Experience and ResearchFlorian Deisenhofer, Silviculturist

Old Growth Identification

Habitat Enhancement

Snag Creation

Habitat Enhancement

Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)

Restoration

Variable Density Thinning

Gap with Retention

Variable Density Thinning

Pre-harvest condition Post-harvest condition

Variable Retention Harvest

Variable Retention HarvestHigh Elevation

Pre-harvest Condition Post-harvest Condition

Variable Retention HarvestFall Planting of Styro-15 Noble Fir Plugs

Variable Retention Harvest

Fall Noble Fir Plug after Two Growing

Seasons

ShelterwoodHarvest

Pre-Harvest Condition

ShelterwoodHarvestPost-Harvest Condition

ShelterwoodHarvestFall Planted Douglas-fir Seedlings after two

Growing Seasons (left) and Natural Regeneration (right)

Hardwood Conversion

Understory Conifer Release

Hardwood Conversion

Understory Conifer Release &Caged, Netted, Microsite-Planted

Western Redcedar

Caged Netted

Two-Year Western Redcedar Growth Performance

Microsite-Planted Western Redcedar

Root Rot ReforestationCaged, Netted, Microsite-Planted Western Redcedar

Root Rot Reforestation

First-Year Growth

Regenerating Western Redcedar for Value

Three Growing Seasons (Fenced)

Regenerating Western Redcedar for Value

Third-Year Growth (Netted)

Third-Year Growth (Fenced)