- This page, Pre-Harvest Forest Tour - Peru, MA, is offered by
- Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry
- Department of Conservation & Recreation
Pre-Harvest Forest Tour - Peru, MA
Contact
Peter Church, Director Forest Stewardship
Address
Overview
- Rain date: Rain or Shine
- Fees: Free of Charge
DCR Foresters will be leading tours of prepared timber sale areas, discussing forest management techniques, providing a view of the trees designated for harvest, and explaining how harvest operations will take place. A detailed silviculture prescription for each harvesting operation will be provided to attendees. These tours culminate a public process that included public meetings and a written comment period on each project.
Attendees are encouraged to dress for the weather and to wear sturdy shoes. For additional information about the tours and DCR forest management on State Forests, Parks, and Reservations, please contact William Hill, Management Forestry Program Supervisor, at 413-545-3891.
You will need
Attendees are encouraged to dress for the weather and to wear sturdy shoes.
Agenda
DCR Forester Kristopher Massini will lead a tour of the 58 acre planned timber sale of declining red pine plantations.
Meet at the intersection of Curtin Road and Garnet Hill Road in the Peru State Forest; approx. 3 miles south of Rt. 143 (East Main Road). Participants will then walk approximately 1.25 miles to the timber sale location as a group. Curtin Road is 5.3 miles east from the intersection of Rt. 8 and Rt. 143 in the Town of Hinsdale and is 7 miles west from the intersection of Rt. 143 and Rt. 116 in Worthington.