Instead of thinning for late-successional forest conditions, also consider thinning/creating gaps to promote a more complex vertical forest structure that allows for native understory development and increased diversity.
Tribe: Upper Snake River Tribes
View Source Document: USRT Adaptation Strategy Database _Full Version Aug 2020
Year: 2020
Topic:
Forest Ecosystem: Increased risk of insects and pathogens. Increase resilience of forest stands to disturbance by increasing tree vigor.
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Region: Northwest
Timeframe: Medium-Term (6-10 years)
