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N, C. DIVISION OF FOREST RESOURCES <br /> <br />FOREST MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />Received ten requests for forest management assistance this <br />quark, er. Six forest management plans were serviced invo~'vi~g <br />460 a~es. Of this a~reage, 347 acres w~e designated for <br />harvesting. <br /> <br />Harvesting was ~omp~eted on 18 a~res, yielding 123,000 board <br />~eet o~ sawti~,be~, and ten eo~ds of pulpwood. Thinning was <br />co,~pl~d on 84 acres, ~ielding 724 cords of pulpwood. <br /> <br />Estimated ~ietd to landowners a,d cu.tte~s fro~ ~hc ha*vesting <br />aud thinning operations was $44,004. <br /> <br />Three ~andowne4s huve applied ~or ~ost-sha~ing assista~me for <br />sit~ preparation and pla~ting on approximately 38 ac~es. <br /> <br />INFORMATION AND EDUCATION <br /> <br />A tight-box dispta~ wa~ used in one ~oeation this q~arte~ to <br />p, omote good ~o~es~ ma~agement~ The tight box wil~ be used i~ <br />two locations th~ next quarte~. <br /> <br />INSECTS AND DISEASES <br /> <br />Scale,red spots of fps BeetZe were located i~ the county and <br />no eont~o~ measures wit~ be needed. Numerous r~quest~ fo~ shade <br /> <br />t.&,¢ permits, and when Forest Service personnel a*e within the <br />toea.tio,. Gypsy Moth traps we4~ ~emovCd and lh~ th~e ~raps <br />co~taining what arc possibly Gypsy Moths were se~t to the gist~ct <br />O~f~e¢ ~Or ideuti~ieat.~on. <br /> <br />N. C. Forest Servic~ personne~ a~nded o~ Countq F~men's <br />Association meeting, two Chief's m~ings, and two Vo~untee~ <br />Fi~e Department m~etlngs. Assistant Co,inly Range~ Mary Hogga~d <br />assisled in imrai6an~ cl~an-up opeaation on th~ coast. <br /> <br /> <br />