Whats the problem with 160+ parcels scattered over nearly 20,000 acres?
There are two basic problems. First, this number of parcels results in fragmentation of the forest habitat and timber resource. That is, an array of 160+ parcels which are individually too small for long range timber resource management results in no management at all. Second, the parcels were created before modern environmental regulations, and property boundaries were defined without regard to natural features such as creeks and streams, steep slopes or other impacts on the environment. The project proposes to reduce the number of parcels by nearly 100 (60% fewer) in order to create new, larger parcels suitable for proper timber management. The proposed new parcel configuration will allow for agriculture on less than 10% of the total acreage and also ensure permanently protected well managed forests using sustained yield harvest management practices.
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