Andy Klein

Working for water quality through forestry. Tweets are my own.

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@cookswelljikos @WaterTowersKe It's going well! I have an average of 6,000 stems per acre of seedlings that germinated from seed and survived the first year. The cover crop residue (mulch) suppressed weeds the first half of our long growing season without the need for any chemical or mechanical weed control.

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

Over 10,000 trees and over 43,000 shrubs planted as part of a #riparianforestbuffer today. #directseeding #betterroots Thanks #CustomForestryApplications!

[Kansas ForestService @KSForestService]

@Andy4Klein is on the #KSForestService #Podcast this month with Jarran to talk about #riparianforestry! Check it out now https://t.co/o3OMvnCp0q

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@PrairieCzar @KCMikeMahoney And now I’m frustrated with myself because I just called it a “reduction”! Might be semantics, but language influences behavior. “Conservation grazing system” or something might be better language to encourage a symbiotic conservation production mindset.

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@PrairieCzar @KCMikeMahoney Yes, you are right, it is allowed! The reduction can vary, but it is allowed. It’s been a frustration for me when people think it can’t be grazed. Conservation and production can coexist!

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@PrairieCzar I do think Survey123 has great potential for volunteers collecting.

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@PrairieCzar I use Collector for other field data collection, not really seed collection. I did use Survey123 for a while with seed collection, but have moved away from it because we just remember our good honey holes, and don’t go to the lesser spots as much.

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

Planting green! Oaks, pecan, and hickory being no-till #directseeded in a #covercrop. State of Kansas #StreambankProtection Program #RiparianForestBuffer site along the Little Blue River, MS Co, KS #WaterQualityThroughForestry @KSForestService @KansasDeptofAg @kswateroffice @KDHE

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

Happy #ArborDay! The Custom Forestry Applications crew celebrated early planting 2,011 trees on Monday along the Big Blue River in Marshall County. #RiparianForestBuffers #StreambankProtection #TreesForWaterQuality @KSForestService @kswateroffice @KansasDeptofAg @KDHE

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

Even in Kansas... healthy riparian 🌳 = healthy soil = healthy 💧!

[South Carolina Forestry Commission @ForestryCommish]

Check out this great video from the @SGSF_Forests about the forest water relationship! Healthy forests = clean water! #SCForestry #NASF100 #CentennialChallenge #ForestProud https://t.co/MfbRjWEDc2

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@lars_brudvig Very cool! Great opportunity for your students! Did you ever consider direct seeding your trees? Check out the amazing natural roots systems of these direct seeded oaks compared to the nursery grown oak on the left. And direct seeding is sooooo much cheaper!

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

Check out this incredible #directseeding forestry project!

[Dr. Billy Beck @drbillyjbeck]

DENSE white #oak #directseeding, Des Moines Co., IA. Fight deer w/ numbers! 3 yr-old, upland site, homemade nut planter, 36” rows, 3” in-row spacing, ~90% germination. WOW! #trees #forests #forestry @Andy4Klein @iowadnr

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@NEmyrich Ha ha ha! Yeah, no kidding! Ah those were good times!!

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@ISU_forestry Wish I could be there!! What a great event!!

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@wx_chip @KStateAgron @KStateRschExtn Wow! Congrats @wx_chip

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

Collecting #riparianforestbuffer seed the easy way! Making the 🐿 nervous! #directseeding #waterqualityforestry @KSForestService

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

You’re welcome @ColbyDigsSoil! The pleasure was all mine!

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@Carolynbrann1 None. Willing seller, willing buyer, then it was gifted to the state, from what I understand.

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@KSForestService was lucky to have Billy on staff for a while. He paved the way for some of the work we’re doing now. Iowa is lucky to have him!

[Dr. Billy Beck @drbillyjbeck]

Hello Iowans! Thrilled to join @ISUANR and @IowaStateNREM as Extension #Forestry Specialist!

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

@ISU_forestry @ISUANR @IowaStateNREM Awesome Billy! Congratulations! Iowa is lucky to have you!

[Andy Klein @Andy4Klein]

First one to seed a #covercrop through this brand new @GreatPlains_Ag 1006NT drill! Cover crop for weed suppression, erosion protection, and moisture conservation for a no-till #riparianforestbuffer to be planted next spring. #waterqualitythroughforestry #30ftselfiestick