Tip #5: Maintain your view and timber resources and protect vegetation

We all love the scenic views that a streamside property can offer and trees can sometimes get in the way. However, there is no need to cut the trees down entirely! ​If necessary, practice selective cutting within the buffer, but no closer than 15’ to your stream. Instead of cutting trees for a view, ‘limb up’ and cut the bottom 1/3 of branches to open up view ‘windows’ and frame your beautiful view! Timber harvest only in dense stands of forest. Do not remove anything below 3’ to protect streambank stability and prevent land loss.