This stand encompasses areas of the forest where hardwoods have, or are, effectively outcompeting the original Douglas-fir plantation. Red alder is the dominant species, followed closely by bitter cherry and big leaf maple. As is common with naturally regenerating alder, stocking densities vary considerably, ranging from as low as 300 TPA to as high as 1,300 TPA. Live crowns across most of the dominant and co-dominant trees still exceed 40%, but are quickly diminishing. Timber quality across this unit varies considerably, with a high level of storm damage in dominant and codominant alder and an increasing rate of suppression mortality amongst the least dominant trees. Despite this high defect, there is ample stocking of high quality timber trees that can be encouraged through thinning. Although it’s been nearly entirely outcompeted, Douglas-fir continues to persist as lone individuals or in small groups. There are also a fair number of fir that are struggling beneath the hardwood canopy that likely could be released through thinning. Red cedar, western hemlock, and big leaf maple are naturally regenerating throughout the stand.