Clear Cutting Scars Land Near Johnson Lake


Living near a managed pine forest can be a blessing and a curse. For the better part of two decades, it's been a blessing. Now, a decision to clear cut a large plot of land reveals the flip side of this type of forestry. Some of this land had been covered in oak and other species. Elsewhere, pine trees scratched the sky.





Click the read more button to see what's left of a pine forest near County Road C and Veit Drive on the Northwest corner of the lake. We can only hope the land owner sees fit to clean up the mess and replant the land. Otherwise, we're certain to see scrub brush return and nature take many decades to restore the damage done. In the meantime, the creatures which inhabited the forest are left to scramble for cover and new places to inhabit. This type of forestry also causes significant erosion problems.

In addition to the pictures, we've provided links to information on other ways to manage stands of pine, which many Johnson Lake properties have. As DNR experts have told JLPOA members in the past, it is important to property manage pine and other trees on your land.

Here are some links to information on pine forest management from the Wisconsin DNR. Please note that the documents are in Adobe Acrobat format. You'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application, available at www.adobe.com , to read these.

Wisconsin Woodlands: Intermediate Cuttings in Forest Management

How to Manage White Pine








Photos by Weg / Richard Wegwerth

Posted: Tue - June 15, 2004 at 08:03 PM      

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