A completed mechanical forest management project

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What To Expect After the Work Is Complete

Among the effects of a completed forest management project are wind loss of large trees, some scarring of remaining trees, and broken limbs overhead and at the forest floor.

Wind loss of 5 to 7% of large trees

Tree scarring

Overhead hazards

Broken limbs

Future Maintenance

Forest floor disturbance stimulates lots of new growth, trees, grasses, and some weeds. An annual maintenance program to thin new trees and manage weeds is highly recommended. These tasks are easily performed by the property owner.

New growth

Mechanical
Forest Management

After the
Work Is Complete

Wildland Fire Fighting and
Post Fire Reclamation

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