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Crow Wing County Land Services outlines 2026 harvest plan; public hearing to be scheduled for Nov. 25
Summary
Land Services presented a 2026 timber-harvest plan calling for 1,572 acres, about 20% of which will be thinnings, and told the board it will seek a public hearing in November after NRAC review and field checks.
Land Services presented the countyServices' 2026 timber harvest plan to the Crow Wing County Committee of the Whole on Sept. 16, saying the county's goal for next year is 1,572 acres. Tom Strock, who presented the plan, said the 2026 total rises in part because the county updated its forest resources model in 2025.
The plan breaks out thinning and final-harvest treatments; "about 20% of this" program will be thinning, Strock said. He told commissioners the forest management plan provides a century-long framework, a five-year candidate-stand list narrows options, and the one-year harvest plan distills what the county will offer next season. "Our 2026 goals are 1,572 acres," Strock said.
Why it matters: the harvest plan directs sales the county will advertise and manage, affects adjacent landowners and recreational users, and determines which stands are treated to meet ecological and revenue goals. Strock said foresters perform detailed, on-the-ground…
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