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Forestry Competition Group 10

Explore the history of Skypark at Santa's Village and the reforestation efforts undertaken after the devastating Old Fire of 2003. Learn about the objectives, process, and analysis of the forest management project. Discover the importance of maintaining a healthy forest for recreational purposes and the survival of seedlings.

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Forestry Competition Group 10

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  1. Forestry Competition Group 10 By: Alfredo Arzola, Sandy Gonzalez, Katie Robbins

  2. Outline • Purpose • History of Skypark at Santa’s Village • European Settlements • The Old Fire of 2003 • Plot Surveys • Analysis • Conclusion

  3. Purpose • Reforestation at SkyPark at Santa’s Village • Seedling survival - More seedlings be planted

  4. History of Site • 235 Acre Property • Located South-East of Lake Arrowhead • Late 1800s - Family farm and sawmill -Operation in 1885 • Henck Family 1918 • Santa Village Closed 1999 • Skyforest Company 2000 - Store logs (Bark Beetle Outbreak 2002) • SkyPark, Santa’s Village, LLC (2014) -Santa’s Village opening 2015

  5. SkyPark Lake Arrowhead Big Bear Lake San Bernardino

  6. The Old Fire of 2003 • High Intensity Fire • Burned over 91,000 Acres • Location: South side of Highway 18

  7. Old Fire of 2003

  8. The Old Fire, started near Waterman Canyon Road and destroyed hundreds of homes. The Old Fire progressed rapidly forcing the evacuation of thousands

  9. SkyPark’s Forest Management Objectives • Purpose was to increase Forest’s defense against fire. • Maintain healthy forest • Recreational • Prevent high intensity fires • Planted about 435 seedlings per plot

  10. Damaged Forest

  11. Tree Seed Zone

  12. Reforestation Process • Regenerating of trees for planting purposes • Manage the cleaning process of the burned forest • Prepare the site • Begin to plant • Stock Surveys

  13. Forest Inventory Methodology • Plot Surveys -Entire Areas need to be surveyed -1/10 Acre Circular Plot • Radius of 37.2 Feet • Used lodging tape to measure area

  14. Analysis • 23 plots • 435 seedlings per acre • 31% mortality rate of artificial seedlings

  15. Conclusion • The human population relies on natural resources • Recreational Purposes • Observations

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