A Walk in the Woods

A sunny Sunday means the perfect day to finish up the sign installation and photo-documentation of our upcoming restoration thinning project.

This is a typical image of the 60 acre forest stand that we are preparing to thin. Notice how close the Douglas fir trees are and how there is no understory vegetation. Not the best wildlife habitat.

Now that is some pretty understory! This is within our wetland buffer, no cutting will occur in this area.

More dense trees without understory. These are all Douglas firs that are approximately 22 years old, some are only a few inches in diameter due to the lack of nutrients, light, and carbon dioxide available.

Now that is more like it! Would you be surprised to know this is the same forest! Yep, we have some big trees in Trillium, this forest stand was previously thinned and has the nice lush understory that we are looking for. There will be no cutting in this area.

So now you have had the quick tour of our restoration thinning project and you didn't have to get dirty or bloody traveling through the forest. You're welcome. :)