nice photogrphy sir

It makes me extremely happy that others are giving this much thought to stewarding their land. Those rough calculations are important, and they give me an idea of how I will be managing land in the future. I'm going to be assisting with wood this year on a property your size. We have estimated that we will need around 10 cords of wood each year. This will be the first year that I have ever used wood from the land directly in this way. I have a lot to learn, but I am eager and sure that I will catch up in time.

wow awesome photography....
Naturel place.....just amazing

cutting the trees is a very big problem facing the forests of the world,
 cutting the trees caused loss of a very important environmental source to purify the air and reduce the many contaminants.
while trees are accustomed to constantly give us a lot of life., we are accustomed to constant destruction; 
We know only the language of ingratitude and denial of an environment that only wants us to have peace.....
.... We can't dispense with wood from trees... But we have to use tree wood wisely.... 
thank you brother @wwf

That corporate/govt clear cut is so indicative of the pervasive attitude of entitlement.  Right down to the "token" tree that they left so that they could pat themselves on the back and say, "Well, at least we didn't cut them <i> all </i> down."  Kudos to you for digging deep and trying to be a responsible steward of the land.

I have never considered using weight as a calculation for harvest and growth. Great concept and great article! The only green trees I have been cutting the last few seasons are "hazard" trees close to the house and shop. I have also removed some maples along the driveway as they have a habit of snapping during high winds and blocking us in. There is currently a 120+ foot grand fir that came down rootball and all. I think that 1 tree will provide enough wood for the better part of a season (about 3 1/2 foot diameter at the base).

Its a good move sir, i am a part of billion tree tsunami project and we are working on the same environment, wish you best of luck

Isn't it amazing that all that energy from the sun gets captured by leaves and turned into a woody plant you can burn for heat? So in a way you're solar heating your house, just one step removed. (Then again, I guess every form of heating is ultimately solar heating.)

It always amazes me how a tree can grow up from nothing, building woody proteins out of molecules in the air and the ground, and then leave behind more soil and stuff than was there before. 

I'm kind of scratching my head wondering how scientists weigh these trees to measure their increase in mass. Do they dig them up, put them on a scale, and then plant them again?

We almost live off the wood collected from tending to the trees here... my father has a large plot of land and we do the rounds cutting unneeded branches or getting dead wood mostly, it is rare having to cut a tree clean.

That's something corporate guys would never do... let dead wood pile up and trees have those unneeded branches, they just want to make clean cuts to make it easier.

In my today's class i thrown some light; why Trees are essential for life on Earth? I told them;
 As we human beings release **CO2** and we need **Oxygen** to survive, indeed Trees are the biggest source of oxygen in the world.  So, it is our duty to protect our environment from the nitrogenous problems because i want  for the coming generations to enjoy the very same pure air  as we do. Yes boys! it is your duty to protect one tree and grow two trees atleast in your lives. I also made promise that i will grow and protect at least 5 tress :) 

Thanks a lot for the stats and researched content The Spiritual guy Rob <3 <3

I remember when I was much younger and living with my parents, we had a 20 acre bush at the back of the property with wonderful old trees including black walnut. My father in his infinite wisdom thought it would be a wonderful idea if he sold the tree to a logging company. I didn't know about it soon enough to do anything, so the company had half cleared the bush by the time I got there. The deal was to take only the large trees and leave the smaller ones to grow. You know where this is going.

In order to take only the larger trees, theu buldozed all the smaller one out. It may as well been clear cut and plowed under! My heart broke! I cried for the loss of the trees and the animal habitats. All in the name of greed!

Very thoughtful post. Most don't put that much of their heart into caring for the land or the other beings that share our space. If I think about it too much it can be overwhelming emotionally. I am not in denial about it, but it is hard watch. So many are displaced now because of it.

What a caring human you are! Thanks for your great post!

nice idea,  great thinking, buy field and build trees, i like your tree history,
thank you for sharing

I appreciate your attention to the details of sustainability.  All to often today "sustainability" is just another marketing term for people to bandy about.
I too have wondered about harvest rates but since I only harvest dead/fallen trees it's haasn't been critical.  However, if we ever begin to harvest live timber it seems we need to be concerned with a re-seed rate. I'm harvesting poplar and based on all the seedlings i currently find scattered about it should be OK.  How is the aspen re-seed rate?

I did a quick check on aspen growth facts (I was comparing them to our alders) and aspens are pretty aggressive trees! Like our alders they grow really fast and are excellent for repopulating what you take out but with some care, even though you either cut down or have a bunch of aspens drop each year you can still basically have the "same tree" for hundreds of years because it and all it's closest buddies are on the same root system. That is pretty cool and scary all at the same time. It's obvious that Trump isn't the only one with a plan for World Domination.
![World domination.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZXeevTUx3ffZKvhsRvQ9FjctCVZH3b36T5jde5wP3WVj/World%20domination.jpg)

Sources: <a href="http://mariafresa.net/clipart/branch-clipart-green-tree.html">A</a>, <a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/aspen/grow.shtml">B</a>, <a href="http://people.com/politics/election-2016-results-exit-polls/">C</a>,  <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/2016-election-results-maps-population-adjusted-cartogram-2016-11">D</a>

Great use of data!  Thanks for sharing, looks like you have room to expand your homestead!

My cabin is small It will be easy to heat. I have agreements With individuals who have land( they do not burn wood) If I can cut it and haul it away I can have it. Sometimes they help. The land my cabin is at is small there were 5 trees down,hung up this winter three more came down also hung up-dry or drying. I get help with this although I have a chain saw and I know how to use it. I have been collecting firewood for a couple of years now in preparation of living in the cabin I have a head start. How you treat the land matters I don't have a head for calculating figures.What works for me is feel what is right the land will let me know as long as I listen. I love to go out there and sit quietly. I have gotten under black berry bush's and fallen asleep. Some who know me think I am nut's so be it.

I can appreciate the care you take with maintaining your land.  I don't know how your houses are set up for heat, but is there room to add more insulation to keep in the heat ?  For producing heat, a Rocket Stove Mass Heater uses less than half of the wood that a traditional cast iron wood stove would use.  This past summer I dug and built a rocket stove boiler into the side of my hill, up the hill from my cabin (for gravity water pressure).  It was happy to be fed long juniper branches that I had trimmed earlier in the season.  It easily used less than half of the wood that my chiminera boiler had used.  I hope this is helpful to you.

I am amazed by your love and concern about nature and surrounding where you are living. You are really a role model for everyone how to preserve natural resources for future generations. You are really a kind soul deserve appreciation.

Corporate cuttings should be limited and proper guidelines should be laid down to spare a good number of trees per acre so that ecosystem  can be preserved.

How timely! I am out for a few days doing firewood.  I miss calculated my usage.  We have had some pretty severe storms, so alot of trees were down.  I bucked and stacked as much as i could and will gather it in the spring for next winter.  After the snow has melted for me to find the stacks! For now i will take the standing dead.  It's easier to get to. Even with crotch deep snow! Lol 
My first year..i learned that tamaracks are not dead pines.  I love tamaracks! 

It's great that you can calculate like that.  I just go by how it feels.  There is alot of clear cutting up here.  Although the ministry calls it forest management.  Because they leave a few trees at the road, so people can't the rape of the land from the road.  I was also told that they will plant red pine, because it is worth money... lumber. So now our forests are cash crops.  
Ohhhhh don't get me started!! Lol lol

Hey mentor @wwf
You have a wonderful work for steemian community and gave awesime idea on tree growth. I think your estimated wonderful for tree growth.
Great and awesome project start, you think like angle and take much interest in social work. Your loving for human work is super duper and naturely very nice.

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I like it very much 
**Tree plantation is very wonderful idea for human welfare and discontinuance of pollution.**
All the best and my supports always your blogs.
Steem on

With 67 acres I think you could have spitballed this one. It's great that you took the time to actually calculate the growth vs. consumption so you knew for sure though.

My in-laws live with a similar situation 128 acres the vast majority of which is state Forrest.

Like yourself their winters are cold and snow and they never need to take green wood as the fall is plenty enought to sustain them.

Very conciderate post, and the snow pics look exactly like here in Oslo Norway! Now i understand how much wood is here in Norway also from this post. I was surprised that you dont use so much wood in a year, it didnt seem much atall, its so good to know that all over the world people are still loving trees and spreading the info on them. Its harder when you stay in one place and dont have so many trees around, i often move place when ive used all the dead wood up lol