Forest land can be used for many things. Harvesting trees and manufacturing them for lumber is only one of the possible uses. These days, open land is in a lot of demand. Everyone likes to go on a hike or bike ride in the open air. People also enjoy hunting or fishing outside. Since there aren’t as many open plots of land as there were a few decades ago, the existing ones would be very popular for outdoor activities. If a few hiking, biking, and running trails were set up and there were some nice views for picnic areas, I’m sure someone could make a lot of money by charging people to enter and enjoy the scenery. Additionally, one could use a plot of land as a community space. A few years ago, there was a Little House Movement, in which people build miniature houses. If a land owner could afford it, he, she, or they could build houses on their land and rent it out to homeless people at low or no cost. If it became big enough, this could also become a tourist attraction since everyone enjoys seeing people doing good things. It could also turn into a STEM program, with field trips from schools or summer camps coming to look at the architecture or design of a miniature house. Another way to use the open land would be to turn it into a gardening area. If there are some plots of land that are relatively clear, a land owner could employ people from a nearby neighborhood to come and farm the area. Then, every spring, a farmer’s market could be set up where the fresh fruits and vegetables would be sold. This would be another way to get money and profit off of others. In addition, one could set up a sports camp in which people could enjoy nature and learn about animals for a price. With some good teachers, that would be a big deal, especially if the plot of forest was really pretty.
If I were given a plot of forest land, I think I would do a mixture of all of the things I listen above. I would put trails for people to hike, run, or bike on and definitely charge them a lot of money for entering. Picnic areas would also be there and I would put some cabins in which I could employ rangers to teach children about the wilderness. I would also build some miniature houses in another part of the land. Maybe I could employ the people who lived in these houses in my plot of land so that they could make some money and move out after a while. I would also put an area of my plot aside for gardening. The people who lived in my miniature houses would probably be employed over there and every spring, we would make a killing by selling our fruits and vegetables at ridiculous prices to the people who live nearby. After all this is in place, I would invite schools over for field trips(Of course, they would have to pay me to go) to see my gardens, plots of land, and houses. They could learn about botany, engineering, dendrology, plant taxonomy, and biology. Every summer, I would start a summer camp where young children could learn these things as well and be outside for hours every day, hiking, biking, and running. All my profits would be poured back into my company so that I could expand further and utilize forest plots all over the nation. By doing this, I think I could become a valued part of a community and make a ton of money while I’m at it!
Miniature Houses
Nature summer camps
I want my garden to look something like this
These would be my biking and hiking paths