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GENERAL LOCATION

The Southern Appalachian study site is located near Asheville, NC on the Green River Game Land in Polk County.  This forest managed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission covers 5,841 hectares of forests and wildlife openings.  

A wide variety of cover and site types can be found on the Green River Game Land because of its diverse topography. Most stands are comprised of mixtures of hickories with xeric oaks or mesic oaks depending on topographic position.  Shortleaf  (Pinus echinata) and Virginia (P. virginiana) pines are found on ridgetops while white pine (P. strobus) is found in moist coves. 

STUDY SITES

Twelve study sites, one for each treatment area, were selected on the basis of size, stand age, cover type and management history.  Selected sites were judged to be in danger of uncharacteristically severe wildfire due to heavy fuel loads.  None had been thinned during the past 10 years and none had been burned (wild or prescribed) in at least 5 years.