Increasing forest health through stand release &
pre-commercial thinning
Seedlings planted after harvest face steep competition for light, nutrients, water, and space from each other, from native understory plants, and from invasive species. As a young stand ages, the trees can begin to compete with one another for the same limited resources. Landowners have a number of options for reducing competition for resources: stand release, when the plantation is young, or pre-commercial thinning, as the plantation ages. NNRG is collaborating with Washington forest owners to test the effectiveness of different seedling release and pre-commercial thinning options. Some projects have been completed, others are underway or will begin in summer 2020.
Click on the links below to see the latest information about each project.
New plantation stand release from competing scotch broom
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Young Douglas-fir stand PCT.
Young hardwood stand PCT
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Young Douglas-fir/Western redcedar stand release from competing Himalayan blackberry
More information about the projects taking place in partnership with these landowners will be added Summer 2020.
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education is supporting the research and training provided through this project with grant #OW19-350 – Seedling Release and Young-Stand Thinning as a Way to Increase Forest Health and Production
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