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Productive Young Growth. Productive Young Growth. 1980s Forest Inventory. 1980s Forest Inventory. 1979 Timber Type Volume Classes. 1980s Forest Inventory. 1997 TLMP Volume Strata. Productive Young Growth.
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1980s Forest Inventory 1979 Timber Type Volume Classes
1980s Forest Inventory 1997 TLMP Volume Strata
“Richest old-growth stands and less-valuable stands are lumped into one class, high volume” Wildlife Biologist, John Schoen (Defenders 1998)
SE Chichagof Landscape Analysis Crab Bay
SE Chichagof Landscape Analysis Timber harvest has been disproportionately concentrated on alluvial/colluvial surfaces
Crab Bay N
Crab Bay N
Timber Type VC 6 VC 6 VC 6 VC 6 Crab Bay N
Volume Class 4 Volume Class 5 Volume Class 6 Clear Cut Crab Bay N
Crab Bay Volume Class 4 Volume Class 5 Volume Class 6 Clear Cut
VC 6 & 7 Harvested
Volume Class 4 Volume Class 5 Volume Class 6 Clear Cut Volume Class 5 Volume Class 6 N
(n=25) (n=19)
(n=25) (n=19)
Volume Class 5 Volume Class 6
Volume Class 5 Volume Class 6 Timber Volume?
(n=25) (n=19)
Volume Class 4 Volume Class 5 Volume Class 6 Clear Cut Crab Bay N
1994 - Timber Volume Paradigm * Allowable Sale Quantity (ASQ) * Proportionality * Wildlife Studies/Models * Volume Distribution Pie Charts
Deconstructing the timber volume paradigm in the management of the Tongass National Forest (Caouette, Kramer, & Nowacki 2000. PNW GTR)
High Volume High Density Forest
We need better quantifiable mapping objectives (Caouette, Kramer, & Nowacki 2000. PNW GTR)
3 2 4 1 200’ 5 6
Productive Old Growth V4 V5 V67 Yes No Yes No Hydric Soils Hydric Soils V5 V67 V4 V5 - H V4 - H North* South North* South ** ** Aspect Aspect V5 - N V5 - S V67 V4 - S V4 - H V4 - N V5 - H * North = 292.5 -- 57.5 + flat (no aspect) ** South = 67.5 -- 292.5 degrees
V4-H V4-N V4-S V5-H V5-N V5-S V67