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Forest Management Plans
Forest Management Plans
Our plans qualify for Ohio's CAUV & OFTL tax programs, West Virginia's Managed Timberlands Program, & NRCS EQIP CAP106!
Prices determined by the acre.
Federal & State Forest Landowner Programs
Federal & State Forest Landowner Programs
Several states offer landowners a substantial tax benefit by having an approved forest management plan in place.
Several states offer landowners a substantial tax benefit by having an approved forest management plan in place.
Ohio Forest Tax Law
Ohio Forest Tax Law
OFTL provides a 50% reduction of property taxes on qualifying forested acreage.
Minimum qualifications include: 10 acres of forestland, marked boundaries, & approved forest management plan.
Source: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Ohio Forest Tax Law
Managed Timberland Program
Managed Timberland Program
MTP provides significant tax incentives for forest landowners who practice sustainable forestry on their property.
Minimum qualifications include: 10 acres of forestland, halt on timber harvest until plan approved, & approved forest management plan.
Source: West Virginia Div. of Forestry, Management Assistance
Current Agricultural Use Value
Current Agricultural Use Value
CAUV provides tax savings to landowners by assessing the forested property as commercial agriculture rather than its "highest and best" potential use. Results in typically >50% reduction of taxes on qualifying acres.
Minimum qualifications include: 10 acres of forestland, marked boundaries, & approved forest management plan.
Source: Ohio Dept. of Taxation, Current Agricultural Use Value
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
EQIP is a program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, under the USDA, that provides financial & technical assistance to landowners to address natural resources concerns on their property. Funding may be available to qualified landowners for practices such as: invasive species removal, forest stand improvement, & more.
Management Plan Styles
Management Plan Styles
Select the forest management plan style that best suites your goals & objectives! All styles qualify for the programs listed above.
Select the forest management plan style that best suites your goals & objectives! All styles qualify for the programs listed above.
Basic Forest Management
Basic Forest Management
Priced by the acre
This management plan style is geared towards the landowner who is primarily interested in saving tax dollars on the forested acreage.
This plan incorporates scientifically-backed and ecologically-sound forest management principles and techniques in order to grow, maintain, and reproduce commercially-viable timber species while providing periodic income for the landowner.
Includes:
Includes:
- Landowner Goals & Objectives
- Long Term Forest Sustainability & Health Priority
- Stand Maps
- Soil Map
- Treatment Schedule
- Treatment Map
- Forest Stand Descriptions & Analysis
- Forest Resources Description
Forest Wildlife Habitat Management
Forest Wildlife Habitat Management
Priced by the acre
This management plan style’s priority is both the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of wildlife habitat throughout your property as the primary priority as well as the sustainable growth and eventual harvest of commercial timber products as a secondary priority.
This style incorporates scientifically-backed and ecologically-sound habitat management principles and techniques in order to promote and reproduce commercially-viable timber species while also prioritizing wildlife habitat enhancement practices such as: creation of bedding thickets, edge feathering, vertical and horizontal forest diversity, promotion of herbaceous species, etc.
Includes:
Includes:
- Landowner Goals & Objectives
- Long Term Forest Sustainability & Health Priority
- Stand Maps
- Soil Map
- Treatment Schedule
- Treatment Map
- Forest Stand Descriptions & Analysis
- Forest Resources Description
- Historical Maps
- Habitat Conditions & Analysis
- Openlands Stand Descriptions & Analysis
- Threatened & Endangered Species Lists
Commercial Timber Management
Commercial Timber Management
Priced by the acre
This management plan style’s primary priority is the sustainable growth and eventual harvest of commercial timber products off your land. This plan incorporates scientifically-backed and ecologically-sound forest management principles and techniques in order to grow, maintain, and reproduce commercially-viable timber species while providing periodic income for the landowner.
Typical forest management practices include but are not limited to: timber stand improvement through midstory treatment of non-desirable species, crop-tree release, periodic forest thinning, and so forth.
You will be provided a statistically-sound timber inventory in order for us to collect relevant data to decide if/when a commercial timber sale operation is feasible, as well as an estimated valuation and projected timber sale removal volumes for a future sale. A detailed Excel spreadsheet with the results of the timber inventory will be provided to you. Using the most recent Ohio Timber Price Report provided by Ohio State University Extension, we will estimate the value of the standing timber as of the date of the timber inventory.
Includes:
Includes:
- Landowner Goals & Objectives
- Long Term Forest Sustainability & Health Priority
- Stand Maps
- Soil Map
- Treatment Schedule
- Treatment Map
- Forest Stand Descriptions & Analysis
- Forest Resources Description
- Timber Appraisal
- Timber Tax Basis Inventory
- Stand & Stock Tables
- Diameter Distribution
- Forest Productivity Map
- Statistical Forest Inventory Information
Combination Forest Management
Combination Forest Management
Priced by the acre
This plan is exactly as the heading implies! You receive both the wildlife habitat management recommendations as well as the commercial timber management details and treatment recommendations as described above.
This is Heritage Habitat & Forestry’s signature product!
Includes:
Includes:
Landowner Goals & Objectives
- Long Term Forest Sustainability & Health Priority
- Stand Maps
- Soil Map
- Treatment Schedule
- Treatment Map
- Forest Stand Descriptions & Analysis
- Forest Resources Description
- Historical Maps
- Habitat Conditions & Analysis
- Openlands Stand Descriptions & Analysis
- Threatened & Endangered Species Lists
- Timber Appraisal
Timber Tax Basis Inventory
- Stand & Stock Tables
- Diameter Distribution
- Forest Productivity Map
- Statistical Forest Inventory Information
For all our management plan styles, the landowner will receive the follow data package:
• Your personalized, property-specific management plan with recommended treatments and practices to improve your property based upon your goals & objectives
• A soil report of your property
• Any maps used to create your plan
• All digital GIS files used to create your maps
• Inventory data, both raw & refined in Excel worksheets
• Any relevant landowner fact sheets provided by the NRCS & OSU Extension, among others
All recommended management practices are based on proven science and are only applied if they meet the following criteria: 1) ecologically and environmentally sound and will do no harm to the sustainability of the natural resource, 2) fits the landowner’s goals and objectives, and 3) is realistically able to be accomplished given the landowner’s constraints
The health and sustainability of natural resources is Heritage Habitat & Forestry’s primary focus.
All recommended management practices are based on proven science and are only applied if they meet the following criteria: 1) ecologically and environmentally sound and will do no harm to the sustainability of the natural resource, 2) fits the landowner’s goals and objectives, and 3) is realistically able to be accomplished given the landowner’s constraints
The health and sustainability of natural resources is Heritage Habitat & Forestry’s primary focus.