Management Of Wildlife And Fish Habitats In Forests Of Western Oregon And Washington

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1985Management of Wildlife

and Fish Habitats in Forests of Western

Oregon and Washington

1985Management of Wildlife and Fish

Habitats in Forests of Western

Oregon and Washington

1991Wildlife and Vegetation

of UnmanagedDouglas-fir Forests

1991Wildlife and Vegetation

of UnmanagedDouglas-fir Forests

It’s all “managed”

Time

one extreme or the other

Time

created quickly develops slowly

Time

Early Seral = no, or low, live conifer cover

Time

no snags

lots of snags

The Forest is on Fire!

Now what?

Setting the Context

Forest Changes in Western Oregon

1914 1940 1996

Mature & Old-Growth Forests

Fire-Killed Forest Patches (the “Other” Forest)

Forest Changes in Western Oregon

1914 1940 2002

conifer coverlow high

conifer coverlow high

conifer cover changedecrease increase

conifer cover changedecrease increase

Private

State

Federal

conifer cover changedecrease increase

conifer cover changedecrease increase

no snags

lots of snags

conifer cover changedecrease increase

conifer cover changedecrease increase

conifer cover changedecrease increase

conifer cover changedecrease increase

conifer cover changedecrease increase

conifer cover changedecrease increase

CoastRange

Klamath

Cascades

Elbert L. Little, Jr. 1971, Atlas of United States trees

Brian E. Small

Brian E. Small

NatureServe - Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere Version 3.0

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

Case Study - Umpqua National ForestCase Study - Umpqua National Forest

SSNAGNAG I INVENTORYNVENTORY

SSNAGNAG D DISTRIBUTIONISTRIBUTIONACROSS THE LANDSCAPEACROSS THE LANDSCAPE

Wildlife Response?

Lazuli Bunting

salvageperiod

White-crowned Sparrow

salvageperiod

House Wren

salvageperiod

Olive-sided Flycatcher

salvageperiod

Mountain Quail

salvageperiod

Hermit Warbler

salvageperiod

Hermit Thrush

salvageperiod

Varied Thrush

salvageperiod

Golden-crowned Kinglet

salvageperiod

Swainson’s Thrush

salvageperiod

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In Summary…

This is not true!

…but they do change wildlife habitats

ChangeWildlifeHabitats