Surging deer and slash walls An easy 10-minute walk from Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary and Center in upstate New York, a visitor can pause and take in two distinct forests. On the right side ...
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Slash Walls of the Northeast
Thursday, September 28 from 9:00 am to ~ 2:30 pm – Cornell University’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest, Van Etten, NY 14889 (Schuyler County). This immersive field tour will help land management professionals and ...
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We recently had the opportunity to join OSU Extension Foresters Kathy Smith and Marne Titchenell for an in-depth conversation on slash walls. The recording can be accessed at: https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/resources/webinars
Appreciations to the folks at Northern Woodlands and author John Litvaitis for permission to share John’s recent article titled: “Effects of Deer on Forest Ecosystems and the Use of Slash Walls for Forest Regeneration”. ...
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We are pleased to announce the first edition of Slash Walls: Concepts and Applications for the Control of Deer Impacts to Forest Vegetation. This best practices guide is the culmination of collective learning and ...
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Slash walls are gaining popularity throughout the Northeast. Each location is creating the wall based on their local circumstances, and proving there are multiple ways to accomplish the end goal of excluding deer. If ...
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A new series of experimental slash walls (visible in the background) were recently completed at the Arnot Forest to evaluate the influence of sunlight manipulation and other variables on regeneration. Additionally, a few “brush ...
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Since building the first slash walls at Cornell’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest in 2017, we’ve been periodically posting updates and addressing some of the “frequently asked questions” on our: www.cornellforestconnect.ning.com forum. The thread ...
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The Arnot Forest recently hosted the 5th annual training on forest regeneration. This focus this year was on the evolution of slash walls since 2017 and an initial evaluation of regeneration inside the older ...
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