Reforestation & Vegetation Management
W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc. (WBA) staff of resource
professionals are highly trained and experienced to meet the
reforestation, vegetation management and pest control needs of
forest landowners. A Registered Professional Forester (RPF)
and
Licensed Pest Control Advisor (PCA) with over 30 years
experience and highly trained forestry technicians apply the
most up to date methods, to plan and implement cost effective
and environmentally sound forest improvement projects. We
have planned and successfully administered reforestation and
other forestland improvement and vegetation management projects
under a variety of conditions on tens of thousands of acres
throughout Northern California. These projects have
included the reforestation and restoration of over 35,000 acres
of fire-damaged lands as well as forest plantation release, pest
control, thinning, and fire hazard reduction projects on tens of
thousands of acres. W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.
active participation for several decades in various
cooperatives and
associations has improved general knowledge and practices
for interior California forests and specifically kept WBA
managed forests on the leading edge of the best reforestation
practices in interior California.
Reforestation
Detailed planning and careful administration throughout the
numerous sequential reforestation steps
is critical to obtain
the excellent survival and growth rates characteristic of new
forests established and managed by WBA. This is especially true
in California’s dry summer climate. W. M. Beaty & Associates,
Inc. evaluates the numerous characteristics of each site such as
soils, climate, potential crop trees, competing vegetation,
elevation, aspect, drainage, slope, access etc., and then
prepares a plan of action. Using the plan, we will then prepare
and administer contracts with qualified contractors to
complete the sequence of activities necessary for successful
implementation. These steps include preparing the site,
collecting cones, and processing and sowing seed in nurseries to
grow vigorous seedlings with high genetic quality. Seedlings are
then carefully transported, stored and planted using the best
practices under expert supervision.
Vegetation Management and Pest Control
Excellent survival and growth is also obtained by using cost effective and environmentally safe methods to control weeds that otherwise compete aggressively with young trees for limited soil moisture and nutrients. Vegetation management activities are also conducted to control unwanted non-native species, noxious weeds, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve wildlife habitat. Animal and insect pests are monitored and, when needed, pest control activities are planned and conducted to protect the forest. W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc. staff is experienced and highly qualified to prescribe treatments for controlling competing vegetation in young plantations and to prescribe other treatments for forest protection & improvement.