A Landowner's Guide to Selling Standing Timber - the Ontario ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING STANDING TIMBERAuthors: Dave Pridham was the principal author.Glenn McLeod and Wade Knight assisted in writing the guide.Illustrations: A number of the illustrations in the guide havebeen provided courtesy of the Ministry of Natural Resourcesand the LandOwner Resource Centre (artist: Laurie Dool).Design and layout: LandOwner Resource Centre(design: Diane Downey) Editorial review: Windfall CommunicationsCover photo credits: Cornell Lab of Ornithology(Great Horned Owl by Mike Hopiak), Carroll and CarrollCommercial Photography, London, Ontario and thePeterborough County Stewardship Council.ii
A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING STANDING TIMBERTable of ContentsAcknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iTABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Section 1 Selling Standing Timber – The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Section 2 Managing for the Long term – What’s in it for You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Section 3 Do You Need Help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Section 4 Preparing for Harvest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Section 5 Forest Harvest Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Section 6 Legal Considerations: Contracts, Taxes, and Workplace Safety Obligations . . . . . . . . . . .26Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33List of AppendicesAppendix 1 Where to Go for Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Appendix 2 Other Forest Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Appendix 3 Getting to Know Your Woodlot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Appendix 4 Glossary of Forestry Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Appendix 5 Board Foot Volume Table for Standing Timber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Appendix 6 Ontario Log Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Appendix 7 Cubic Metre Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Appendix 8 Estimation of Fuelwood Volume in Standing Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Appendix 9 Heating Values of Some Native Tree Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Appendix 10 Metric and Imperial Lengths and Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Appendix 11 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63List of TablesTable 1 Comparative Values for High-Quality Hard Maple Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Table 2 Lump Sum Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Table 3 Payment by Scale After Harvest or Shared Volume Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Table 4 Assessing Logging Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Table 5 Rutting / Site Impact Guidelines for Algonquin Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Table 6 Cavity-Hole Nesters of Eastern Woodlots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44iii
Page 1 and 2: A Landowner’s Guide toSelling Sta
Page 3: A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING ST
Page 7 and 8: A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING ST
Page 9 and 10: ssA LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING
Page 11 and 12: sA LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING S
Page 27 and 28: ssA LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING
Page 41 and 42: Appendix35
Page 49 and 50: sA LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING S
Page 55 and 56:
A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING ST
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
show all

A Landowner's Guide to Selling Standing Timber - the Ontario ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?