In the past, managing your forest land usually meant managing the timber to produce the maximum amount of wood fiber for a given pulp or timber species. However, in addition to managing for timber products, there are other enterprises which can provide benefits to the landowner. 
 

Forest Grazing: 

Timber and cattle production on the same area can be very compatible. Planting trees at "wide-row spacings" can provide both adequate timber production and sustained forage production throughout the rotation age of the tree stand. 

Christmas Trees: 

Christmas tree production in Florida is comprised mainly of small (1 to 5 acre) "choose-and-cut" plantations. A profitable Christmas tree operation in Florida involves intensive cultural management to produce well-shaped, high-quality trees over a short rotation (usually 3 to 4 years). 

Hunting Leases: 

Leasing private lands for recreational uses such as hunting is an increasingly popular alternative for supplemental income. Hunting leases offer landowners a low-cost alternative enterprise in which they can annually make an average of $2.00 to $4.00 or more per acre by allowing access to their lands. 

Pine Straw: 

Longleaf and slash pine trees annually deposit a blanket of needles on the forest floor. Land owners can substantially increase their income by selling these needles as pine-straw mulch to nurseries and homeowners. 

Fee Fishing: 

The number of resident anglers in Florida is rapidly increasing due to the growing interest in fishing and Florida's rapidly growing population. Fee fishing -- paying for the right to fish and/or paying for any fish that are caught -- is becoming popular among anglers and may provide income for landowners who develop and market this recreational activity. 

Firewood: 

Firewood businesses are viable alternatives in many Florida counties, especially in areas adjacent to suburban and urban population centers. If you already own land with trees on it, the harvesting and marketing of firewood can bring extra income, as well as provide an opportunity to improve your woodland management.