Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Impacts to Sugar Maple: Conservation, Preservation, and Maintenance (View All Topics in the Plan)

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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Promote diversity through forest management: increase structural and age diversity using even and uneven-aged management techniques.

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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Manage herbivory (e.g., deer grazing) using fences and other barriers to promote regeneration.

Cultural Resources Ecosystems
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Manage for fuel wood as sugar maple can be an important heating source in certain areas of the 1854 Ceded...

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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Manage sugar maple crown spacing to ensure they have adequate sunlight to grow.

Cultural Resources Ecosystems
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Harvests and intermediate thinning can be applied to reduce food quality and shelter for gypsy moth larvae and pupae. Intermediate...

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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Remove gypsy moth preferred species that are small and poor quality or girdle these trees to create wildlife snags. If...

Cultural Resources Ecosystems
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority

Prevent the spread of invasive species (e.g. Norway maple and amur maple) and increase efforts for early detection and control...

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