Silvicultural Prescriptions and Audits

Forest landowners and managers have regeneration options that include level of genetic improvement, seedling source, site preparation method, fertilization, herbaceous weed control, planting density, and planting arrangement. For existing stands options include timing and intensity of thinning, woody release and fertilization decisions, and timing of final harvest. Helping our clients navigate through silvicultural treatment choices that impact costs, growth, timing and amount of total wood and product production, and ultimately return on investment (ROI) is one of our most rewarding services. Our staff has more than 40 years of experience studying silvicultural treatment responses across the South. We make silvicultural prescriptions for stands across the range of ages for our clients tailored to their specific objectives. In addition, we perform third party silvicultural audits for organizations that require an independent check that they are meeting their stated silvicultural objectives at various levels of stand development.

Silvicultural Prescriptions and Audits

Forest managers must make silviculture decisions at planting such as species, genetic improvement level, planting density, site preparation methods, and herbaceous weed control among others. For older stands managers must make decisions on thinning, fertilization, release, and ultimately rotation age. Smarter Forestry’s Smart System for Timberland Management™ objectively chooses the optimum combination from all available choices using proprietary software to estimate financial returns for each potential silvicultural prescription. We have more than 40 years of experience studying stand responses to silvicultural treatments in both academic and operational settings across the South. We make silvicultural prescriptions for stands across the range of ages for our clients tailored to their specific objectives.

In addition, we perform third party silvicultural audits for organizations that require an independent check that they are meeting their stated silvicultural objectives at various levels of stand development.

Smarter Forestry

Smarter Forestry, lead by CEO Barry Shiver, is a forestry management company that delivers Silvicultural Prescriptions and Audits, Forest Inventory, Inventory Updates, Forest Level Planning, Third Party Services, Financial Analysis, Forestry Consulting, and CFE classes. At Smarter Forestry , we help clients make better, smarter, decisions based on their individual objectives. Our unique skill sets combine silviculture, inventory, and growth and yield, along with the ability to really listen, to help us help you make better decisions.