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      Thinning from below improves health and vigor.
 
          
          
        
      Natural forests are usually over-stocked.
 
          
          
        
      Prescribed fire returns nutrients to the soil.
 
          
          
        
      Prescribed fire prepares the planting sites.
 
          
          
        
      Thinning from below allows for species selection.
 
          
          
        
      Planting trees after a prescribed fire improves species diversity and forest resilience.
 
          
          
        
      Forest management activities create fuels.
 
          
          
        
      Managing fuels reduces long-term risk.
 
          
          
        
      Creating stand structure is critical for sustainable natural forests.
 
          
          
        
      Creating snags provides long-term nesting and forage habitat for a variety of birds and animals.
 
          
          
        
      Snag recruitment provides important long term habitat.
 
          
          
        
      State-of-the art equipment improves utilization.
 
          
          
        
      State-of-the-art equipment can process smaller piece size.
 
          
          
        
      Properly constructed roads offer long-term stable access for management work.
 
          
          
        
      Crushed rock reduces soil erosion and protects water quality.