Green Horizons
Volume 4, Number 1
Spring 1999
Tree Farm field days
Focus is on riparian buffers and timber marketing
Kenneth and Lee Stricklin hosted Tree Farm members at their Clear Springs ranch in Texas County. The group gathered along a >stream bank to learn about stabilization practices (shown left). Other topics presented were timber stand improvement, livestock exclusion fencing, wildlife management after timber harvest, and other aspects of timber management - all of which the Stricklins have implemented. The field day was organized by Clint Dalbom with assistance of several other West Plains MDC forestry personnel.
The Bollinger County Field Day was a partnership effort between landowner Robert Dixon, (center, front) on his farm near Grassy, Mo., University of Missouri Outreach and Extension, and Missouri Department of Conservation. Timber marketing was the focus of the day for the 30 landowners who attended. Dixon's ongoing commitment to learning more about managing his forested land has paid off, literally. He has developed a method of selling his timber that has consistently resulted in better prices for his products than is commonly received by most forest landowners.