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Sunday, November 29, 1998     Page:

Foresters readily share advice on expanding browse for wildlife
   
To cut, or not to cut. That is the question most often posed to state
foresters. Managing woodlands for wildlife requires foresters to take a very
close look at what’s in front of them”I often meet with hunting clubs, and
they want to create more browse on their property for wildlife, but browse may
not be what is needed,” said Nicholas P. Lylo, Luzerne County forester.
    “Maybe the club owns 50 acres of land. You have to determine how much food
and cover is available or if wildlife is using it as a travel corridor.
   
“You have to look at the 200 or 300 acres that may be surrounding that
50-acre tract,” Lylo said.
   
In such situations Lylo said he must look not at the 50 acres, but the
entire forest community.
   
“The club may want to cut out stands of hemlock, for instance, and replace
them with stands of food-bearing trees. But you might not need to cut it,
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