Guide Southeast 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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Freetown Co-Peace, Freetown State Forest

Proposed November 27, 2012

State Forest	Freetown
Location	Freetown
Acreage	48
Timber Sale Acres
Forest Type	White Pine
Silviculture	Overstory Removal with reserves for two age management and Irregular Shelterwood
Date Proposed	11/27/2012
Public Meeting Date	12/4/2012
Public Meeting Location	Fall River
Offered	-
Sold	-
Active	-
Harvesting Completed	-
Contract Closed	-

Additional Resources for Freetown Co-Peace, Freetown State Forest

Freetown Co-Peace (PDF 1.75 MB)

fall-2012-all-comments-and-responses (PDF 633.23 KB)

Freetown Co-Peace Prescription (PDF 2.52 MB)

Pre-harvest tour-freetown (PDF 236.98 KB)

Bristol Lot, F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

State Forest	F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
Location	Foxborough/Wrentham
Acreage	42
Timber Sale Acres	42
Forest Type	Red oak, mixed oak
Silviculture	Shelterwood
Date Proposed	2/16/2017
Public Meeting Date	2/21/2017
Public Meeting Location	Easton
Offered	11/30/2017
Sold	Yes
Active	2/20/2018
Harvesting Completed	7/11/2018
Contract Closed	9/25/2018

Additional Resources for Bristol Lot, F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

Bristol Lot Proposal - New (PDF 1.91 MB)

2017-general-forestry-comments-and-responses (PDF 328.69 KB)

Silviculture Prescription Bristol Lot (PDF 1.69 MB)

Shawme Crowell-Barnstable Red Pine, Shawme Crowell and Barnstable State Forests

Proposed February 9, 2018

State Forest	Shawme Crowell and Barnstable State Forests
Location	Sandwich/Barnstable
Acreage	10
Hazard Tree Removal Acres	10
Forest Type	Red pine plantation
Silviculture	Hazard tree removal
Date Proposed	2/9/2018
Public Meeting Date	2/22/2018
Public Meeting Location	Sandwich
Offered	1/7/2019
Sold	1/29/2019
Active	2/21/2019
Harvesting Completed	-
Contract Closed	-

Additional Resources for Shawme Crowell-Barnstable Red Pine, Shawme Crowell and Barnstable State Forests

Shawme Crowell Barnstable final proposal (PDF 1.89 MB)

2018 Forest Management Project Public Notice Shawme Crowell Barnstable (DOCX 25.52 KB)

Norway Spruce-Pine Barrens, Myles Standish State Forest

Proposed March 15, 2019

State Forest	Myles Standish State Forest
Location	Plymouth / Carver
Acreage	62
Timber Sale Acres	-
Forest Type	Norway spruce plantation
Silviculture	Ecosystem Rehabilitation
Date Proposed	3/15/2019
Public Meeting Date	4/9/2019
Public Meeting Location	Carver
Offered	-
Sold	-
Active	-
Harvesting Completed	-
Contract Closed	-

Additional Resources for Norway Spruce-Pine Barrens, Myles Standish State Forest

Norway Spruce Pine Barrens Forest Management Proposal 2019 (PDF 1.99 MB)

Myles Standish 10 Year Pine Barrens Restoration – Myles Standish State Forest

Proposed November 1, 2018

DCR and MassWildlife are restoring native Pine Barrens habitat through forest thinning and the use of prescribed fire. This work provides globally rare habitat and also reduces risk to human health and property in the event of a wildfire. Click here for more information.

Check back for updates on the progress of the project and areas closed for public safety.

State Forest	Myles Standish
Location	Plymouth
Acreage	1,171
Timber Sale Acres	-
Forest Type	Pitch Pine / Scrub Oak
Silviculture	Ecosystem restoration / thinning / type conversion / overstory removal
Date Proposed	November 1, 2018
Public Meeting	December 5, 2018
Public Meeting Location	Carver
Offered	-
Sold	-
Active	-
Harvest Completed	-
Contract Closed	-

Additional Resources for Myles Standish 10 Year Pine Barrens Restoration – Myles Standish State Forest

Myles Standish 10 year Restoration Proposal (PDF 1.36 MB)

Myles Standish Restoration Project Written Comments (PDF 1023.32 KB)

Myles Standish Restoration Project Comments and Responses (PDF 606.13 KB)

Myles Standish Restoration Project Public Meeting Comments and Responses (PDF 577.35 KB)

Myles Standish Restoration Project Year 1 Prescription (PDF 2.2 MB)

Myles Standish Restoration Pre-Harvest Tour (PDF 152.79 KB)

Other Forest Management Projects and Information

Pine Barrens Restoration Timber Harvest

The Pine Barrens Restoration Timber Harvest was completed in 2015. Approximately 429 acres of dead and dying red pine was cut. Now that the red pine plantations have been removed, the Pitch pine and scrub oak are uninhibited and free to grow, returning these areas to pine barrens. The next step in our continuing process of managing this disturbance dependent ecosystem is to produce a forest wide fire management plan (FMP). The Myles Standish Planning Area FMP will be released in 2018. Click here for more information.