Assessment of Forest Insect Conditions at Opax Mountain Silviculture Trail

Dan Miller; Lorraine Maclauchlan

Assessment of Forest Insect Conditions at Opax Mountain Silviculture Trail

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Dan Miller, Lorraine Maclauchlan

Year:

1998

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Managing the Dry Douglas-fir Forests of the Southern Interior: Workshop Proceedings, April 29-30, Kamloops, British Columbia

Download PDF (477 KB)

Abstract

Forest management in British Columbia requires that all resource values are considered along with a variety of appropriate management practices. For the past l00 years, partial-cutting practices were the method of choice whenharvesting in Interior Douglas-fir (IDF) zone ecosystems. Along with a highly effective fire suppression program and minimal stand tending, these practices have created new and distinct stand structures. These range from low-density stands of uniform height to variable-density, multi-layered stands with patchy distributions of tree clumps and canopy gaps.

Citation

Miller, Dan; Maclauchlan, Lorraine. 1998. Assessment of Forest Insect Conditions at Opax Mountain Silviculture Trail. Managing the Dry Douglas-fir Forests of the Southern Interior: Workshop Proceedings, April 29-30, Kamloops, British Columbia