{"id":37,"date":"2020-07-20T19:05:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T19:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestar.ca\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2020-07-30T20:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:55:50","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Williams & Associates provides a range of services to help you in the sustainable management of your forestry assets:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisory and Planning<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  • Meet to inspect your property<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
  • Suggest management options (i.e. harvesting, plantings, tending)<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Inventory and Assessment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    • Conduct inventories assessing the trees and plants, wood volumes, forest health and wildlife habitat<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Silviculture<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
      • Develop a management strategy to meet your objectives for your forest and optimize returns over time<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Management Plans<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
        • Develop a Forest Management Plan tailored to your needs that meets or exceeds the requirements for the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
        • Approve a MFTIP Plan<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
        • Develop strategic and operating plans for municipal or large institutional land owners<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Timber Sale Management<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
          • Mark trees for harvest according to silvicultural prescription<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
          • Estimate the volume and value of marked trees<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
          • Advertise sales to buyers and collect bids<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
          • Negotiate contracts that protect the forest and property<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
          • Monitor harvests to ensure contracts are followed and any problems resolved<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Tree and Forest Health<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
            • Identify pest problems, determine their severity and if necessary, make recommendations for control<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
            • Forest Health Surveys<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
            • Control invasive trees and shrubs<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
            • TreeAzin injections to protect trees from Emerald Ash Borer<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
            • Arbotect injections to protect trees from Dutch Elm Disease<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
            • Butternut Health Assessments<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Forester\/Arborist Consultation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
              • Expert Witness for tree damage or theft, tree values, and woodlot valuation<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
              • Risk Assessment<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
              • Proposed Development Impacts on Trees\/Forests<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Communications and Forestry Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
                • Presentations and workshops<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
                • Training courses and educational materials<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
                • Public Meetings<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Planting and Tending<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
                  • Design planting for forestry, naturalization, site rehabilitation, or wildlife habitat<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
                  • Plant trees or shrubs<\/span><\/strong><\/li>
                  • Tend plantations – weed control, pruning, and thinning<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Williams & Associates provides a range of services to help you in the sustainable management of your forestry assets: Advisory and Planning Meet to inspect your property Suggest management options (i.e. harvesting, plantings, tending) Inventory and Assessment Conduct inventories assessing the trees and plants, wood volumes, forest health and wildlife habitat Silviculture Develop a management strategy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251,"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forestar.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}