A sketch can be a valuable tool when describing and locating areas on your woodland. Often a landowner will develop many different sketches of the same woodlot to be used for various purposes.

Information which may be included:

• woodlot boundaries
• stand boundaries
• roads and trails
• lakes and streams
• stream crossings
• wetlands
• special management zones
• wildlife corridors
• raptor/heron nests
• cavity and snag trees
• deer wintering areas
• ecologically sensitive areas
• areas of interest to other users