Understanding drivers and patterns of forest management in the
region * A Snapshot of the Chequamegon-Nicolet VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT (AKA TIMBER HARVEST) TIMBER HARVEST VOLUME VOLUME SOLD
AND FUNDING LEVEL ( ) ANNUAL BUDGET ( ) 1.3 to 1.5 percent/year 85
percent undisturbed over the decade. 8,990 acres harvest/year
(0.60% of CNNF). GROUND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES AVERAGE SIZE OF
CLEARCUTS CLEARCUTS TRENDS IN FOREST COMPOSITION AND AGE ACRES OF
REGENERATING ASPEN FOREST Most common type Un-even aged
silviculture Post-cutover origin Willow Creek tower most productive
NORTHERN HARDWOODS NORTHERN HARDWOOD INTERIOR AGE CLASS STRUCTURE
OF UPLAND VEGETATION IN MANAGEMENT AREA 2B CCC Era Even-aged
Silviculture Very little being planted Usually on sandy soils RED
PINE Winter logging required in some areas (more and more
difficult) TIMING OF HARVEST Increasing: Woody Biomass Harvesting
LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE EXPANSION OF PATCHES OF MATURE NORTHERN
HARDWOOD INTERIOR FOREST OTHER DISTURBANCE FORCES Lakewood/Laona
oak wilt treatment ( ) YearNumber of sites treatedNumber of
individual trees , , , , ,714 Total14214,424 OAK WILT Spruce
decline salvage ( ) YearAcres Salvaged , , Total4,155 SPRUCE
DECLINE Acres within fire-adapted landtype associations treated
with prescribed fires Year Acres , PRESCRIBED FIRE AverageNumber
Fires Average size of fire (acres) Range of fire size (acres)
RANGE38-72 Less than 10 acres WILDFIRE BEAVER Linda Parker Forest
Ecologist/ Research Coordinator Marcus Sadak CNNF GIS coordinator
DATA SOURCES Vegetation Activities: FACTS Timber harvests Planting
Site Preparation ETC Vegetation Composition FSVEG Stands Type Age
Density Soils LTA GEOSPATIAL DATABASES AlsoDEMs NATIONAL HIERARCHY
OF ECOLOGICAL UNITS Landtype Associations FSGEODATA
CLEARINGHOUSEForest Biomass across the Lower 48 States and Alaska
For Example: Provinces, Sections, and Subsections of the
Conterminous United States LOADS OF LAYERS NATIONAL HIERARCHY OF
ECOLOGICAL UNITS RESEARCH NATURAL AREAS NRS.FS.FED.US/RNA
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