Redwood second growth forest stand rehabilitation study, Redwood National Park: five year evaluation of 1978-79 thinning experiments [draft]
Veirs SD. 1986. Redwood second growth forest stand rehabilitation study, Redwood National Park: five year evaluation of 1978-79 thinning experiments [draft]
In a study area at the headwaters of Lost Man Creek at Holter Ridge, trial rehabilitation of logged forests of Redwood National Park involved thinning according to six different patterns. This report of results five years after the thinning documents "the subsequent development of the stand, including possible detrimental changes and...the effectiveness of the treatment process." Over 51,000 acres of the park contain second growth forest, and thinning appears to hasten recovery with few detrimental effects. Recommendations for restoration include further thinning in some test areas towards creating a more natural density and species composition, evaluation of potential use of fire, and experiments with younger (10-20 year old) stands (proposal included). Tables give details of thinning experiments (methods, before and after statistics), meteorological data, and mortality/survival figures.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Veirs, Stephen
- Date of Issue
- 1986-06
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- Burn, climax, Dynamics, Exotic Species, FIRE, Forestry, Harvest, historical range of variability, Holter Ridge, Logging, Lost Man Creek, Management, Native Species, Old Growth Forest, prescription, Presence (Biodiversity), Rehabilitation, Restoration, Second-Growth Forest, Silviculture, Species Composition, Stand Structure, Succession, Taxa Links To References, Thinning