Index of External Resources from the Sugarbush Management Notebook

These external resources are organized by chapter in the notebook

Ch7 Soils, Streams, and Roads

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Section 7.2: Access, Roads, and Water Management

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The following guidebook, New York State Forestry Voluntary Best Management Practices for Water Quality, contains vital information on preserving water quality and limiting soil erosion by managing forest roads used to access timber harvests. Many of these practices can also be applied to road building for maple operations and sugarbush access roads.

 

Ch8 Property

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Section 8.1: Property Lines

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The DEC website contains loads of useful information for landowners, including this guide for Posting Your Land:

 

 

Additional Sugarbush Management Resources

 
 

Sugarbush Assessment Q&A Session with Peter Smallidge, Arnot Forest Director:

 
 

Sugarbush Management Notebook

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Bird-Friendly Maple

Bird-Friendly Maple is a new conservation based maple marketing initiative through the Audubon Society. “Through applied forest management, bird friendly maple producers strive to improve habitat quality in their sugarbushes to optimize breeding and foraging opportunities for forest birds in decline. The Bird-Friendly Maple project is a collaborative effort to integrate bird conservation with New York’s maple syrup industry.”

“To recognize and support participating maple producers for their good work, look for maple syrup containers with the label indicating that the syrup is Maple Managed for Birds.” The Bird-Friendly Certified Label is depicted to the left. Find out more: NY.Audubon.org.