Forest Management Tamara Sasaki, Sierra District Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting September 19, 2014 Nor th Grove Giant Sequoias Calaveras Big Trees.

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Forest Management Tamara Sasaki, Sierra District Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting September 19, 2014 Nor th Grove Giant Sequoias Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Overview of State Park Forest Management 300,000 acres of forested State Park lands Significant native forest resources 143,000 acres of high- priority areas for forest management ! Units with forest treatment ! Units identified needing forest treatment

Why Manage Our Forests? Promote healthy and resilient native forests Support many different native plants and animal species Reintroduce natural disturbances that forests evolved with To prevent high intensity forest crown fires

Lake Tahoe Forest History During Comstock Lode 1860’s-70’s Before 1860’s Today

Sierra Nevada Forest Ecology

Thinning Forests Mobile Chipper Masticator Cut to Length Harvester Hand Crews with Chainsaws

Bliss and Emerald Bay Forest Restoration Project BEFORE AFTER

Calaveras Big Trees State Park Forest Restoration BEFORE AFTER

Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park Forest Restoration UNTREATED THINNED

Forest Maintenance With Prescribed Fire Low Intensity Fire Moderate Intensity Fire

PRE-Fire POST-Fire 1 Year Post Burn 15 Years Post Burn