Conservation district to host workshop on timber harvesting
The Greene County Conservation District is hosting a free timber harvest workshop at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12 on the lower floor of Building No. 10 at the Greene County Fairgrounds. The workshop is open to the public.
Tony Quadro, a forester with the Westmoreland County Conservation District, will help guide participants through the process of selling timber.
The workshop will help answer how to mark trees for sale and estimating the value of trees. It also will include information on drawing up a written contract, placing trees up for bid; minimizing soil erosion and sedimentation, obtaining stream crossing permits, hiring a private consulting forester and closing out the sale when the timber harvest is completed.
The workshop will also feature Russell Gibbs, a service forester with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, and the services the state has to offer land owners harvesting their timber.
Reservations are not necessary, but are encouraged. Contact the Greene County Conservation District at 724-852-5278 for more information.