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
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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
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Swainson’s Thrush
salvageperiod
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In Summary…
This is not true!
…but they do change wildlife habitats
ChangeWildlifeHabitats