> STEP ONE
Divide your land into land management units (LMU) — this will be done manually until develop an app
Use Texas A&M Forest Service Map Your Property to map your property line, soil names, waterways, floodplain, and 20’ contours. If floodplain doesn’t show, contact Project Bedrock for assistance. Supplemental data and assistance to be provided on Project Bedrock website.
Use data to divide land into smaller LMUs: Riparian, Bottomland, Bluff, Deep Terrace, Hill, Shallow Terrace.
> STEP TWO
Read your land to determine wooded cover types found in each LMU based on location, approximate age, and height.
Assign wooded cover categories:
pioneer thicket, shinnery, motte, tall forest, or dwarf forest
> STEP THREE
Use indicators to rank the health of different areas as degraded, regenerating, or healthy using Bullseye Method Determine.
LEVEL I: such as percent bare ground
LEVEL II: such as soil biology test
> STEP FOUR
Look at your goals, such as ranching, farming, hunting, active recreation, passive recreation, water/carbon banking, and scientific research.
Determine which LMU’s best support each goal.
Select management methods that will most effectively support goals and improve return.
LEVEL I: such as spread cut slash on bare ground or open a corridor in a pioneer thicket to improve wildlife/livestock movement
LEVEL II: such as apply contour-ripping to deep terrace soils; hydro-spray composted manure
> STEP FIVE
Develop 10-year schedule that spreads management tasks over a ten-year period.
> STEP SIX
Establish metrics to measure success to determine is method is achieving results.
LEVEL I: such as photo points, bare ground reduction
LEVEL II: such as soil biology tests, leaf litter analysis
Divide your land into land management units (LMU) — this will be done manually until develop an app
Use Texas A&M Forest Service Map Your Property to map your property line, soil names, waterways, floodplain, and 20’ contours. If floodplain doesn’t show, contact Project Bedrock for assistance. Supplemental data and assistance to be provided on Project Bedrock website.
Use data to divide land into smaller LMUs: Riparian, Bottomland, Bluff, Deep Terrace, Hill, Shallow Terrace.
> STEP TWO
Read your land to determine wooded cover types found in each LMU based on location, approximate age, and height.
Assign wooded cover categories:
pioneer thicket, shinnery, motte, tall forest, or dwarf forest
> STEP THREE
Use indicators to rank the health of different areas as degraded, regenerating, or healthy using Bullseye Method Determine.
LEVEL I: such as percent bare ground
LEVEL II: such as soil biology test
> STEP FOUR
Look at your goals, such as ranching, farming, hunting, active recreation, passive recreation, water/carbon banking, and scientific research.
Determine which LMU’s best support each goal.
Select management methods that will most effectively support goals and improve return.
LEVEL I: such as spread cut slash on bare ground or open a corridor in a pioneer thicket to improve wildlife/livestock movement
LEVEL II: such as apply contour-ripping to deep terrace soils; hydro-spray composted manure
> STEP FIVE
Develop 10-year schedule that spreads management tasks over a ten-year period.
> STEP SIX
Establish metrics to measure success to determine is method is achieving results.
LEVEL I: such as photo points, bare ground reduction
LEVEL II: such as soil biology tests, leaf litter analysis
