Wild Forest

Management of Wolf Tree Forest is designed to promote a diverse and healthy natural community.  To this end, we monitor for health and diversity through a variety of means.  This includes scheduled track and sign monitoring for keystone species such as bear, bobcat, fisher, moose, and beaver, year-round data collection via motion-activated game cameras, and spring and fall monitoring for invasive plant species.

Vermont Coverts is a peer-to-peer community of landowners, professionals and others learning from and supporting each other to enhance wildlife habitats through sound forest management. Highly recommeneded! Wolf Tree Forest co-owner Len Schmidt was introduced to many concepts in managing forests with wildlife as a Coverts Cooperator in 1997.

Since 2016, we've implemented over a dozen management practices to improve habitat and forest health including erosion  control on roads and trails, invasive species control,  crop tree release for wildlife habitat and food sources, patch cuts for early-succession habitat, construction of brush piles for wildlife, and the targeted release of bat roost trees.  Most of these practices were recommended, laid out, monitored, and partially funded through collaboration with foresters and biologists with the Natural Resource Conservation Service.  All of them align with our goal of a forest which remains a healthy, vibrant refuge for diverse organisms.