Examples of Silvopasture in Public Areas Needed - silvopasture2024-03-28T18:12:29Zhttp://silvopasture.ning.com/forum/topics/examples-of-silvopasture-in-public-areas-needed?commentId=6457695%3AComment%3A20834&xg_source=msg_com_forum&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe head of our town board su…tag:silvopasture.ning.com,2018-10-11:6457695:Comment:208372018-10-11T13:47:20.485ZScott Johnsonhttp://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/ScottJohnson
<p>The head of our town board suggested using goats to maintain the area to the people doing the thinning this last spring. The arborist doing the thinning is behind the idea. The opposition is worried about the village green and forest being turned into a defoliated feed lot (which our stocking density and rotation would have to avoid at all costs). Another opposing party holds the mowing contract.</p>
<p>If you want a look at the full proposal, I have it written up here:…</p>
<p>The head of our town board suggested using goats to maintain the area to the people doing the thinning this last spring. The arborist doing the thinning is behind the idea. The opposition is worried about the village green and forest being turned into a defoliated feed lot (which our stocking density and rotation would have to avoid at all costs). Another opposing party holds the mowing contract.</p>
<p>If you want a look at the full proposal, I have it written up here: <a href="https://lowtechinstitute.org/2018/10/01/proposal-for-community-flock/" target="_blank">https://lowtechinstitute.org/2018/10/01/proposal-for-community-flock/</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the link to the Savanna Institute and good luck with your upcoming conference. The recovering academic in me wants to go, but the wallet of the young nonprofit director is saying I can't.</p> Glad to hear you'll be doing…tag:silvopasture.ning.com,2018-10-11:6457695:Comment:209582018-10-11T13:25:41.913ZJoe Oreficehttp://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/JoeOrefice
<p>Glad to hear you'll be doing some thinning. I think one comment to the town would be the need to have animals to keep the understory form developing into invasive shrubs. </p>
<p>Reach out to the Savanna Institute, they may have images of burr oak silvopastures: <a href="http://www.savannainstitute.org/" target="_blank">http://www.savannainstitute.org/</a> </p>
<p>Glad to hear you'll be doing some thinning. I think one comment to the town would be the need to have animals to keep the understory form developing into invasive shrubs. </p>
<p>Reach out to the Savanna Institute, they may have images of burr oak silvopastures: <a href="http://www.savannainstitute.org/" target="_blank">http://www.savannainstitute.org/</a> </p> Thanks, Joe. I will reach out…tag:silvopasture.ning.com,2018-10-11:6457695:Comment:207442018-10-11T13:20:16.236ZScott Johnsonhttp://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/ScottJohnson
<p>Thanks, Joe. I will reach out to some goat folks. Thanks for the lead.<br></br> <br></br></p>
<p>Luckily the underbrush is being cleared and the maples are being taken down to leave the burr oaks, so we should have a nice dappled understory. We'll see, but the warning is a good one for us to keep in mind.…</p>
<p>Thanks, Joe. I will reach out to some goat folks. Thanks for the lead.<br/> <br/></p>
<p>Luckily the underbrush is being cleared and the maples are being taken down to leave the burr oaks, so we should have a nice dappled understory. We'll see, but the warning is a good one for us to keep in mind.</p>
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I am not familiar with…tag:silvopasture.ning.com,2018-10-11:6457695:Comment:208342018-10-11T13:08:20.314ZJoe Oreficehttp://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/JoeOrefice
<p>Scott,</p>
<p>I am not familiar with any municipal silvopastures but you might reach out to some of the contract goat grazers around the country. I imagine some may have worked with municipalities in the past. Here's one company example and there are more: <a href="https://www.eco-goats.com/" target="_blank">https://www.eco-goats.com/</a> </p>
<p>From the look of the two photos you sent I would imagine many of the trees will have to be removed before making your site into a silvopasture. If…</p>
<p>Scott,</p>
<p>I am not familiar with any municipal silvopastures but you might reach out to some of the contract goat grazers around the country. I imagine some may have worked with municipalities in the past. Here's one company example and there are more: <a href="https://www.eco-goats.com/" target="_blank">https://www.eco-goats.com/</a> </p>
<p>From the look of the two photos you sent I would imagine many of the trees will have to be removed before making your site into a silvopasture. If you don't allow enough sunlight to hit the ground so forage can grow (and respond after grazing) you'll probably do more damage to the site than good. </p>