Paired clump style reforestation planted in 2021, 6 years following the 2015 Castle Fire. Site prep included hazard tree removal and mastication. Young conifers and seedlings among shrubs and dry grasses in the foreground. Mountains, sky, and clouds in the background.
Provenance and Adaptive Management Experiment study plot. Mature and seedling conifers around dry shrubs and grasses. Fog settled across mature trees in the background.
Pairs sugar pine seedlings planted in 2022. Left seedling is brown and dead, left seedling is green and surviving.
Paired seedlings, tall ponderosa pine with long needles over topping shorter sugar pine with darker and shorter needles.
Spent the day with a group of very progressive foresters discussing experimental #reforestation strategies to mitigate climatic stress and lead to more heterogenous landscapes that are more resilient to fire and pests.
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