Fresh Starts - Field Tour of Young Replanted Forest
Join us for a field tour exploring how forests grow back after harvest or wildfire!
We’ll visit different properties—both public and private—to see how young forests take shape and provide habitat under different conditions.
On this tour, we will:
- Visit areas that have regrown after wildfire, with and without salvage logging, and compare the differences.
- Explore recently harvested sites and see how landowners help forests recover.
- Learn how young forests provide habitat for wildlife and contribute to a healthy landscape.
- Discuss how different management choices impact forest recovery over time.
This full-day field tour will visit biodiversity research sites across three common forms of early seral forests in the Pacific Northwest: (1) post-fire stands on federal land; (2) salvage-logged post-fire stands on federal land; and (3) intensively managed stands on private land. Participants will hear findings from recent research comparing biodiversity across these categories, which span a wide range of management approaches for early seral forests. With scientists and managers from a variety of backgrounds, we anticipate valuable discussions about the implications of this research in the context of post-fire management decisions, forest sustainability certification, and how different approaches to early seral forest management complement one another at broad scales.
This is a great chance to see forest regrowth, learn from real-world examples, and get a fresh perspective on young forests!
Who should attend:
Landowners and natural resource professionals.
Come explore the story of young forests—sign up today!
Continuing education credits will be applied for SAF and The Wildlife Society.
We will meet in Canyonville (exact location TBD) to caravan/carpool to tour sites nearTiller.
Please Register by May 27th