It is time to update/renew our forestry plans, which are needed in Illinois so the assessor doesn't class our forest as residential. I wrote plans constantly for many years, and each requires maps of the boundaries, stands, and soils. Since retiring I have written no plans for a couple of reasons. There are some darn good consultants in our county, and I don't wish to compete with them. Their efforts over the years made my life much easier, doing tree plantings, harvest markings, and timber stand improvement for my landowners. The other reason is that I figure my replacement doesn't need the landowners saying, "Johnson said to do it this way!" So I have stayed out of the way, except for Arbor Day festivities with school kids. Anyhow, I now have my maps fixed up, and I am ready to write up the inventories, descriptions, and recommendations for the next ten years.
Back To The Old Grind! This photo is the soil map for Bull Springs. The video was shot on the east end of the 15 in 2023 when I was doing TSI.
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