Why Forest Thinning?

Thinning is often the most important thing you can do to reduce fire risk and influence the growth and health of your forest. Proper spacing and thinning can reduce overcrowding and relieve tree stress. This helps maintain the health and vigor of your forest. Thinning can reduce fire hazards, generate revenue, and increase the value of remaining trees. From an aesthetic perspective, thinning helps create a more open forest stand, which often increases the likelihood of wildlife through improved forest habitat.

Not thinning will result in a larger number of smaller sized trees per acre hindering the growth of larger trees, exponentially increase wildfire spread risk, and significantly reduce the value of forested property due to fewer large, high-value trees.  

If you own forested land... you must thin.  

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