This video really hits home with me. My extended family owns some land and I have put myself in charge of managing it. It feels good to hear that it takes time, and likely the work will never be done. I tell ya, though, if I hit the lottery, I would make managing that land my full-time job.
Cody, flatlanders don't understand much off the pavement. if it's not in a video game they don't care. Cody you are a Forest Guardian. you reap you sew. It's a thankless job and you volunteered to do it. and you chose to do it well. I've been in Northern Michigan, in the woods walking around look for Deer sign. sit in a stand mid summer and just watch and listen, the forest takes a few minutes for things to get normal again. and then realize how loud quiet gets. wind through the pines. a mouse running through leaves , woodpecker working for dinner. message understood. Rock on Cody. it can get pretty spiritual and soul cleansing, out with nature. so thank you for all your efforts, great video
Firewood Season is the best time of year. Every year the family and friends will go out and get our stock pile of Fir and pine. I love the night before... Building a big lunch and loading the truck with saws and supplies. Then comes the cool mornings with the heavy fog and the taste of the coffee.. The smells of the bush while cutting the trees and wood. Fresh cut wood is a smell of its own. Might I add we usually bring a rifle or two in hopes that we would see a nice healthy Mule Deer.
This has been one of the most informative videos I have watched so far. I have always been amazed how people can tell trees apart just by looking at them, its just something i never learned. Thank you for dropping some knowledge on me
Wonderful to see sustainable logging A healthy forest is almost magical to walk through and it is good to see someone nurturing and helping a piece of land flourish
Cody, from one Oregonian to another, you embody what it means to be an Oregonian. Thank you for sharing all that you do. I'm a recent subscriber who's lived in Southern and Central Oregon, and who now calls the Portland area home. Your videos are both inspirational and educational to the next generation of foresters and Oregonians. I wish the best to you and yours. Keep on keepin' on. I'll be sure to keep on watchin'.
Wranglerstar, nice to see a responsible forest land owner!! Good job, good attitude, good plan. My wife and I purchased some East Texas forest land about a year ago. I hear you on the tremendous amount of work it takes to come in and restore a forest. At the rate my wife and I can clear out the garbage, it'll take us 17 years!! And there's so much to learn. Blessings.
This video really gave me a new appreciation for what you do FOR your forest. You take the stewardship part of owning a forest very seriously. Remember when you said that you take a “micro” approach to forest management, in comparison to the bigger picture for the country, well, this video has encouraged me to take a new look at the little “forest” I have. I suppose my approach could be called “microscopic” in comparison to yours, but regardless, I’ve got a new appreciation for the forest now. During my first semester in college I found the hard way that teaching is a skill and takes more than just knowing the subject. My classes were taught by graduate students who really knew the material but had no clue on how to effectively get the material across. You, on the other hand, seem to have a natural gift of teaching. You not only know your stuff but you have a pleasant and effective way of getting it across. May your enthusiasm for the forest never dwindle.
I have been watching your work on this and many other projects for the last 8-9 months. This is amazing and the message was loud and clear. My parents, grandparents and great grands farmed and used the land, but the message always was, don't just take and use, give back. I am an American chef living and working in China, and just watching the passion and diligence that you and your family put into a clean and self preserving life is truly inspirational. I miss the days of getting the eggs and having them for breakfast, that day. I just want to say, living in a city of 23 million people and a crazy lifestyle, I enjoy the time that I sit and watch the proper respect and gaining the fruits of the labor that has led you to a healthy lifestyle. Kudos on the diet, a willingness to eat the unknown is really a step toward life style change, cause you know you are what you eat. Love the floors in the house, rock on!
Excellent video! What I got from it was that you are leaving a legacy. Your life's work as you called it will not go unnoticed. More people need to view things this way. Keep up the good work Cody, God bless.
Lovely video. I planted trees as a younger man to pay for my studies. Since then I've never stopped appreciating folks that are passionate about our forests and nature.
Planting native legume support species will fill those voids and will die off within 5 to 10 years, further fertilizing the ground. They'll also shade out the baby trees. Planting legume ground covers will help too, not allowing the little trees to germ. When the forest grows higher, that will all be shaded out, and your soil will be much richer for it.
One of the best videos in a long time. You're doing an incredible job and your channel is growing in an incredible way. Many congratulations Mr. Wranglerstar.
I think you did a good job on sharing. It really all boils down to do you conserve or preserve. I think your idea of conserve is spot on almost past the point where you give back more than you take.
Thank you for sharing this walk through the forest, it really shows the work you have done to improve your little corner of the world. You did a really good job sharing what it means to be a steward. I think that after watching this video the views who complained about cutting down trees should be able to appreciate your vision.
I appreciate all the videos, but it's ones like this that really hit home. I grew up on a ranch in Texas and now I work in higher education sitting at a computer writing all day, in a lecture, or running from meeting to meeting. I really believe this is where the Lord wants me to be, but I can't help miss being outside all day. I'm sure there are several subscribers who say this, but thanks for having videos like this and giving us a peek into your and your family's life. It's really an outlet for those of us who don't have an outlet to that anymore.
Thanks for the feedback, I live in Manitoba Canada. My problem with poplar is more the saplings, I take them down with the brush cutter on my tractor, however they grow back faster than weeds. I will keep looking for a local forester. Cheers.
So much of what you just said is what is often in my own mind. Thanks Cody--and by the way, the forest looks great. We have a near-constant wildlife show right outside our windows due in large part to strategic brush piles, so I agree with your strategy of a "fine balance" there. Great video.
THIS is a fantastic video! I have been anxious to see how all the clearing effort you put in turned out. Not sure how I missed this before. I could watch this over and over. Really enjoyed it.
That was beautifully heartfelt, Cody. It reminds me of a comment that was made I think about your "Tree 's are not for hugging" video where someone commented that you were more of a tree hugger than you want to admit. I think this video blows your cover, Cody. But seriously, I think that comment was recognizing your concern and sensitivity towards the health of the forest as a whole instead of the mentality of profit taking you described so well in this video.
these are my favorite videos! I've actually taken a lot of the things I've learned from your channel and been able to apply them in my daily work with Parks that I maintain and the small wooded areas as well. Everyone is so impressed with the knowledge I'm able to share that I've gained from you.
your knowledge, character, poise, respect, perception, understanding, appreciation, and honesty toward your immediate environment and fellow man as well as ma nature is awe inspiring for me. Your the man! Thank you.
I think I figured out a reason I like your channel so much, I feel like the fact that you have a background and past that your more than willing to share, while some people feel like all a viewer needs to know is what they wrote as the title of the video, I feel like the way you present yourself as more of a human with the same issues of a normal person is what really makes you stand out, and plenty of lessons to share as well.
I like your balanced thinking on managing your property. I can totally relate to your feelings of being overwhelmed by the job at hand to get a property in that perfect condition. I felt those same feelings when I owned a piece of property myself even though it was a much smaller property than yours. You are right in saying that it is a lifelong project and not one that will be finished at some point. It was a lot of fun taking the tour and seeing what is going on with your property!
I like very much how you have the awe of nature which is so important when doing land work. With this attitude you will work in the right way and I have great respect for you sharing this attitude with others.
Great video! You mentioned the habitat created from brush/limb piles but also standing dead trees can be great for birds. I was helping a friend make some sense out of a 2 acre wooded suburban plot (with a stream!) and she really wanted a dead tree downed. I read up on the benefits of the tree still standing and the fact that if it fell by itself little or no damage would occur. We left the standing snag and sure enough, the next year it attracted a mated pair of bard owls who still live there 5 years later....
For something you say you don't know how to share in a RUclips video, you sure did a fine job of it! I salute you for doing the right thing with the piece of beautiful earth you are in charge of.
Your videos have re-kindled my interest in forestry and preservation. Growing up in the rocky mountains of Colorado I have always enjoyed the beauty and majesty of the woods. I am especially concerned about the problems we face with the pine beetle infestation that is destroying our forests. There's so much work to be done...
You have one of the best job in the world sir. It's great to see real actions over the changes and choices our society needs to be going for. You're doing it right my friend.
My wife and are in our 80's now but we still go to the Xmas tree farm and cut our own tree. We are in Maryland and the farmer grows Doug Firs, Frazier Firs, etc. They discontinued Scotch pines due to a disease last year. The county collects the trees after Xmas and turns them into mulch. They also have pumpkins for Halloween and hay rides for the kids. I think it's time to sharpen my little saw.
Excellent Forrest tour my friend ! My grandfather manages a stretch of forest as well and I love going out with him to learn and usually spend a day or two cutting and splitting him wood for the sauna guest cabin and his main stove. Nothing better than some good hard work ! I noticed on a few of your clips the auto focus quickly zipping in and out. Nothing I'm sure anyone but a content creator would notice. Your new camera is very similar to mine and you should have a function where you can set the focus manually prior to shooting and then not worry about it adjusting. Thought I would share that I learnt it with my cannon rebel t5i from Costco as well :) On your suggestion I have started to look at new lenses. I really love your quality !
Back in the 1980's sometime a forester named Chris Maser wrote a book called "Ghe Re-designed Forest". It's a good book dealing with the logging patterns in Washington and Oregon and the forestry practices of the time. And in it he deals with this concept of the mono species forests that were being replanted. He says that by doing that we are ruining the ecosystem of the forest and doing irreparable damage. And he wrote that 30 years ago. Looking at the re-planted forests out there, those major companies have not listened to what he had to say. My father has ten acres in Washington and has thinned parts of it. Usually around firewood time. But a lot of it has not been thinned since they cut it back in the early 1900s. This year he is hiring in people to thin it and market it.
Thank you Cody and Mrs. W. Teach your kids, their friends, and your grandkids. Pastor Keller taught us about stewardship in a sermon when I was Jack's age. Funny that the Lord gives me such a fond memory, but then Pastor Keller had a passion for God's Word. I saw a clear cut area while living in Oregon. The word "ravaged" comes to mind, a gaping wound that won't heal. Thanks for your efforts, it's a great witness and will bless future generations. Not a bad legacy.
these are my favorite videos.I'm trying in the next few.months to buy some property in Kentucky with some woods and clear ground. You have really cleaned your place up and it looks great. thank you for the videos
WOW, I've been waiting a long time for this kind of video. It was great to see more of your property and some of your work, I'd love to see more before/ after shots! I was up visiting my brother and his family in Bend a week ago just longing to find a piece of property with some timber on it and a water source like yours. Thank you for sharing, more please? Blessings!
Those are huge trees with very large limbs. I would get the biggest hard hat I could find if working in the area. But if I'm hiking through, most likely a soft hat would do. All of Cody's videos are very inspirational.
Good stuff! Teaching people about ecology is so important because understanding how nature interacts and works together provides enlightenment into our own selves and nurtures our lives. Thank you for sharing.
Long, but I enjoyed it. I agree, we didn't get to see/hear how your seedlings are doing. I'm also very interested to know how your stream is doing where you added the small dam back in the spring. best wishes, ...art
Great vid. The older I get I realize more and more that there are more people like you that are trying to pass on the awareness that our life is as much about living and providing for our families as it is to try to improve this world for the future. You are a good instructor about this goal. Work for present and future. Thank you P.S. I am in the process of drafting an email to you about an item or two that might be helpful with your furthering this philosophy. I am still weighing weather or not I feel it might be of value to ask you about, I will decide soon. With more people with this mind set the world might be improved. dew
Was so glad to hear you have been reading about Teddy Roosevelt. He was a real leader in good forestry, as well as a great US president. One of his associates, who became the first Chief Forester of the US Forest Service, Was Gifford Pinchot. I wish to recommend Pinchot's autobiography, "Breaking New Ground," (Island Press.) He tells how good forestry came to America.
Our local wood (small forest) used to be left to grow wild by our local council it was terrible, Forestry Commission Scotland have taken control and you can see the difference a far nicer place to walk in and natural is starting to return, Its good to see you have recovered the land and the tree's are flourishing.
Really great video! I wish you to live long and satisfying life on your homestead! Thanks for sharing your thoughts about preserving and managing forest.
This was nice. I'm glad to have you back :). You've seemed a bit dark/stressed/bitter lately, whatever it was (even if it was just my imagination) I'm glad to have you back in the forrest and happy :D
May I ask what type of wildlife is your hard work attracting? How is the bat house? How are the bees? How is the dam area Jack helped make for helping hold water better like with beavers? Thanks
Great video. What you said is food for thought for all people if they live in the city, farm, rural or urban areas. Please more forest management videos.
Great video. It is good to see someone with the correct mentality toward conservationism. I've been working with my dad the past two years on a 100 acre area and the blood, sweat, and tears are right. We've barely made a dent in cleaning up the property but there are areas that look so much better. This video though has given me an insight to do more research into local wildlife and ensure we are cleaning up areas correctly. Thanks!
Excellent video. I hike and backpack quite a bit here in Colorado. See a wide variety of forest management techniques and some just leave me shaking my head. Hike last week on the Grouse Creek trail between Minturn and Vail was a little depressing.. But the lake was beautiful!
I'm right beside you on this one Cody. Take what you need, but make sure there are something left for the future. I'm slowly looking for my piece of land to retire on. I intend on following the same ethics on my land. Hopefully when I leave this World, the land will be in better shape then when I acquire it. As you said it probably won't be perfect but at least it will be better. Great work, keep it up!
Your land is so beautiful. How much of your land is still messed up from the loggers? Did I miss the saplings? Please show us how your dam is doing! Thanks Cody!
I really enjoy watching you care for the land. The property i live on is very small in comparison, however you inspire me to do my best to care for my little piece of heaven on earth.
thanks for the TR reference, he is, as u might be able to see, one of my top heroes. keep the faith. oh and as for me, you could do a bazillion woodland vids i would never get bored with them, you are doing an excellent job
Dear Wranglerstar, don't be worried, you conveyed the message in this video perfectly. It's not us vs. nature, it's us cohabitating with nature. Thank you for all the great content :)
It's it's beautiful to see The work you've been doing and sharing with us.
+Arlindo Moraes thank you
Learned something about identifying fir trees. Thanks
My Slogan for years has been "YOU CAN USE A FOREST WITHOUT USING IT UP."
This comes with good forest management.
+Michael Dougfir good slogan
Video idea Cody. *maintaining and preparing your wood stove for the burning season*
Such as chimney sweeping and creosote management.
This video really hits home with me. My extended family owns some land and I have put myself in charge of managing it. It feels good to hear that it takes time, and likely the work will never be done.
I tell ya, though, if I hit the lottery, I would make managing that land my full-time job.
Cody, flatlanders don't understand much off the pavement. if it's not in a video game they don't care. Cody you are a Forest Guardian. you reap you sew. It's a thankless job and you volunteered to do it. and you chose to do it well. I've been in Northern Michigan, in the woods walking around look for Deer sign. sit in a stand mid summer and just watch and listen, the forest takes a few minutes for things to get normal again. and then realize how loud quiet gets. wind through the pines. a mouse running through leaves , woodpecker working for dinner. message understood. Rock on Cody. it can get pretty spiritual and soul cleansing, out with nature. so thank you for all your efforts, great video
Firewood Season is the best time of year. Every year the family and friends will go out and get our stock pile of Fir and pine. I love the night before... Building a big lunch and loading the truck with saws and supplies. Then comes the cool mornings with the heavy fog and the taste of the coffee.. The smells of the bush while cutting the trees and wood. Fresh cut wood is a smell of its own. Might I add we usually bring a rifle or two in hopes that we would see a nice healthy Mule Deer.
I enjoy reading this .. Seriously that was cool.
I felt like I was there. 😊
Thanks for this video! Touring the forest with you was great tonight!
This has been one of the most informative videos I have watched so far. I have always been amazed how people can tell trees apart just by looking at them, its just something i never learned. Thank you for dropping some knowledge on me
Wonderful to see sustainable logging
A healthy forest is almost magical to walk through and it is good to see someone nurturing and helping a piece of land flourish
Cody, from one Oregonian to another, you embody what it means to be an Oregonian. Thank you for sharing all that you do. I'm a recent subscriber who's lived in Southern and Central Oregon, and who now calls the Portland area home. Your videos are both inspirational and educational to the next generation of foresters and Oregonians. I wish the best to you and yours. Keep on keepin' on. I'll be sure to keep on watchin'.
Wranglerstar, nice to see a responsible forest land owner!! Good job, good attitude, good plan. My wife and I purchased some East Texas forest land about a year ago. I hear you on the tremendous amount of work it takes to come in and restore a forest. At the rate my wife and I can clear out the garbage, it'll take us 17 years!! And there's so much to learn. Blessings.
This video really gave me a new appreciation for what you do FOR your forest. You take the stewardship part of owning a forest very seriously.
Remember when you said that you take a “micro” approach to forest management, in comparison to the bigger picture for the country, well, this video has encouraged me to take a new look at the little “forest” I have. I suppose my approach could be called “microscopic” in comparison to yours, but regardless, I’ve got a new appreciation for the forest now.
During my first semester in college I found the hard way that teaching is a skill and takes more than just knowing the subject. My classes were taught by graduate students who really knew the material but had no clue on how to effectively get the material across.
You, on the other hand, seem to have a natural gift of teaching. You not only know your stuff but you have a pleasant and effective way of getting it across.
May your enthusiasm for the forest never dwindle.
I have been watching your work on this and many other projects for the last 8-9 months. This is amazing and the message was loud and clear. My parents, grandparents and great grands farmed and used the land, but the message always was, don't just take and use, give back. I am an American chef living and working in China, and just watching the passion and diligence that you and your family put into a clean and self preserving life is truly inspirational. I miss the days of getting the eggs and having them for breakfast, that day. I just want to say, living in a city of 23 million people and a crazy lifestyle, I enjoy the time that I sit and watch the proper respect and gaining the fruits of the labor that has led you to a healthy lifestyle. Kudos on the diet, a willingness to eat the unknown is really a step toward life style change, cause you know you are what you eat. Love the floors in the house, rock on!
Excellent video! What I got from it was that you are leaving a legacy. Your life's work as you called it will not go unnoticed. More people need to view things this way. Keep up the good work Cody, God bless.
Cody, great video. I truly enjoy seeing the land out there.
Thank you for what you do
The small trees and everyone suggesting you to transplant them reminded me, how is the dam coming along? Did it go where you wanted it?
I'm interested in seeing it too.
Lovely video. I planted trees as a younger man to pay for my studies. Since then I've never stopped appreciating folks that are passionate about our forests and nature.
Higgledy Piggledy, my Grandma used to always say that. Thanks for the memory :)
Beautiful. These are my favorite videos. love the forest and the forest will give you peace (and a little blood, sweat, and tears).
Planting native legume support species will fill those voids and will die off within 5 to 10 years, further fertilizing the ground. They'll also shade out the baby trees. Planting legume ground covers will help too, not allowing the little trees to germ. When the forest grows higher, that will all be shaded out, and your soil will be much richer for it.
One of the best videos in a long time. You're doing an incredible job and your channel is growing in an incredible way. Many congratulations Mr. Wranglerstar.
I think you did a good job on sharing. It really all boils down to do you conserve or preserve. I think your idea of conserve is spot on almost past the point where you give back more than you take.
Thank you sir. The forestry videos are always my favorite.
Thank you for sharing this walk through the forest, it really shows the work you have done to improve your little corner of the world. You did a really good job sharing what it means to be a steward. I think that after watching this video the views who complained about cutting down trees should be able to appreciate your vision.
Your forestry videos are far and away my favorites. Thank you.
I appreciate all the videos, but it's ones like this that really hit home. I grew up on a ranch in Texas and now I work in higher education sitting at a computer writing all day, in a lecture, or running from meeting to meeting. I really believe this is where the Lord wants me to be, but I can't help miss being outside all day. I'm sure there are several subscribers who say this, but thanks for having videos like this and giving us a peek into your and your family's life. It's really an outlet for those of us who don't have an outlet to that anymore.
Thanks for the feedback, I live in Manitoba Canada. My problem with poplar is more the saplings, I take them down with the brush cutter on my tractor, however they grow back faster than weeds. I will keep looking for a local forester. Cheers.
So much of what you just said is what is often in my own mind. Thanks Cody--and by the way, the forest looks great. We have a near-constant wildlife show right outside our windows due in large part to strategic brush piles, so I agree with your strategy of a "fine balance" there. Great video.
A well managed forest is a beautiful thing indeed. Thanks for sharing
Thank you Cody , this video is just what was needed after the devastation this summer in the Northwest , Canada and USA .
Really loved this one man, makes me happy to know you care about this stuff.
THIS is a fantastic video! I have been anxious to see how all the clearing effort you put in turned out. Not sure how I missed this before. I could watch this over and over. Really enjoyed it.
Thank you Cody.
love these forestry videos. thanks Cody.
Well spoken---well said !! Thank you for your efforts !! The Health of your Forest is in what you have accomplished !!
That was beautifully heartfelt, Cody. It reminds me of a comment that was made I think about your "Tree 's are not for hugging" video where someone commented that you were more of a tree hugger than you want to admit. I think this video blows your cover, Cody. But seriously, I think that comment was recognizing your concern and sensitivity towards the health of the forest as a whole instead of the mentality of profit taking you described so well in this video.
these are my favorite videos! I've actually taken a lot of the things I've learned from your channel and been able to apply them in my daily work with Parks that I maintain and the small wooded areas as well. Everyone is so impressed with the knowledge I'm able to share that I've gained from you.
I enjoyed this video dearly. Thanks Cody!
Edit: Plant a few comfrey plants around the fruit trees. You'll see the yields double. Little tip. ;-)
your knowledge, character, poise, respect, perception, understanding, appreciation, and honesty toward your immediate environment and fellow man as well as ma nature is awe inspiring for me. Your the man! Thank you.
You were going to show us the trees you planted? How did they fair? What does it look like now? How,about the dam?
I think I figured out a reason I like your channel so much, I feel like the fact that you have a background and past that your more than willing to share, while some people feel like all a viewer needs to know is what they wrote as the title of the video, I feel like the way you present yourself as more of a human with the same issues of a normal person is what really makes you stand out, and plenty of lessons to share as well.
I like your balanced thinking on managing your property. I can totally relate to your feelings of being overwhelmed by the job at hand to get a property in that perfect condition. I felt those same feelings when I owned a piece of property myself even though it was a much smaller property than yours. You are right in saying that it is a lifelong project and not one that will be finished at some point. It was a lot of fun taking the tour and seeing what is going on with your property!
This has been you best video to date. Love it, keep it up
Oh one more thing can you dig over growth seedlings and sale seedling for purchase if not replanting in the other place in the forest.
The "best way" indeed! You did a great job getting your point across.
I like very much how you have the awe of nature which is so important when doing land work. With this attitude you will work in the right way and I have great respect for you sharing this attitude with others.
Great video! You mentioned the habitat created from brush/limb piles but also standing dead trees can be great for birds. I was helping a friend make some sense out of a 2 acre wooded suburban plot (with a stream!) and she really wanted a dead tree downed. I read up on the benefits of the tree still standing and the fact that if it fell by itself little or no damage would occur. We left the standing snag and sure enough, the next year it attracted a mated pair of bard owls who still live there 5 years later....
Keep the stewardship videos coming. These are some of my favorites.
For something you say you don't know how to share in a RUclips video, you sure did a fine job of it! I salute you for doing the right thing with the piece of beautiful earth you are in charge of.
Your videos have re-kindled my interest in forestry and preservation. Growing up in the rocky mountains of Colorado I have always enjoyed the beauty and majesty of the woods. I am especially concerned about the problems we face with the pine beetle infestation that is destroying our forests. There's so much work to be done...
You have one of the best job in the world sir. It's great to see real actions over the changes and choices our society needs to be going for. You're doing it right my friend.
My wife and are in our 80's now but we still go to the Xmas tree farm and cut our own tree. We are in Maryland and the farmer grows Doug Firs, Frazier Firs, etc. They discontinued Scotch pines due to a disease last year. The county collects the trees after Xmas and turns them into mulch. They also have pumpkins for Halloween and hay rides for the kids. I think it's time to sharpen my little saw.
Excellent Forrest tour my friend ! My grandfather manages a stretch of forest as well and I love going out with him to learn and usually spend a day or two cutting and splitting him wood for the sauna guest cabin and his main stove. Nothing better than some good hard work !
I noticed on a few of your clips the auto focus quickly zipping in and out. Nothing I'm sure anyone but a content creator would notice. Your new camera is very similar to mine and you should have a function where you can set the focus manually prior to shooting and then not worry about it adjusting. Thought I would share that I learnt it with my cannon rebel t5i from Costco as well :)
On your suggestion I have started to look at new lenses. I really love your quality !
Back in the 1980's sometime a forester named Chris Maser wrote a book called "Ghe Re-designed Forest". It's a good book dealing with the logging patterns in Washington and Oregon and the forestry practices of the time. And in it he deals with this concept of the mono species forests that were being replanted. He says that by doing that we are ruining the ecosystem of the forest and doing irreparable damage. And he wrote that 30 years ago. Looking at the re-planted forests out there, those major companies have not listened to what he had to say.
My father has ten acres in Washington and has thinned parts of it. Usually around firewood time. But a lot of it has not been thinned since they cut it back in the early 1900s. This year he is hiring in people to thin it and market it.
Thank you Cody and Mrs. W. Teach your kids, their friends, and your grandkids. Pastor Keller taught us about stewardship in a sermon when I was Jack's age. Funny that the Lord gives me such a fond memory, but then Pastor Keller had a passion for God's Word. I saw a clear cut area while living in Oregon. The word "ravaged" comes to mind, a gaping wound that won't heal. Thanks for your efforts, it's a great witness and will bless future generations. Not a bad legacy.
you are doing great on the forest I remember when you first started making videos on it and it has come along way. keep up the good work.
these are my favorite videos.I'm trying in the next few.months to buy some property in Kentucky with some woods and clear ground. You have really cleaned your place up and it looks great. thank you for the videos
WOW, I've been waiting a long time for this kind of video. It was great to see more of your property and some of your work, I'd love to see more before/ after shots! I was up visiting my brother and his family in Bend a week ago just longing to find a piece of property with some timber on it and a water source like yours. Thank you for sharing, more please? Blessings!
Those are huge trees with very large limbs. I would get the biggest hard hat I could find if working in the area. But if I'm hiking through, most likely a soft hat would do. All of Cody's videos are very inspirational.
Good stuff! Teaching people about ecology is so important because understanding how nature interacts and works together provides enlightenment into our own selves and nurtures our lives. Thank you for sharing.
Long, but I enjoyed it. I agree, we didn't get to see/hear how your seedlings are doing. I'm also very interested to know how your stream is doing where you added the small dam back in the spring.
best wishes,
...art
Great vid. The older I get I realize more and more that there are more people like you that are trying to pass on the awareness that our life is as much about living and providing for our families as it is to try to improve this world for the future. You are a good instructor about this goal. Work for present and future. Thank you P.S. I am in the process of drafting an email to you about an item or two that might be helpful with your furthering this philosophy. I am still weighing weather or not I feel it might be of value to ask you about, I will decide soon. With more people with this mind set the world might be improved. dew
+Donald Woolard I'll look foreword to hearing it,
Please show more videos like this. Very inspirational. Keep up the good work brother.
Was so glad to hear you have been reading about Teddy Roosevelt. He was a real leader in good forestry, as well as a great US president. One of his associates, who became the first Chief Forester of the US Forest Service, Was Gifford Pinchot. I wish to recommend Pinchot's autobiography, "Breaking New Ground," (Island Press.) He tells how good forestry came to America.
Our local wood (small forest) used to be left to grow wild by our local council it was terrible, Forestry Commission Scotland have taken control and you can see the difference a far nicer place to walk in and natural is starting to return, Its good to see you have recovered the land and the tree's are flourishing.
I so liked this video Cody! What a wonder forest/timberland you have. Great job you have done!!
Really great video! I wish you to live long and satisfying life on your homestead! Thanks for sharing your thoughts about preserving and managing forest.
This was nice. I'm glad to have you back :). You've seemed a bit dark/stressed/bitter lately, whatever it was (even if it was just my imagination) I'm glad to have you back in the forrest and happy :D
May I ask what type of wildlife is your hard work attracting? How is the bat house? How are the bees? How is the dam area Jack helped make for helping hold water better like with beavers? Thanks
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Great video. What you said is food for thought for all people if they live in the city, farm, rural or urban areas.
Please more forest management videos.
Good video. Thanks for sharing Cody.
one of the most enjoyable and peaceful videos youve put out
Great Video! Thanks for the Tree ID's. I need to get some apples growing on my land!
Great video. It is good to see someone with the correct mentality toward conservationism. I've been working with my dad the past two years on a 100 acre area and the blood, sweat, and tears are right. We've barely made a dent in cleaning up the property but there are areas that look so much better. This video though has given me an insight to do more research into local wildlife and ensure we are cleaning up areas correctly. Thanks!
Excellent video. I hike and backpack quite a bit here in Colorado. See a wide variety of forest management techniques and some just leave me shaking my head. Hike last week on the Grouse Creek trail between Minturn and Vail was a little depressing.. But the lake was beautiful!
Awesome video! You are right on track with your stewardship! Much appreciated!!
I'm right beside you on this one Cody. Take what you need, but make sure there are something left for the future. I'm slowly looking for my piece of land to retire on. I intend on following the same ethics on my land. Hopefully when I leave this World, the land will be in better shape then when I acquire it. As you said it probably won't be perfect but at least it will be better. Great work, keep it up!
Your forest videos are my favourites.
You are an excellent steward of what God has given you. Thank you for your example and hard work.
Your land is so beautiful. How much of your land is still messed up from the loggers? Did I miss the saplings? Please show us how your dam is doing! Thanks Cody!
Thank you for all your efforts.
Very nice beautiful forest Cody
Thank you, another wonderful video! Love the education!
This is one of your best videos. I find all of them interesting, but make more like this please.
just beautiful!!! thanks for the tour...:)
With the stumps that stand a few feet high, cut a bowl into the top and fill with water for birds and other animals!
Well put sir, thank you
this is a video I have been looking forward to seeing.... very nice advice and fun... you have a beautiful property Cody!
Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoy watching you care for the land. The property i live on is very small in comparison, however you inspire me to do my best to care for my little piece of heaven on earth.
thanks for the TR reference, he is, as u might be able to see, one of my top heroes. keep the faith. oh and as for me, you could do a bazillion woodland vids i would never get bored with them, you are doing an excellent job
Dear Wranglerstar, don't be worried, you conveyed the message in this video perfectly.
It's not us vs. nature, it's us cohabitating with nature.
Thank you for all the great content :)
Your forest is really taking shape Cody.
How are the new ones you planted doing? Didn't show that part.
Higelty Pigelty, my new favorite description for things, love it.
I love the respect u have for nature, America needs more men like u keep up to good work
Wonderful lifetime project!
Love it ! Keep up the good work ! Love the way you think too. God bless.
thank you