 As a part of being good stewards of the forest, we are selectively thinning the woods in Snow Valley—carefully taking out dead, diseased and crowded trees. We have chosen an experienced local forester to help guide us, a man who understands our long-term goal of having a healthy forest. By wisely working today, we will have a woods able to sustain a wide variety of animal species for years to come. Most of the cut trees will become firewood, some will be sold to a chipper in Grayling to be made into OSB particle board. This is an ideal time of year to do this work, before the songbirds return and start their nest-making, and before the ferns and other forest floor plants begin to come up. As with any timber operation, the look of the woods immediately after thinning isn’t as beautiful as it will be the next year. In future years we should see the benefit of this year’s investment.
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