Albert Land Management, LLC

Albert Land Management, LLC Company specialized in sustainable forestry and wildlife habitat management.

03/31/2026

Sometimes TSI requires cleaning up and a little teamwork. Rachel whacking ‘em and Austin stacking ‘em!

Update on our 5 acre prairie/grassland conversion project:Our primary motivation for the conversion is to provide habita...
03/26/2026

Update on our 5 acre prairie/grassland conversion project:

Our primary motivation for the conversion is to provide habitat for our local bobwhite quail population. When we moved here in 2020, this area of the tract behind us was fallow, but still young, and housed a large quail population. Hearing and seeing the many coveys of quail is one of our favorite things about where we live. However, last year, we noticed a decline in the number of quail as the field was maturing out of primary successional habitat. Therefore, once we were able to purchase the land this year, we knew we wanted to convert several acres to grassland/prairie habitat.

After the rx burn, we went through with brush saws and chainsaws and removed all the standing trees and shrubs aside from a few select larger, groups of persimmon trees which we think may have survived the fire due to lack of vegetation under their canopy. We also left a large patch of smooth sumac we think may have also survived, to serve as a winter food source and cover. We believe ~90% of the trees were top killed by the fire.

We wanted the dead trees out to make maintaining the area easier with our UTV sprayer, as we will be treating the prairie’s resprouting broadleaves and invasives. All though the brush saw/chainsaw method was a less efficient way to remove the trees/shrubs than to use the skid steer’s mulching head, it also avoided the soil disturbance which comes with using the mulching head.

After we got everything on the ground, Austin used the skid steer and the grapple attachment to pile up the brush material so we may burn it.

The skid steer’s grapple results in minimal soil disturbance compared to using the mulching head, which made the clean up quick and easy. Also, the material from the mulcher would have added a layer of biomass on top of the soil, which would’ve hindered regrowth. We wanted the standing vegetation removed for the aesthetic value, but to once again make access and maintenance easier, as well.

Now, we are working on burning the piles before the field greens up. We will not be planting anything this year. Instead, we are going to see what comes up naturally and focus on controlling unwanted broadleaves, such as tree resprouts, and any invasive plants. The composition of what plants come in will help determine what our next course of action will be.

Here come the invasives! Aren’t they beautiful?This is what a woods crying for help looks like this time of year.
03/24/2026

Here come the invasives! Aren’t they beautiful?

This is what a woods crying for help looks like this time of year.

Happy first day of spring! 🌼 If you find daffodils like this, out in the middle of the woods, you can bet on finding rem...
03/20/2026

Happy first day of spring! 🌼

If you find daffodils like this, out in the middle of the woods, you can bet on finding remnants of an old homestead nearby (there were).

Noticed this interesting bark on a beech tree. A handful looked like this. We think it’s just a variation in genetics, b...
03/19/2026

Noticed this interesting bark on a beech tree. A handful looked like this. We think it’s just a variation in genetics, but it could be some sort of disease. We aren’t really sure. Anyone know?

Before and after drone photos of our 5 acre prescribed burn.
03/15/2026

Before and after drone photos of our 5 acre prescribed burn.

Photos from yesterday’s successful prescribed burn. Thanks to those who came and helped us out!
03/15/2026

Photos from yesterday’s successful prescribed burn. Thanks to those who came and helped us out!

We plan to burn about five acres of our own land tomorrow! Stay tuned! The prescribed burn is the first of many manageme...
03/13/2026

We plan to burn about five acres of our own land tomorrow! Stay tuned!

The prescribed burn is the first of many management plans for this property. The property had been left fallow for many years before we acquired it.

One of the great things about working in the woods everyday are the pieces of history you find and come across. Today, w...
02/25/2026

One of the great things about working in the woods everyday are the pieces of history you find and come across. Today, we found remnants of an old home: a fireplace and pieces of a foundation.

Lately, we’ve been working on midstory removals and here’s before and after photos of what this practice looks like. The...
02/21/2026

Lately, we’ve been working on midstory removals and here’s before and after photos of what this practice looks like.

The purpose of a midstory removal is to encourage oak-hickory regeneration by allowing more sunlight to reach the understory by removing less desirable species which tend to dominate the midstory, such as beech and maple. To do so, we’ve removed everything up to a DBH of 12 that is an undesirable species. Some larger poor-formed and/or unhealthy trees, or larger trees which would be an undesirable seed source were also removed, allowing even more sunlight to the forest floor, and achieving an optimal basal area for oak-hickory regeneration.

Note the large northern red oak at the far right in the photos which will serve as a mass acorn producing tree to seed into the opening.

Bit of a late post, but how did everyone’s hunting season go?This year Austin harvested a buck, Rachel harvested a buck ...
01/26/2026

Bit of a late post, but how did everyone’s hunting season go?

This year Austin harvested a buck, Rachel harvested a buck and a small doe, and Zion harvested five does.

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5880 W Prowsville Ridge Road
Campbellsburg, IN
47108

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