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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.