I offer consulting and contracting services and assign a sub-contractor based on the specific job required. Commercial harvest versus merchantable thinning would require a different contractor to be assigned the work. Woodlot management services complete with mapping; cruising and plan preparation are also provided.
Number of years in business | 22 |
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Number of employees | 1 |
Number of Services | 10 |
Certifications or Qualifications | 7 |
Location | Colchester, Nova Scotia |
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Payment Options | Cash,Cheque |
Chipping is a method of removing brush and branches from a stand after some types of treatment. Branches and small trees are fed into a chipper, which shreds them into small chips. These chips can be left in the woodlot as nutrients or removed and used for other purposes like home heating or livestock bedding.
Counties: | Halifax, Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Kings, Hants |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
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: | Pictou, Hants, Cumberland, Colchester |
Lot Sizes: | 5 to 10 acres, under 5 acres, over 10 acres |
Having a woodlot management plan is an important tool for effective forest management and is a requirement for most forest certification schemes. Management plans include: the goals and objectives of the landowner, a detailed description and inventory of the woodlot (including a map), and a plan for carrying out silvicultural treatments to accomplish the landowner’s goals. The plan should be reviewed and updated every 5 to 10 years to remain relevant and to stay in line with the landowner’s wishes and needs. While it is very useful to have a registered professional forester create the management plan, it is important that the landowner be involved in the process as well to ensure that it conforms to their own unique needs and values.
Counties: | Pictou, Hants, Cumberland, Colchester |
Lot Sizes: | under 5 acres, over 10 acres, 5 to 10 acres |
In forest stands primarily made up of hardwood species, many owners/operators manage for harvesting firewood commercially or for private use.
Counties: | Pictou, Hants, Cumberland, Colchester |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
A timber appraisal is meant to give woodlot owners an idea of what volume and kind of timber they have on their woodlot and how much it is worth. Factors considered in calculating this are tree density, species, and timber quality. Timber appraisals are useful for woodlot owners planning to sell or purchase woodland, or for those just trying to get a sense of what they have on a woodlot. It is generally necessary to hire a professional forester to complete a timber appraisal.
Counties: | Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Hants |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
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: | Colchester, Pictou, Hants, Cumberland |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
Specializing in managing for, harvesting, and trucking mature logs to sell to sawmills. This can include pulp and stud wood as well.
Counties: | Pictou, Hants, Cumberland, Colchester |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
Due to the ecological sensitivity of the riparian habitat along watercourses, it is very important that proper care be taken when planning and constructing watercourse crossings in a woodlot. Construction of these crossings should only be done by certified contractors, and needs to be approved by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment.
Counties: | Pictou, Cumberland, Colchester |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
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: | Pictou, Hants, Cumberland, Colchester |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
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: | Cumberland, Colchester, Hants |
Lot Sizes: | over 10 acres |
This service provider prefers contact by email, please use the link below. earle.miller@eastlink.ca
Company Name | Curmae Limited |
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Contact Name | Earle Miller, RPF |
Phone | (902) 899-0593 |
earle.miller@eastlink.ca | |
Street | MacLaughlin Ave |
Town | Truro |
County | Colchester |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Postal Code | B6L5G6 |