{"id":30287,"date":"2024-11-13T17:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=30287"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:36:44","slug":"woodland-management-moment-maintaining-some-open-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/woodland-management-moment-maintaining-some-open-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodland Management Moment: Maintaining Some Open Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of A Woodland Management Moment, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee discusses the benefits of maintaining certain areas of your forest land with alternative types of cover rather than traditional forest. It&#8217;s a good idea to keep some areas open not only for recreational purposes but also for future timber harvesting and to provide habitat for many wildlife. By allowing some of your land to be open, you help maintain the natural habitat around you and can even get some interesting plants that will grow on their own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_53405\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qBdTKvEZQxg?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Ask an Expert<\/span><\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Woodland Management Moment<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/oak-hickory-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn How to Support Oak-Hickory Ecosystems<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR Got Nature? Blog<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CnDURovtiM4?si=2XbD1WATk9pme3A5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc\">The Nature of Oaks Webinar<\/a>, Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel, Shared from Indiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Owners Association<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/oak-leaf-tatters-purdue-landscape-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oak Leaf Tatters<\/a>, Purdue Landscape Report<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/inonotus-dryadeus-butt-and-root-rot-of-oaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener ugc\">Inonotus Dryadeus, Butt and Root Rot of Oaks<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR Got Nature? Blog<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0378112716000062?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Predicting the Height Growth of Oak Species Reproduction Over a 23-year Period Following Clearcutting<\/a>, Hardwood Tree Improvement &amp; Regeneration Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/htirc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HTIRC<\/a>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6IJ0olgMAW8?si=AW27f2AS2HmeZcmj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conservation Tree Planting: Steps to Success<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781612491448\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781557535726\/\">Native Trees of the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-482-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCUPnu6rbUT8w9YkeKvDwgz55Yq0mPJAb\">Woodland Stewardship for Landowners Video Series<\/a>, Playlist, Indiana Department of Natural Resources YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to Ask an Expert: Tree Selection and Planting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/ask-an-expert-tree-selection-and-planting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ask an Expert: Tree Selection and Planting,<\/a> Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-IDNR-414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.findindianaforester.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find an Indiana Professional Forester<\/a>, Indiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mlp.arboretum.purdue.edu\/ecmweb\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Arboretum Explorer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Extension Forester<br \/>\n<a title=\"Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.htirc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center<\/a><br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry &amp; Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of A Woodland Management Moment, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee discusses the benefits of maintaining certain areas of your forest land with alternative types of cover rather than traditional forest. 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