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Northern Berkshires Forest Management Projects

Forest Management Proposals and Silviculture Prescriptions are presented by the year in which they were proposed and then further by the Management Forestry District in which they are located. Proposals remain posted until the project is implemented with a timber sale or Home Fuelwood contract. Silviculture Prescriptions remain posted as long as a project is being actively implemented and at least one year after a project is completed. If you are unsure of when a project was proposed but know it’s location check the Management Forestry District map and it’s forester contact list.

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Potter Mountain, Pittsfield State Forest

Proposed January 21, 2015
State Forest Pittsfield
Location Lanesborough / Hancock
Acreage 420
Timber Sale Acres 96 and 169
Forest Type Oak hardwood, northern hardwood, white pine hardwood
Silviculture Irregular Shelterwood, Thinning, Salvage
Date Proposed 1/21/2015
Public Meeting Date 2/23/2015
Public Meeting Location Pittsfield
Offered 8/15/2016 and 7/11/2017
Sold Yes and Yes
Active 96 acres - 2/1/2017;  169 acres - 6/11/2019
Harvesting Completed  7/31/2018
Contract Closed 8/23/2018

Additional Resources   for Potter Mountain, Pittsfield State Forest

Open PDF file, 1.31 MB,  Potter Mountain Proposal (English, PDF 1.31 MB)
Open PDF file, 7.6 KB,  Comments & Responses Spring 2015 (English, PDF 7.6 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.24 MB,  Potter Mountain Prescription (English, PDF 1.24 MB)
Open PDF file, 131.34 KB,  June 5, 2017: Pre-Harvest Forest Tour - Pittsfield State Forest – Lanesborough (English, PDF 131.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 120.86 KB,  August 15, 16 & 17: Pre-Harvest Forest Tours - Erving, Pittsfield & Sandisfield State Forests (English, PDF 120.86 KB)

Tannery Road, Savoy State Forest

Proposed February 26, 2016
State Forest Savoy Mountain
Location Savoy
Acreage 101
Timber Sale Acres 106
Forest Type Northern hardwood, Norway spruce
Silviculture Group Selection, Irregular Shelterwood, Row thinning
Date Proposed 2/26/2016
Public Meeting Date 3/29/2016
Public Meeting Location Pittsfield
Offered 10/12/2017
Sold Yes
Active  9/4/2018
Harvesting Completed 12/21/2018
Contract Closed 1/15/2019

Additional Resources   for Tannery Road, Savoy State Forest

Open PDF file, 1012.32 KB,  Tannery Road Proposal (English, PDF 1012.32 KB)
Open PDF file, 446 KB,  winter-spring 2016 comments and responses (English, PDF 446 KB)
Open PDF file, 2.09 MB,  Tannery Road Prescription (English, PDF 2.09 MB)
Open PDF file, 125.2 KB,  August 24, 2017 - Pre-Harvest Forest Tour - Savoy Mountain (English, PDF 125.2 KB)

Ole Shaker, Lindon W. Bates Memorial State Park

Proposed February 9, 2018
State Forest Lindon W. Bates Memorial State Park
Location Hancock
Acreage 173
Timber Sale Acres 175
Forest Type Northern hardwoods, white pine, oak-hardwoods, beech
Silviculture Thinning, group selection, irregular shelterwood, site preparation
Date Proposed 2/9/2018
Public Meeting Date 2/28/2018
Public Meeting Location Pittsfield
Offered 8/29/19
Sold Yes
Active -
Harvesting Completed  -
Contract Closed  - 

Additional Resources   for Ole Shaker, Lindon W. Bates Memorial State Park

Open file,  July 11, 2019: Pre-Harvest Forest Tour: Lindon W. Bates Memorial State Park
Open PDF file, 1.53 MB,  Ole Shaker Lindon Bates Final Proposal (English, PDF 1.53 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.35 MB,  Ole Shaker Prescription Final (English, PDF 1.35 MB)

Shear Pin, Savoy Mountain State Forest

Proposed March 15, 2019
State Forest Savoy Mountain State Forest
Location Savoy
Acreage 86
Timber Sale Acres -
Forest Type Northern hardwood, sugar maple, spruce fir, mixed hardwoods
Silviculture Group selection, irregular shelterwood, clearcut with reserves, thinning
Date Proposed 3/15/2019
Public Meeting Date 4/2/2019
Public Meeting Location Pittsfield
Offered -
Sold -
Active -
Harvesting Completed -
Contract Closed -

Additional Resources   for Shear Pin, Savoy Mountain State Forest

Open file,  Pre-Harvest Forest Tour Video
Open PDF file, 1.55 MB,  Shear Pin Forest Management Proposal 2019 (English, PDF 1.55 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.43 MB,  Shear Pin Final Prescription (English, PDF 1.43 MB)

Balance Rock Lot, Balance Rock State Park

Proposed March 2, 2020
State Forest Balance Rock State Forest
Location Lanesborough
Acreage 246
Timber Sale Acres -
Forest Type Oak hardwood, northern hardwood, white pine hardwood
Silviculture Group selection, thinning
Date Proposed 3/2/2020
Public Meeting Date 3/16/2020
Public Meeting Location Pittsfield
Offered -
Sold -
Active -
Harvesting Completed -
Contract Closed -

Additional Resources   for Balance Rock Lot, Balance Rock State Park

Open PDF file, 6.13 MB,  Balance Rock Forest Management Proposal (English, PDF 6.13 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.09 MB,  Balance Rock Final Prescription (English, PDF 1.09 MB)

Cold River, Florida State Forest

Proposed March 2, 2020
State Forest Florida State Forest
Location Florida
Acreage 107
Timber Sale Acres -
Forest Type Norway Spruce plantation, mixed hardwoods
Silviculture Patch clearcut, group selection, thinning
Date Proposed 3/2/2020
Public Meeting Date 3/16/2020
Public Meeting Location Pittsfield
Offered -
Sold -
Active -
Harvesting Completed -
Contract Closed -

Additional Resources   for Cold River, Florida State Forest

Open PDF file, 6.32 MB,  Cold River Lot Forest Management Proposal (English, PDF 6.32 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.26 MB,  Cold River Final Prescription (English, PDF 1.26 MB)

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