{"id":16548,"date":"2021-02-02T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=16548"},"modified":"2025-02-11T19:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:30:54","slug":"woodland-stewardship-for-landowners-single-tree-and-patch-cut-harvesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/woodland-stewardship-for-landowners-single-tree-and-patch-cut-harvesting\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodland Stewardship for Landowners: Single Tree and Patch-Cut Harvesting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A well-managed woodland can promote wildlife diversity and forest health. Two of the more common techniques that we use are single-tree selection and patch-cut harvesting. Used together in the long term, these two techniques will create trees of multiple generations or different age trees within the same woodland. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-613-WV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>, Purdue Wildlife Extension Specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/brian-j-macgowan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian MacGowan<\/a>\u00a0will talk about what these two techniques are, what trees they help grow and how wildlife species respond to them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woodland Stewardship for Landowners: Single Tree And Patch-Cut Harvesting\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hIVTFw0t-lE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XgiEFkpuQNAFa0rM4elCis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woodland Stewardship For Landowners<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR Playlist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LLw2GitexwU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: Uneven-aged Management<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR Video<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XQLQkQRKuSs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: Even-aged Management<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR Video<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-414.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/brian-j-macgowan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian MacGowan<\/a>, Wildlife Extension Specialist &amp; Extension Coordinator<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A well-managed woodland can promote wildlife diversity and forest health. Two of the more common techniques that we use are single-tree selection and patch-cut harvesting. Used together in the long term, these two techniques will create trees of multiple generations or different age trees within the same woodland. 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