Woodlot Owner: Ernie Kelly
County: Antigonish
Phone: 902-533-2934

Ernie's woodlands have been in family for six generations, with forest improvement ongoing since 1978. No herbicides or pesticides are used on properties. He has completed some pre-commercial thinning (PCT) of hardwoods, and plans to manually space and weed areas of white ash, sugar maple, and yellow birch over the next 5 years.

Management Goals and Objectives
  • For future generations
  • Preservation
  • Recreation (Hiking, skiing, bird watching, etc)
  • Revenue generation
  • Wildlife

Management Tools
  • Woodlot Management Plan
  • Forest Stewardship Council Certification​

Species Present
  • Hardwoods: Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Trembling Aspen, White Ash, White Birch, Yellow Birch
  • Softwoods: Balsam Fir, Black Spruce, Red Pine, Tamarack / Eastern Larch, White Pine, White Spruce

Harvest Systems Used
  • Clearcut
  • Legacy trees
  • Selection cut

Silviculture Treatments
  • Plantations
    • Black Spruce/White Spruce
    • Red Pine
    • Red Spruce
  • Pre-commercial thinning
  • Commercial thinning
  • Manual weeding

Equipment Used for Woodlot Management
  • ATVs
  • Chainsaws
  • Tractors
  • Trailers

Revenue Sources
  • Firewood
  • Landscaping materials (gravel, topsoil, stone)
  • Non-Timber Forest Products
    • ​Blueberries
    • Christmas Trees and Greenery
  • Pulp wood
  • Saw logs

Wildlife
  • Wildlife Enhancements:
    • Buffer zones
    • Habitat types
    • Wildlife clumps
  • Water Bodies and Riparian Zones / Special Management Zones:
    • ​Bridges
    • Culverts
    • Lakes
    • Ponds / Fire Ponds
    • Streams