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Season 6 | Episode 3

Line of Sight

March 1, 2025

Drones are becoming an increasingly important tool in many fields, including within the practice of silviculture. In this episode, we explore the soaring use of drones for site preparation and release treatments with Rick Hill, Regional Silviculturist and Reforestation Specialist with Michigan DNR and Kyle Schempp, Project Manager and Drone Pilot at Wildlife and Wetland Solutions.

Season 6 | Episode 2

Toast Me Timbers!

February 4, 2025

Foresters recognize the importance of prescribed fire as a silvicultural tool, but concerns remain over the impact of those fires on the timber resource. Join us for a conversation with Mike Saunders, Professor of Silviculture at Purdue University, as we explore the effects of prescribed fire on tree wounding and timber quality.

Season 6 | Episode 1

Acadian Femelschlag

January 10, 2025

Season 6 kicks off with Robert Seymour, Curtis Hutchins Professor Emeritus of Silviculture at the University of Maine, as he describes the locally developed gap-based system, designed to restore species diversity and structure to the mixedwood Acadian forests of Maine and eastern Canada.


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