Understanding drivers and patterns of forest management in the region * A Snapshot of the Chequamegon-Nicolet
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT (AKA TIMBER HARVEST)
TIMBER HARVEST VOLUME
VOLUME SOLD AND FUNDING LEVEL ( )
ANNUAL BUDGET ( )
1.3 to 1.5 percent/year 85 percent undisturbed over the decade. 8,990 acres harvest/year (0.60% of CNNF). GROUND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES
AVERAGE SIZE OF CLEARCUTS
CLEARCUTS
TRENDS IN FOREST COMPOSITION AND AGE
ACRES OF REGENERATING ASPEN FOREST
Most common type Un-even aged silviculture Post-cutover origin Willow Creek tower most productive NORTHERN HARDWOODS
NORTHERN HARDWOOD INTERIOR
AGE CLASS STRUCTURE OF UPLAND VEGETATION IN MANAGEMENT AREA 2B
CCC Era Even-aged Silviculture Very little being planted Usually on sandy soils RED PINE
Winter logging required in some areas (more and more difficult) TIMING OF HARVEST
Increasing: Woody Biomass Harvesting
LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE
EXPANSION OF PATCHES OF MATURE NORTHERN HARDWOOD INTERIOR FOREST
OTHER DISTURBANCE FORCES
Lakewood/Laona oak wilt treatment ( ) YearNumber of sites treatedNumber of individual trees , , , , ,714 Total14214,424 OAK WILT
Spruce decline salvage ( ) YearAcres Salvaged , , Total4,155 SPRUCE DECLINE
Acres within fire-adapted landtype associations treated with prescribed fires Year Acres , PRESCRIBED FIRE
AverageNumber Fires Average size of fire (acres) Range of fire size (acres) RANGE38-72 Less than 10 acres WILDFIRE
BEAVER
Linda Parker Forest Ecologist/ Research Coordinator Marcus Sadak CNNF GIS coordinator DATA SOURCES
Vegetation Activities: FACTS Timber harvests Planting Site Preparation ETC Vegetation Composition FSVEG Stands Type Age Density Soils LTA GEOSPATIAL DATABASES Also…DEMs
NATIONAL HIERARCHY OF ECOLOGICAL UNITS Landtype Associations
FSGEODATA CLEARINGHOUSE Forest Biomass across the Lower 48 States and Alaska For Example: Provinces, Sections, and Subsections of the Conterminous United States
LOADS OF LAYERS
NATIONAL HIERARCHY OF ECOLOGICAL UNITS
RESEARCH NATURAL AREAS NRS.FS.FED.US/RNA
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