Old growth tree stumps remain to provide habitat, nutrients and communication
Resources
Must Read …
From SixMountains and Larry Pynn: In Support of Ecoforestry in North Cowichan Jan. 30, 2023
From Wired Magazine: Why Old-Growth Trees are Crucial to Tackling Climate Change
From Yale Environment 360: Why Keeping Mature Forests Intact is KEY to the Climate Fight
Defusing BC’s big, bad carbon bomb: By David Broadland - January 6, 2020 - Focus On Victoria Magazine
David Broadland is the publisher of Focus. He is working with a group of scientists, journalists and citizens to explore the potential for conserving selected BC forests for carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation and short-distance tourism potential. He welcomes your feedback.
The Earth’s Blanket - Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living by Dr. Nancy Turner
Reports & Scientific Papers
Strategic Intelligence: Forests Note: you will be asked to register for login
Sustainable Ecosystem Management in Clayoquot Sound Planning and Practices
Principles and Practices of New Forestry: A Guide for British Columbians
An Ecological Rationale for Changing Forest Management on MacMillan Bloedel’s Forest Tenure
Retention Forestry to Maintain Multifunctional Forests: A World Perspective
Based on the research of Bill Beese, former Forest Ecologist with M & B, now at VIU. A look at the Montane Alternative Silviculture Systems (MASS) site near Campbell River and the research:
Other Ecosystem Studies
Silviculture Treatments for Ecosystem Management in the Sayward (STEMS) Project in Sayward Forest
Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options (DEMO) Study in US PNW
Diversifying Forest Structure to Promote Wildlife Biodiversity in Western Washington Forests
IDENTIFYING OLD TREES AND FORESTS IN WASHINGTON from WA State DNR