1. Forest PUV Good, Bad and Ugly Mark Megalos Extension Forestry North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources NC STATE UNIVERSITY

2. This Talk What We Are Hearing Sound Management Problem Landowners? Reviewing a Sound Plan Examples- What Forest Management Looks Like NC STATE UNIVERSITY

3. Word on the Street Compliance Checks on the Rise Rooting out unqualified landowners Greater Scrutiny of Plan Content Enforcing the January 1 st Deadline Landowner Education Meetings in advance of revaluation efforts Greater Agency Coordination on County Level Tax Offices are Getting Serious about PUV

4. Sound Management Defined Production system designed to yield: Greatest net return from land –Consistent with Conservation & – Long-term Improvement ( page 69 Chapter 5 Sound Mgmnt) NC STATE UNIVERSITY

5. What is Forest Management? Care and control to maintain: –Health & Vigor, –Product flow,(PUV REQUIREMENT) –Other Values: Soil condition, Water Quality, Wildlife, Beauty NC STATE UNIVERSITY

6. Two Major Forestry Camps IntensiveExtensive Clean“messy” Rows“natural” Pinehardwoods/mixed CostlyTakes Time/ Effort Ag-likePark-like NC STATE UNIVERSITY

7. Sound Forestry is…. Market / Economically Driven An Ordered Cycle Follows Natural Limits Matched to Soil / Site Fields of Pine Bottoms of Hardwood NC STATE UNIVERSITY

8. A Plan is Required Must be sound and practical “Management” is broadly defined Natural regeneration OK Mixed Stands OK Plantations OK….. If the plan is sound and implemented! NC STATE UNIVERSITY

10. Private Land is Problematic 14 + million acres 300,000+ landowners- Dancing to their own beat Following their own timeline Placing low priority on Timber Management NC STATE UNIVERSITY

11. Troublesome PUV Applicants Woodland Retreat Owners have varied reasons for owning forestland: NC STATE UNIVERSITY

12. Perfect PUV Applicants “ Working the land ” are a better fit for PUV NC STATE UNIVERSITY

13. Sound Management- Starts with a Forestry Plan 1. Landowner objectives 2. Maps, plats, aerial photos 3. Forest/stand inventory/description 4. Forest management prescriptions 5. Harvest dates, methods and regeneration strategies NC STATE UNIVERSITY

14. “Sound forest management” clause Enforced by the county tax office via a forest management plan Compliance checks Landowner’s responsibility to implement their forest management plan NC STATE UNIVERSITY

15. WE NEEDN’T APOLOGIZE PUV is Production ORIENTED Have to Qualify to Receive the Benefits

16. Are Forestry Plans Meeting the Mark?  Landowner objectives (  timber)  Maps, plats, aerial photos  Forest/stand inventory/description  Forest management prescriptions  Harvest dates, methods and regeneration strategies NC STATE UNIVERSITY

17. Sound Management- Silviculture PRACTICE of Establish Tend Harvest Reproduce FOREST STANDS ( of Desired Characteristics) NC STATE UNIVERSITY FULL CIRCLE

18. The Sign of “Good Forestry” Trees are Healthy Trees are Vigorous Products Being Produced New Forest Seedlings Being established? NC STATE UNIVERSITY

19. Young Pine – Hardwood Vigorous – “Pointed tops”

20. Evidence of Harvest Residual Products on Site

21. PRODUCT UTILIZATION

22. EVIDENCE OF HARVEST

23. Young Pine / Hardwood

24. LONGLEAF SEEDLINGS

25. How to ID “Good Forestry Marketable Species Being Grown –Pine, Oaks, Poplar Economical – People Make $$ Sustainable - Regrowth Verifiable- You Can See It NC STATE UNIVERSITY

26. See it From Your Desktop

27. DESKTOP VIEW HARVEST ROADS

28. Desktop View w/ Buffers

29. Desktop Hardwood View

30. Middle-aged Yellow Poplar White Pines on Ridge

31. Partial Harvest - Thinning

32. RIGHT TREE – RIGHT SITE

33. You Provide Value & Credibility Accept Only Worthy Plans Enforce Eligibility Requirements Use the All Resources at your disposal for Compliance Checks –GIS, Land Records –NCDFR- For. Mgmt Accomplishment Reports Remind Landowners that the Plan is a quasi-contract

34. THANK YOU!!! Forestry Extension 919-513-1202 mark.megalos@ncsu.edu NC STATE UNIVERSITY