Smith Wildlife and Forestry Management

08/22/2022

It's 2022 guys and gals, just about everything is money driven in this world unfortunately! As we enjoy our time here on earth remember that we DON'T own the land, but instead it's our turn to MANAGE it. Keep that in mind when you manipulate the landscape while we're here and try to do what's best for the health of our BeAuTiFuL land and our next generation!! :)

07/31/2022

ATTENTION NATIVE GARDENERS!!!!!! The last few months I have taken a DEEP plunge into the native flora here in Ohio, and have decided to start propagating native species to sell! I have many in pots and trays now growing, but will have a bunch more after the stratification process finishes and I can plant seeds this early spring. If there is any interest in planting a native pollinator garden, get ahold of me! Planting native plant species ensures that the native bees, butterflies, and moths will have something beneficial to use! Not to mention that those same species are what were meant to be here on our landscape! If you need help designing, planting, establishing, or preparing a pollinator garden let me know! Here are just a few of the species I will have available this spring.

05/25/2022

05/19/2022

Landowners ...your land does not have to look like this when you have it logged! Your only option is not the Amish and an on-site mill! Contact me to see your options!

05/14/2022

Sad to see the rich, diverse habitat being replaced with intense agrification! :/ Surrogate(temporary) habitat providing only minimal food, cover, shelter certain times of the year. People often wonder, what happened to the quail, pheasants, turkeys???...Well they lost their habitat because of modern farming practices and development compared to that of the past!!! Leaving fence rows, brush piles, early successional habitat, pole timber, sawtimber, etc. The key to any property having awesome habitat for ALL species is having diversity within close proximities.

03/23/2022

Bluebird and Woodduck nest boxes!!

02/21/2022

Do I have the invasive and exotic Multiflora Rose, or do I have the native Swamp Rose on my land? Here's a few photos showing the difference in both thorns and flowers. First 2 pictures are Multiflora Rose, last 2 are Swamp Rose. Get that non native crap outta here!!

10/18/2021

BOOM! Business cards are in!

09/24/2021

Got phragmite grass on your property you want to take care of? Give me a call to eradicate! Phragmite grass is a highly invasive non native from Asia/China that is just no good for native species, often choking out natives because the rhizomous root structure that spreads like crazy and often shades out other natives because of its sheer height.

09/09/2021

Our relationship to the land must include both scientific understanding and love born out of first-hand aesthetic experiences.

Where did you learn to love the land? When did you begin to attempt to understand the land?

08/15/2021

Multiflora rose spraying and a recent wildlife opening I put in. Multiflora rose is a highly invasive exotic that you want to remove from your land! The deer have been hammering this opening browsing on native forbs and clover I frost seeded in March. Almost all of the jewlelweed has been topped by the deer as well.

08/13/2021

Looking to add FREE pollinator habitat to your property for native butterflies, bees,hummingbirds, moths!? Yes I said FREE! You may qualify for FREE seed from this generous fund, ramging from 2 acres to over 75 acres!

Critical pollinator and wildlife habitat is disappearing in the U.S. – but we can reverse the trend! We are establishing high quality pollinator habitat to ensure honey bee and monarch butterfly populations thrive.