. An analysis of Pennsylvania's forest resources. Forests and forestry Pennsylvania; Forest management Pennsylvania. can be compatible with wildlife habi- tat management (Roach 1974). The landowner could receive income by managing for timber and at the same time enhance the necessary food and shelter requirements for a variety of wildlife species. This dual approach may be particularly appealing to the many hunting and fishing clubs that own approximately 556,000 acres of forest land in Pennsylvania (Dennis and Birch 1980). This is not to say that all timber cutting is necessarily good for wil
. An analysis of Pennsylvania's forest resources. Forests and forestry Pennsylvania; Forest management Pennsylvania. can be compatible with wildlife habi- tat management (Roach 1974). The landowner could receive income by managing for timber and at the same time enhance the necessary food and shelter requirements for a variety of wildlife species. This dual approach may be particularly appealing to the many hunting and fishing clubs that own approximately 556,000 acres of forest land in Pennsylvania (Dennis and Birch 1980). This is not to say that all timber cutting is necessarily good for wild- life. The landowner or forest manager concerned with both timber and wild- life needs to be aware of the impacts of timber management on wildlife, and may need to make certain modifi- cations in the usual timber manage- ment practices. For example, timber management practices usually are carried out on blocks of forest land or stands, some of which may be too large to maximize habitat diversity. While one 15-acre clearcut may mean low administration costs and good regeneration of desirable shade-intol- erant tree species, five 3-acre open- ings in the forest will do much more to create diversified conditions and more edge for a wide assortment of animal species. Another possible conflict be- tween timber and wildlife manage- ment, and one that has received greater attention with the recent in- crease in cutting trees for firewood, is the removal of cull or dead trees. From a strict wood production view- point, all cull trees should be re- moved as they are unproductive and take up valuable space that could be used by healthy and rapidly growing trees. Firewood cutters, seeking to assist timber growers, normally use cull and dead trees if they are not too rotten. From the wildlife viewpoint, such trees often provide cavities that are used for nesting, escape, winter cover, and food seeking and storage. Rather than removing these trees, certain actions can be taken to im- prov
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