On January 5, 2009, members of the Jackson Advisory Group visited Brandon Gulch to review a “trial mark.” The trial mark is an initial marking of trees to reflect the guidelines for a harvest intended to create late seral (old growth) characteristics in the Brandon Gulch stands. T he late seral harvest plan differs greatly [...]
Entries from January 2009
Brandon Gulch Trial Mark
January 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Brandon Gulch · Harvest Plans · Late seral · Old Growth
Harvest Plans Need Reconsideration
January 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
The Jackson Advisory Group (JAG) has now reviewed four near-term harvest plans proposed for Jackson State Forest. A problem with the harvest plans proposed in the management plan has now become apparent, a problem that has been exacerbated by the housing collapse and general economic downturn. Dunlap North, Jackson State Forest Many of the harvest [...]
Tags: Harvest Plans