Avon Ridge Forestry Services - (902) 798-1010

Avon Ridge Forestry Services

Our approach to the business is one that takes the environment into consideration first and foremost. We strive to satisfy our clients requirements with professionalism,safety as well as efficiency.Our companys goal is to practice environmentally friendly, sustainable, low impact forestry for land owners, home owners and developers.

Company Details

Number of years in business1
Number of employees3
Number of Services13
Certifications or Qualifications4
LocationHants, Nova Scotia
Website
Payment OptionsCash,Cheque

Services

Selection Harvesting

Selection harvesting is a treatment used in uneven-aged forest management in which either single trees or small groups of trees are harvested at a time. The goal is to maintain the canopy of a forest stand while still being able to continually harvest timber. This is done by diversifying tree age classes, encouraging regeneration, and leaving some of the best trees as seed trees.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Precommercial Thinning

Precommercial thinning (PCT) is done in overstocked stands of younger trees to free up space and resources for selected trees and improve overall stand quality. PCT treatments are done in both natural stands and plantations. The goal is to remove less desirable trees (like non-crop species, or damaged and diseased trees) as well as create appropriate spacing in the stand for healthy, higher quality trees to grow. PCT work is generally done manually with clearing or thinning saws.

Counties: Annapolis, Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres

Lot Clearing

Characterized by removing the forest cover from an area where a land use change is desired by the owner, such as conversion to agricultural, commercial, or residential land. This can include removal of all forest vegetation, stumps, debris, and sometimes top soil.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Logging Contractor

Specializing in managing for, harvesting, and trucking mature logs to sell to sawmills. This can include pulp and stud wood as well.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres

Mechanical Site Preparation

Mechanical site preparation is often used after clearcut or partial cut treatments to prepare the ground for planting or natural regeneration. Seedlings need certain conditions to grow properly, and large machinery can sometimes be used to create or encourage the desired conditions.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: 5 to 10 acres

Commercial Harvest

A commercial harvest is completed with the goal of harvesting and selling the final timber product (saw logs, etc.). It is the final stage in commercial forest management, taking place several years after precommercial thinning and commercial thinning treatments.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Crop Tree Release

This treatment is used to promote the growth of desirable crop trees. The trees around selected crop trees are thinned out to allow the more desirable trees more space and nutrients, which in turn can increase the health and future value of the stand.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres

Commercial Thinning

Ideal for middle-aged stands, commercial thinning removes some of the more mature trees to allow room for others to grow, and to open up the canopy for regeneration. The trees removed are often those that are: damaged or diseased; growing too close to desirable trees; or less desirable species.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Boundary Line Work

Knowing where your boundaries are is an important step in woodlot management. Contractors will often mark woodlot boundaries by using flagging tape or painting blazes on trees along the boundary lines and removing brush from the lines to promote line visibility.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Arborists (Urban Tree Care)

Arborists or arboriculturists are urban tree maintenance and care professionals. They focus on managing and cultivating individual trees and shrubs in an urban setting to promote the health and safety of the plants and public. Services often provided by an arborist include: pruning, planting, removal, and emergency tree care.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Woodlot Mapping

Having a woodlot map makes planning silvicultural treatments easier and gives you a better idea of what you have in your woodlot. Woodlot mapping is often done by a registered professional forester when developing a woodlot management plan, though it can be created on its own. A woodlot map shows where your boundary lines are and generally displays the different stands existing on your woodlot. Aerial photos can be useful to include with woodlot maps.

Counties: Yarmouth, Victoria, Shelburne, Richmond, Queens, Pictou, Lunenburg, Kings, Inverness, Hants, Halifax, Guysborough, Digby, Cumberland, Colchester, Cape Breton, Antigonish, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Tree Removal

Tree removal generally refers to the removal of a single tree or very small group of trees, often in an urban setting, that is/are causing safety concerns or is/are diseased, dying, or dead. Tree removal is a service offered by arborists.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Silviculture Contractor

Silvicultural contractors provide a variety of woodlot management services, not just harvesting. These can include selection harvesting, thinning, road building, wildlife management, management planning, boundary line work, and many others.

Counties: Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, Halifax, Annapolis
Lot Sizes: over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres

Qualifications

    Other Qualifications
    Registered with WCB
    Registered with the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia.
    Chain Saw
    Certification for chain saw use, safety, and maintenance.
    Liability Insurance
    Has current Liability Insurance.

This service provider prefers contact by telephone, please call (902) 798-1010.

Contact Details

Company NameAvon Ridge Forestry Services
Contact NamePaul MacDonald
Phone(902) 798-1010
Emailavonridgeforestry@gmail.com
StreetFalmouth Back Road
TownUpper Falmouth
CountyHants
ProvinceNova Scotia
Postal CodeB0P 1L0

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