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The Virginia Division of For. estry will prepare a Forest Management Phil (FMP) for privately owned tiinberland at no cost to the landowner. In preparing the FMP, the* forester .will. inventory the tim. her to determine age, mierchantabil* ity, species‘composition, and growth ■. rate. .
The FMP can then be used by the landowner to determine timber maturity,- harvest' dates and method^, foreet-management practices needed and the proper procedures for mak' ing a timber sale.. Recommendation^ . tail also be made' for recreation and ’ Wildlife considerations. The plan can bo a Valuable tool in managing forest .‘•resourcfes both now-and in the future.
. —/Theneed to properly manage our • forests' is becoming more important
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