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CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF C~,~.I~SSIONERS QUARTERLY REPORT NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF FOREST RESOURCES APRIL - HAY - JUNE 1982 FOREST ~,~INAGI~,IENT Received t8 management requests, service 13 this quarter. ~lis consists of examining woodland and making forest management plans, harvesting timber, timber llmrking, thinni~ pine plantations, timber stand improvement, wildlife improvement and site preparation for tree Planting. This involved 278 acres. ~e tree farm was established ~hich consists of approximately 100 acres. ~e-hundred-ten acres of pulPwood ~.~ere marked for thinnings. 'I'e~ acres of saY, timber ~ere marked. Sixty-one acres ¥~ere thinned, ~.~hich cut 497 cords of pulpwood, ~.;hich brought a~ut $i9,383 to !ando~mers and cutters from the sale of pulp~-;O~. ~venty-nine acres ¥~ere harvested (sm~timber) ~.~hich cut 392,000 board feet of saY, timber, bringing about $23,520 to landowners from the sale. Along with the sawtimber, approximately 235 cords ~ere cut for fire wood, ~hicK brought aleut $1,635. ~me fire %rood %.;as donated free in order to get an area cleared for planting trees. %.;o landoYmers have applied for cost-sharing assistance for site preparation and tree planting this quarter. ~is consists of approximately 80 acres. FIRE W~D We have started locati~ areas ¥;here citizens of the county can cut fire %*~ood for the c~ing winter. We have t~mee areas at the present and should have more in the next few months. INSECTS AND DISEASES No ne%.~ spots of ~utberp Pine ~etle infestation have beeu reported this quarter. ~'bst of the old areas are not merchantable no%.;. The pine sa¥~f!y that was present in April and ~hy did no lasting damage. needles have started c~ni~ back at this time. We have not had any reports on the Gypsy ~.bth so far. ?.~e have distributed ~04 moth traps in the county. These ¥]ere placed ,~very four miles ab%mZ ~:~ajcr and roads. If this moth gets this Par south, ¥~e ~,. ~!.= La :':~!e to trap ~;~mc a:'~d perhaps get help before they build in population. !N~"ORHA'FiON Al'lb EI)UCATIGR Articles ¥~ere placed in tile Tr.[t>~lne and l>~i!y if,,iei.ond~at ~:L~n~:er:,i~k; ca~uel!ati:,~ of burning Permits, lifting of burni:lg ban, and forestry contest for Future Farmers of ~erica. Radio stations were notified durir~g periods of high forest fire danger. 'i]le Fire ~.'Arsbal, Director of ~]~ergency 2ervicos, volunteer fire de~;artments, and County Disoatcher ~.~ere notified on hi~:h fire da:~;.er ' .... dis:~lay, on forest management ~.~as placed _i,, ....... the County r~ ~ =" Ym:,kev. hour program :-ms hel{t at Camp Cabarrus for Cub Scouts.