innovative silviculture

Experience and ResearchFlorian Deisenhofer, Silviculturist

Old Growth Identification

Habitat Enhancement

Snag Creation

Habitat Enhancement

Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)

Restoration

Variable Density Thinning

Gap with Retention

Variable Density Thinning

Pre-harvest condition Post-harvest condition

Variable Retention Harvest

Variable Retention HarvestHigh Elevation

Pre-harvest Condition Post-harvest Condition

Variable Retention HarvestFall Planting of Styro-15 Noble Fir Plugs

Variable Retention Harvest

Fall Noble Fir Plug after Two Growing

Seasons

ShelterwoodHarvest

Pre-Harvest Condition

ShelterwoodHarvestPost-Harvest Condition

ShelterwoodHarvestFall Planted Douglas-fir Seedlings after two

Growing Seasons (left) and Natural Regeneration (right)

Hardwood Conversion

Understory Conifer Release

Hardwood Conversion

Understory Conifer Release &Caged, Netted, Microsite-Planted

Western Redcedar

Caged Netted

Two-Year Western Redcedar Growth Performance

Microsite-Planted Western Redcedar

Root Rot ReforestationCaged, Netted, Microsite-Planted Western Redcedar

Root Rot Reforestation

First-Year Growth

Regenerating Western Redcedar for Value

Three Growing Seasons (Fenced)

Regenerating Western Redcedar for Value

Third-Year Growth (Netted)

Third-Year Growth (Fenced)