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Entries from February 2009

Natural Forestry at Jackson Forest — Part 2

February 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Notes on a Meeting of the Landscape Committee of the Jackson Advisory Group, February 4, 2009 Introduction This is the second in a related series of documents on applying the concept of “Natural Forestry” at Jackson State Forest. The concept is introduced and defined in Part 1. The key idea behind Natural Forestry is simultaneously [...]

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Tags: Late seral · Natural Forestry · Old Growth · Silviculture

Natural Forestry for Jackson State Forest

February 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Recently the concept of “Natural Forestry” as a management strategy for Jackson State Forest has gained prominence in discussions of the Jackson Advisory Group (JAG), the independent advisory group charged with developing recommendations for long-term management of the forest. Mike Jani, co-chair of the Landscape Committee of the JAG coined the term and gave a [...]

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Tags: Late seral · Natural Forestry · Old Growth · Silviculture

Natural Forestry at Jackson Forest — Part 1

February 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Introduction The Jackson Advisory Group (JAG) was appointed by the Director of Cal Fire and the Board of Forestry and given as its primary task the development of a long-term management plan for Jackson State Forest. The JAG began meeting in mid-2008. Ever since it has been grappling with the question of how much of [...]

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Tags: Late seral · Natural Forestry · Old Growth · Silviculture