTING CONDITIONS/FIELD EXAMINATION FINDINGS

The forest inventory data used in this plan was collected on 9/11, 9/12/2019. Below is a summary of findings by stand. Additional stand information can be found in APPENDIX VI. Further detailed inventory/plot data can be provided upon request.

Stand: 1 Acres: 21

Dominant Aspect: Bottom Total Basal Area: 69

Average Slope: 10% AGS Basal Area: 26

Soil Type(s): 75450—Bloomsdale silt loam, 75390—Razort silt loam, 66014—Haymond silt loam

B-level Basal Area: 52

Predominant Stand Age: 40 C-level Basal Area: 40

Site Index & Species: NRO-75 Average DBH: 5.1

Stocking Level (%): 77 Trees/Acre: 484

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 865 Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 3

Den Trees/Acre: 39

Common Overstory Trees: sycamore, black walnut, hard maple, silver maple

Common Midstory Trees: Box elder, black walnut, elm, hard maple

Common Tree Regeneration: none

Common Understory Plants: Nettle, desmodian’s

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): F115BY031MO Loamy Floodplain Forest, F116AY042MO Sandy/Gravelly

Floodplain Forest

Description of Stand Condition:

This stand is along the river and the creek. It is the riparian zone. It is generally an unevenaged stand of bottomland and upland species. There are some black walnut trees in the stand.

Stand Management Objectives:

Manage for deer, turkey and other wildlife while maintaining a healthy, sustainable forest. Protect the riparian zone.

Desired Future Condition:

A functioning riparian zone that is growing some high quality black walnut trees.

Stand Management Recommendations:

Prune and release the black walnut trees. Otherwise leave the stand alone. There are about 800 black walnut trees that need work.

Stand: 2 Acres: 27

Dominant Aspect: Northwest Total Basal Area: 101

Average Slope: 25% AGS Basal Area: 31

Soil Type(s): 73210—Goss very cobbly silt loam, 73214—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 73216—Crider silt loam

B-level Basal Area: 51

Predominant Stand Age: 20 C-level Basal Area: 40

Site Index & Species: BO-56 Average DBH: 4.9

Stocking Level (%): 115 Trees/Acre: 771

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 1976Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 25

Den Trees/Acre: 47

Common Overstory Trees: White oak, red oak, chinkapin oak, post oak, hickory

Common Midstory Trees: Red cedar, red and hard maples, ash, elm, dogwood, sassafras, ironwood

Common Tree Regeneration: Some oak, ash in places

Common Understory Plants: Aromatic sumac, some sedges, desmodian’s

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland Glade/woodland, F116AY062MO Chert Exposed Backslope Woodland, F116AY032MO

Loamy Footslope Forest

The stand is a mix of forest and woodland interspersed together. There are several areas where the rocks get very close to the surface and create some small pocket glades that are covered with redcedar trees now. There was a timber harvest in this area 25-30 years ago, but almost all the saplings that filled in the space are undesirable. There is a very light and uneven overstory of trees not harvested, with a very heavy midstory of undesirable trees. There is some light oak reproduction. There isn't much vegetation on the ground because of the heavy mid and overstory canopies. There is enough seed source in the overstory to get a good stand of oak trees if the seedlings can get more sunlight. There is some Carolina buckthorn in the stand.

Manage for deer, turkey and other wildlife while maintaining a healthy, sustainable forest.

A young oak stand with scattered overstory trees.

You need to kill almost all the trees that are 10 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH) or less, unless they are oak or black walnut trees or as further outlined. It is ok to leave 20-30 dogwood trees per acre, 5-10 hickory trees per acre and 2-3 sassafras, black cherry, persimmon, and red bud trees per acre. Keep all oak and black walnut trees. Remove 62 BA, which is 727 trees/acre. If you want to manage this stand as a woodland, this stand should be burned every 5-7 years. This would be a medium priority stand for the use of fire.

Stand: 3 Acres: 6

Dominant Aspect: West Total Basal Area: 83

Average Slope: 20% AGS Basal Area: 23

Soil Type(s): 73210—Goss very cobbly silt loam, 73213—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, B-level Basal Area: 48

Predominant Stand Age: 60 C-level Basal Area: 38

Site Index & Species: Redcedar-25 Average DBH: 4.3

Stocking Level (%): 100 Trees/Acre: 823

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 0 Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 0

Den Trees/Acre: 0

Common Overstory Trees: Chinkapin oak, redcedar

Common Midstory Trees: Redcedar, gum bumelia

Common Tree Regeneration: none

Common Understory Plants: Glade plants

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland Glade/woodland, F116AY062MO Chert Exposed Backslope Woodland

This stand can be converted to a glade. The trees are short and stunted. Most of the stand is redcedar and chinkapin oak. There are some glade plants growing on the rocky ground.

Manage for deer, turkey and other wildlife while maintaining a healthy, sustainable glade.

An open glade.

Remove all but 10 BA of trees from the glade and burn it every 3-5 years. Keep the chinkapin oak and some gum bumelia. Kill all the redcedar and ash.

Stand: 4 Acres: 10

Dominant Aspect: West Total Basal Area: 117

Average Slope: 15% AGS Basal Area: 33

Soil Type(s): 73214—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 73046—Wrengart silt loam, B-level Basal Area: 56

Predominant Stand Age: 60 C-level Basal Area: 44

Site Index & Species: BO-60 Average DBH: 6.4

Stocking Level (%): 120 Trees/Acre: 529

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 1463 Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 0

Den Trees/Acre: 9

Common Overstory Trees: Shortleaf Pine, redcedar

Common Midstory Trees: Redcedar, chinkapin oak Carolina buckthorn

Common Tree Regeneration: Very little oak

Common Understory Plants: Some sedges, aromatic sumac

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland Glade/woodland, F116AY008MO Loamy Upland Woodland

This stand contains some planted shortleaf pine trees. Survival was spotty, so it is not a continuous stand.

There are mainly redcedar growing around the pine trees. This area contains some small food plots.

A pine stand that has had all the redcedar removed from it. Keep all the oak trees.

Kill all the redcedar, around the pine trees. Remove 83 BA, 492 trees/ac. of mainly redcedar. Leave all the oak and dogwood trees growing in the stand. Leave all the pine trees wherever they are found.

Stand: 5 Acres: 35

Dominant Aspect: Northwest Total Basal Area: 91

Average Slope: 30% AGS Basal Area: 56

Soil Type(s): 73210—Goss very cobbly silt loam, 73214—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 73046—Wrengart silt loam, B-level Basal Area: 48

Predominant Stand Age: 20 C-level Basal Area: 37

Site Index & Species: BO-56 Average DBH: 4.2

Stocking Level (%): 111 Trees/Acre: 956

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 2050 Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 8

Den Trees/Acre: 71

Common Overstory Trees: White oak, red oak, chinkapin oak, post oak, hickory

Common Midstory Trees: Red cedar, maples, ash, elm, dogwood, sassafras, Carolina buckthorn, ironwood

Common Tree Regeneration: Some oak, ash in places

Common Understory Plants: Aromatic sumac, some sedges, desmodian’s

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland Glade/woodland, F116AY062MO Chert Exposed Backslope Woodland, F116AY008MO

Loamy Upland Woodland

The stand is a mix of forest and woodland interspersed together. There are several areas where the rocks get very close to the surface and create some small pocket glades that are covered with redcedar trees now. There was a timber harvest in this area 25-30 years ago, but almost all the saplings that filled in the space are undesirable. There is a very light and uneven overstory of trees not harvested, with a very heavy midstory of undesirable trees. There is some light oak reproduction. There isn't much vegetation on the ground because of the heavy mid and overstory canopies. There is enough seed source in the overstory to get a good stand of oak

You need to kill almost all the trees that are 10 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH) or less, unless they are oak or black walnut trees or as further outlined. It is ok to leave 20-30 dogwood trees per acre, 5-10 hickory trees per acre and 2-3 sassafras, black cherry, persimmon, and red bud trees per acre. Keep all oak and black walnut trees. Remove 42 BA, which is 820 trees/acre. If you want to manage this stand as a woodland, this stand should be burned every 3-5 years. This would be a low priority stand for the use of fire.

Stand: 6 Acres: 24

Dominant Aspect: Northwest Total Basal Area: 111

Average Slope: 30% AGS Basal Area: 53

Soil Type(s): 73210—Goss very cobbly silt loam, 73214—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 73046—Wrengart silt loam, B-level Basal Area: 56

Predominant Stand Age: 20 C-level Basal Area: 43

Site Index & Species: BO-56 Average DBH: 6.2

Stocking Level (%): 116 Trees/Acre: 533

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 1402 Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 7

Den Trees/Acre: 28

Common Overstory Trees: White oak, red oak, chinkapin oak, post oak, hickory

Common Midstory Trees: Red cedar, maples, ash, elm, dogwood, sassafras, Common Tree Regeneration: Some oak

Common Understory Plants: Aromatic sumac, some sedges, desmodian’s

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland Glade/woodland, The stand is a mix of forest and woodland interspersed together. There are several areas where the rocks get very close to the surface and create some small pocket glades that are covered with redcedar trees now. There was a timber harvest in this area 25-30 years ago, but almost all the saplings that filled in the space are undesirable. There is a very light and uneven overstory of trees not harvested, with a very heavy midstory of undesirable trees. There is some light oak reproduction. There isn't much vegetation on the ground because of the heavy mid and overstory canopies. There is enough seed source in the overstory to get a good stand of oak

You need to kill almost all the trees that are 10 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH) or less, unless they are oak or black walnut trees or as further outlined. It is ok to leave 20-30 dogwood trees per acre, 5-10 hickory trees per acre and 2-3 sassafras, black cherry, persimmon, and red bud trees per acre. Keep all oak and black walnut trees. Remove 49 BA, which is 407 trees/acre. If you want to manage this stand as a woodland, this

Stand: 7 Acres: 3

Dominant Aspect: West Total Basal Area: 120

Average Slope: 20% AGS Basal Area: 120

Soil Type(s): 73214—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, B-level Basal Area: 52

Predominant Stand Age: 60 C-level Basal Area: 41

Site Index & Species: Redcedar-30 Average DBH: 5.3

Stocking Level (%): 133 Trees/Acre: 800

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 125 Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 0

Den Trees/Acre: 10

Common Overstory Trees: Redcedar

Common Midstory Trees: redcedar

Common Tree Regeneration: none

Common Understory Plants: Some sedges

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland Glade/woodland

This is a solid redcedar stand growing up in an old field situation.

Leave it for hardcore winter cover.

Leave.

Stand: 8 Acres: 37

Dominant Aspect: northwest Total Basal Area: 116

Average Slope: 30% AGS Basal Area: 93

Soil Type(s): 73210—Goss very cobbly silt loam, 73214—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 73046—Wrengart silt loam, B-level Basal Area: 54

Predominant Stand Age: 20 C-level Basal Area: 42

Site Index & Species: BO-58 Average DBH: 5.5

Stocking Level (%): 126 Trees/Acre: 695

Merch Volume/Acre and Scale: 1586 Bdft. -doyle Snags/Acre: 1

Den Trees/Acre: 32

Common Overstory Trees: White oak, red oak, chinkapin oak, post oak, hickory

Common Midstory Trees: Red cedar, maples, ash, elm, dogwood, sassafras, red bud, persimmon

Common Tree Regeneration: Some oak

Common Understory Plants: Aromatic sumac, some sedges, desmodian’s

Ecological Site(s) (# and name): R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland Glade/woodland, The stand is a mix of forest and woodland interspersed together. There are several areas where the rocks get very close to the surface and create some small pocket glades that are covered with redcedar trees now. There was a timber harvest in this area 25-30 years ago, but almost all the saplings that filled in the space are undesirable. There is a very light and uneven overstory of trees not harvested, with a very heavy midstory of undesirable trees. There is some light oak reproduction. There isn't much vegetation on the ground because of the heavy mid and overstory canopies. There is enough seed source in the overstory to get a good stand of oak trees if the seedlings can get more sunlight. There is some Carolina buckthorn in the stand. This stand had some 2-10" diameter oak trees growing in it, but there are still a lot of undesirable trees that need to be removed.

You need to kill almost all the trees that are 10 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH) or less, unless they are oak or black walnut trees or as further outlined. It is ok to leave 20-30 dogwood trees per acre, 5-10 hickory trees per acre and 2-3 sassafras, black cherry, persimmon, and red bud trees per acre. Keep all oak and black walnut trees. Remove 68 BA, which is 637 trees/acre. If you want to manage this stand as a woodland, this

Other

There are some large scattered pasture trees in the vicinity of the house. The intent is to maintain the current conditions with mowing. Another possibility is to burn part of this area to keep it open and park like. If a burn is implemented there needs to be a burn plan and fire lines put in.

There are also 4 fields along the creek and river that could have some trees planted in them. The field location map is attached to the tree planting job sheet. Fields 1 and 4 can be completely planted on a 12x12 foot spacing with a mixture of swamp white oak, black walnut, persimmon and pecan. Fields 2 and 3 can be completely planted if desired at some point, but for now just plant 3 rows out from the tree line along the creek on a 10x10

ft. spacing. Use the same mixture of trees as in the other fields.

APPENDIX I – Location Information/Plat Map

APPENDIX II – Soil Information

Soils are the foundation on which trees grow. Not all soils have the same ability to grow trees.

Bottomland soils and north and east facing slope soils are usually more productive. They retain soil moisture and have the capability of producing good tree growth. On south and west facing slopes, soils are usually shallower in depth, lose soil moisture quicker, and are not as productive for tree growth.

Having a knowledge and understanding of soils provides the forest owner and manager with a better idea of forest land potential.

Soil or Ecological Site Map:

Walnut Suitability Map

Description of Your Soils

A brief description of your soil types is discussed below. These condensed descriptions are included for quick reference.

Jefferson County, Missouri

Map Unit: 66014—Haymond silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded

Component: Haymond (90%)

The Haymond component makes up 90 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 0 to 3 percent. This component is on flood plains, river valleys. The parent material consists of alluvium. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches (or restricted depth) is high. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is frequently flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. This component is in the F115BY031MO Loamy Floodplain Forest ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 3w. This soil does not meet hydric criteria. There are no saline horizons within 30 inches of the soil surface.

Component: Wilbur (10%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major soil components. The Wilbur soil is a minor component.

Map Unit: 73046—Wrengart silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded

Component: Wrengart (90%)

The Wrengart component makes up 90 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 3 to 8 percent. This component is on hills, ridges. The parent material consists of loess over pedisediment over residuum weathered from limestone. Depth to a root restrictive layer, undefined, is 20 to 40 inches. The natural drainage class is moderately well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is low. Available water to a depth of 60 inches (or restricted depth) is moderate. Shrink-swell potential is moderate. This soil is not flooded.

It is not ponded. A seasonal zone of water saturation is at 33 inches during January, February, March, April, November, December. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. This component is in the F116AY008MO Loamy Upland Woodland ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 3e. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.

Map Unit: 73202—Rueter gravelly silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony

Component: Rueter (90%)

The Rueter component makes up 90 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 3 to 15 percent. This component is on ridges, hills. The parent material consists of slope alluvium over residuum weathered from cherty limestone. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is somewhat excessively drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately low. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is low. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 3 percent. This component is in the F115BY013MO Quercus Alba-quercus

Stellata/schizachyrium Scoparium ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 4s. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.

Map Unit: 73210—Goss very cobbly silt loam, 15 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stony

Component: Goss (80%)

The Goss component makes up 80 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 15 to 50 percent. This component is on hillslopes, hills. The parent material consists of slope alluvium over residuum weathered from dolomite. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is low. Available water to a depth of 60 inches (or restricted depth) is low. Shrink-swell potential is moderate. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded.

There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 3 percent. This component is in the F116AY062MO Quercus Alba-quercus Rubra/cornus

Florida/aristolochia Serpentaria-claytonia Virginica, Quercus Velutina-quercus Alba/rhus

Aromatica/carex-schizachyrium Scoparium ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is

7e. This soil does not meet hydric criteria. There are no saline horizons within 30 inches of the soil surface.

Component: Rueter (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Rueter soil is a minor component.

Component: Gatewood (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Gatewood soil is a minor component.

Component: Gepp (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Gepp soil is a minor component.

Component: Alred (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Alred soil is a minor component.

Map Unit: 73213—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony

Component: Moko (65%)

The Moko component makes up 65 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 3 to 15 percent. This component is on hillslopes, hills. The parent material consists of residuum weathered from dolomite over dolomite.

Depth to a root restrictive layer, bedrock, lithic, is 4 to 20 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of

60 inches is very low. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 5 percent. This component is in the R116AY020MO Limestone/dolomite Upland Glade/woodland

Complex ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 6s. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.

Component: Rock outcrop (25%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major soil components. The Rock outcrop is a miscellaneous area.

Map Unit: 73214—Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stony

Component: Moko (60%)

The Moko component makes up 60 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 15 to 50 percent. This component is on hills, hillslopes. The parent material consists of residuum weathered from dolomite. Depth to a root restrictive layer, bedrock, lithic, is 5 to 20 inches (depth from the mineral surface is 4 to 19 inches). The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is very low. Available water to a depth of 60 inches (or restricted depth) is very low. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 69 percent. Below this thin organic horizon the organic matter content is about 5 percent. This component is in the R116AY020MO Shallow Dolomite Upland

Glade/woodland ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 6s. This soil does not meet hydric criteria. There are no saline horizons within 30 inches of the soil surface.

Component: Rock outcrop (25%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major soil components. The Rock outcrop is a miscellaneous area.

Component: Sonsac (15%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major soil components. The Sonsac soil is a minor component.

Map Unit: 73215—Crider silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes

Component: Crider (85%)

The Crider component makes up 85 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 3 to 8 percent. This component is on hills, interfluves. The parent material consists of loess over residuum weathered from dolomite. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches (or restricted depth) is high. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. This component is in the F116AY032MO Quercus Alba-quercus Rubra/lindera Benzoin-cercis Canadensis/erigenia Bulbosa-cardamine Concatenata ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 3s. This soil does not meet hydric criteria. There are no saline horizons within 30 inches of the soil surface.

Component: Fourche (8%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Fourche soil is a minor component.

Component: Caneyville (7%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Caneyville soil is a minor component.

Map Unit: 73216—Crider silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes

Component: Crider (85%)

The Crider component makes up 85 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 8 to 15 percent. This component is on ridges, hills. The parent material consists of loess over residuum weathered from dolomite. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches (or restricted depth) is high. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. This component is in the F116AY032MO Quercus Alba-quercus Rubra/lindera Benzoin-cercis Canadensis/erigenia Bulbosa-cardamine Concatenata ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 4s. This soil does not meet hydric criteria. There are no saline horizons within 30 inches of the soil surface.

Component: Bucklick (10%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Bucklick soil is a minor component.

Component: Caneyville (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Caneyville soil is a minor component.

Map Unit: 75390—Razort silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded

Component: Razort (85%)

The Razort component makes up 85 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 0 to 3 percent. This component is on river valleys, stream terraces. The parent material consists of alluvium. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is high. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is rarely flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of

72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. This component is in the

F116AY034MO Acer Saccharum-quercus Rubra/asimina Triloba ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 1. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.

Map Unit: 75398—Kaintuck fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded

Component: Kaintuck (85%)

The Kaintuck component makes up 85 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 0 to 2 percent. This component is on flood plains, river valleys. The parent material consists of gravelly alluvium. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches (or restricted depth) is moderate.

Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is frequently flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 1 percent.

This component is in the F116AY042MO Platanus Occidentalis-populus Deltoides/salix/elymus-campanula Americana ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 3w. This soil does not meet hydric criteria. There are no saline horizons within 30 inches of the soil surface.

Component: Gladden (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Gladden soil is a minor component.

Component: Riverwash (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Riverwash soil is a minor component.

Component: Relfe (5%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major components. The Relfe soil is a minor component.

Map Unit: 75450—Bloomsdale silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded

Component: Bloomsdale (85%)

The Bloomsdale component makes up 85 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 0 to 3 percent. This component is on flood plains, river valleys. The parent material consists of silty alluvium over gravelly alluvium over clayey alluvium. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is moderate. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is frequently flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 2 percent. This component is in the F116AY042MO Betula Nigra-platanus

Occidentalis ecological site. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 3w. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.

Map Unit: 99001—Water

Component: Water (100%)

Generated brief soil descriptions are created for major soil components. The Water is a miscellaneous area.

For more detailed information about the soils found on your property contact your local USDA, NRCS (Natural Resource

Conservation Service) office at 10820 HIGHWAY 21 STE 200 , located in Hillsboro, Missouri.

APPENDIX III – Topographic Map

Scale: 1:14,000

Max Ladd

Jefferson Co

T40N, R3E, Sec. 29

September 2019 By

John Fleming

163 Ac. Timber

Legend:

Boundary

Stands

APPENDIX IV – Environmental Evaluations and Management Information

FOREST MANAGEMENT

The stocking level of a forest stand is an indication of the number and size of trees in a stand in relation to the desired number of trees. When trying to maximize the tree growth potential of a forest stand, a stocking level less than 60% is considered “understocked.” Stocking levels from 60% to 80% are considered “optimally stocked,” with space available for additional growth. Stocking levels from 80% to

100% are “fully stocked,” but may be thinned to allow trees room to grow and for improved stand health.

Stands greater than 100% stocked are “overstocked,” have limited growth potential, and are likely in need of some level of thinning or harvest.

Since many of our forests are overstocked, thinning or forest stand improvement is a commonly recommended practice. The goal is to choose the most desirable trees and kill or remove the competing, less desirable ones or to remove unwanted trees across the stand in order to improve overall forest stand composition. This allows more growth to occur on the best trees.

Timber harvests are a good forest management tool when the trees are large enough to attract the interest of a logger. An overstocked stand could be thinned by harvesting selected trees. In many cases, low quality trees of various sizes and trees considered mature are selected for harvest. A forest stand improvement thinning is often needed after the harvest to remove additional undesirable and damaged trees. The end result should be a properly stocked stand of better quality trees. This increases the vigor and health of the stand and adds more value to future sales. Avoid diameter limit cuts where all trees over a certain size will be harvested. This almost always leads to high-grading, a practice where only the best trees are harvested leaving poor quality trees with little future potential.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, & HISTORICAL SITES

Cultural resources are important to protect. They include any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure or object listed or eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Cultural resources that are also protected under other authorities (such as the American Indian Religious Freedom

Act) include tangible traces such as; districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects, and less tangible traces such as; dance forms, aspects of folk life, landscapes, vistas, cultural or religious practices;

historical documents; and some landscapes, vistas, cemeteries (if they have historic or cultural value). If a planned conservation practice is ground disturbing or potentially ground disturbing, contact the local

NRCS field office for additional planning considerations.

The following sites have been noted on your property:

FOREST HEALTH AND PROTECTION

Your property is a valuable asset and should be protected from destructive grazing, wildfire, insects and diseases, invasive species, or any other disruptive force. Practices that will improve forest health include fencing, fire breaks/lanes, and monitoring for insect and disease activities and invasive species.

Destructive grazing: Cattle, hogs, horses, or other livestock compact the soil in a woodland, trample young seedlings and sprouts, damage roots, rub bark from stems, and eat or defoliate small trees. Once woodlands have been grazed, they are more prone to disease and insect problems. If excessive grazing is allowed, soil compaction and erosion problems may also occur. If present, fencing livestock out of woodlands is necessary to meet the objectives you have for your forested land.

Fire management: Fire is a natural force and may be either beneficial or harmful. The difference is a matter of timing, intensity, and management objectives. Uncontrolled fire that occurs in a place or time that is not desired is considered a wildfire. Wildfire can cause damage to woodlands. It may weaken or kill trees, cause wounds where insects and diseases can enter, and reduce timber quality and value.

Alternatively, prescribed fires are conducted under carefully controlled and managed conditions to accomplish land management objectives as outlined in a site specific prescribed burn plan. Prescribed fire is a tool that can be used to improve oak regeneration, increase herbaceous vegetation and diversity, restore natural communities and improve wildlife habitat.

Insect and disease: There are a lot of common misconceptions about tree and forest health. Frequently, people believe that if a tree is green, it is healthy. Many times trees impacted by insects or disease are beyond the point of treatment before any symptoms are noticed. Active management that removes these declining trees and provides sufficient growing space to the remaining, more vigorous, healthy trees is important for optimal forest health. However, it is also important to remember that an occasional dead tree is natural in a healthy forest due to competition for sunlight and nutrients. These dead trees, commonly known as snags, also provide habitat for many types of woodland wildlife. If applying pesticides to treat insects or diseases always read and follow the label directions. There is some Rapid White Oak

Mortality (RWOM) on the property.

Invasive species: An “invasive species” is defined as a species that is non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Invasive species can be plants, animals, and other organisms (e.g., microbes). Human actions are the primary means of invasive species introductions. You can help prevent and control the spread of exotic invasive species by maintaining or developing well-established, diverse communities of native plants to resist these invaders. When applying herbicides to treat invasive species always read and follow the label directions.

SOIL & WATER RESOURCE & QUALITY

Water is an important renewable resource. It is also one of the most important resources that a landowner can affect. Three of the most important items you can do to maintain water quality is to retain adequate forested buffers along streams and drainages, avoid soil erosion by properly planning and/or maintaining roads/trails used for vehicles, and/or logging equipment, and exclude livestock from your woods. More specific information on best management practices for water quality and resource protection can be found in the MDC “Missouri Watershed Protection Guide” and “Missouri Woody Biomass Harvesting Manual.”

RECREATION & AESTHETIC RESOURCES

Many management practices affect the appearance and recreation resource of your property. Your forest stewardship/forest management plan recommends management activities with your aesthetic and recreational considerations in mind.

FISH, WILDLIFE, AND WETLAND RESOURCES

Numerous fish and wildlife species rely on forests to provide needed habitat. Wildlife species need food, shelter and water within their home range. Forest management can improve wildlife habitat for game and non-game species. The increased growth of trees in managed wooded lands can result in an increase in the mast (nuts, berries, acorns, seeds) production of these trees. Increased sunlight reaching the forest floor increases plant growth and provides additional food and cover for wildlife. Down tree tops and logs will provide escape cover and habitat for ground-dwelling birds, chipmunks, salamanders and frogs.