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Understanding Forest Management in the Chequamegon-Nicolet Region

Dive into a snapshot of forest management in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Explore timber harvest trends, vegetation management, and disturbance forces over the past decade. Gain insights on forest composition, age structures, and the impacts of various activities in the region. Discover data sources, geospatial databases, and resources for further exploration. Join the conversation on sustainable forest practices and ecological conservation efforts in this dynamic landscape.

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Understanding Forest Management in the Chequamegon-Nicolet Region

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  1. A Snapshot of the Chequamegon-Nicolet * Understanding drivers and patterns of forest management in the region

  2. Vegetation Management(aka Timber Harvest)

  3. Timber harvest Volume

  4. volume sold and funding level (2005-2010)

  5. annual budget (2006-2010)

  6. Ground disturbing activities • 1.3 to 1.5 percent/year • 85 percent undisturbed over the decade. • 8,990 acres harvest/year (0.60% of CNNF).

  7. Average size of Clearcuts

  8. Clearcuts

  9. Trends in Forest Composition and Age

  10. Acres of regenerating aspen Forest 1950-2010

  11. Northern Hardwoods • Most common type • Un-even aged silviculture • Post-cutover origin • Willow Creek tower most productive

  12. Northern Hardwood Interior

  13. Age class structure of upland vegetation in management area 2B

  14. Red Pine • CCC Era • Even-aged Silviculture • Very little being planted • Usually on sandy soils

  15. Timing of Harvest • Winter logging required in some areas (more and more difficult)

  16. Increasing: Woody Biomass Harvesting

  17. Landscape Structure

  18. expansion of patches of mature northern hardwood interior forest

  19. Other Disturbance forces

  20. Oak Wilt

  21. Spruce Decline

  22. Prescribed Fire

  23. WildFire

  24. Beaver

  25. Data Sources Marcus Sadak CNNF GIS coordinator mlsadak@fs.fed.us 715-362- 1356 Linda Parker Forest Ecologist/ Research Coordinator lrparker@fs.fed.us 715 762 5169

  26. Geospatial databases Vegetation Activities: FACTS • Timber harvests • Planting • Site Preparation • ETC Vegetation Composition FSVEG • Stands • Type • Age • Density • Soils • LTA Also…DEMs

  27. National Hierarchy of Ecological Units Landtype Associations

  28. FSGeodata Clearinghousehttp://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us/ For Example: Provinces, Sections, and Subsections of the Conterminous United States Forest Biomass across the Lower 48 States and Alaska

  29. Loads of layers http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/gla/

  30. National Hierarchy of Ecological Units

  31. Research Natural Areasnrs.fs.fed.us/rna

  32. Discuss

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