Bob's Land Stewardship Tips

These tips were written by Bob Kellum for a stewardship workshop at his place a few years ago. We think these principles apply to many aspects of our lives.

1. Land management planning should be a work in progress; let your successes and failures inform your planning.
2. Planning should involve input from as many sources as possible. There is no right or wrong way to manage property; even the experts have a bias.
3. Don't over plan - keep it simple and realistic. You don't need to know everything before you start, just enough to direct the work and keep it interesting.
4. Prioritize the work.
5. Focus on the positive. Identify high quality sites to enlarge and enhance.
6. Large, low quality areas are a low priority; let them wait.
7. Identify complementary goals like ski trails, access lanes, fire breaks, hunting, etc., to make the work more meaningful.
8. Involve young people.
9. Linear work is easily lost back to the bush.vRound sites, like circled wagons, will resist invasives longer and more easily.
10. Prescribed burns are one of the most powerful and appropriate tools available.
11. Mistakes should be expected and they make the best teachers.
12. Take time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

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