Recommended Citation
Published in Proceedings of the Coast Redwood Forests in a Changing California: A Symposium for Scientists and Managers: Santa Cruz, CA, June 21, 2011, pages 539-551.
Abstract
Swanton Pacific Ranch in northern Santa Cruz County has been owned and managed by California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) Foundation since 1987. The California Forest Practice Rules specific to Santa Cruz County limit harvest rate and opening size. Cal Poly forest managers are implementing uneven-aged forest management on 1,182 acres of 80 to 110 year old, second-growth coast redwood forests using a modified BDq approach. The Lockheed Fire spread into most of the managed forest area during the summer of 2009 causing significant mortality in lower diameter classes.
Disciplines
Environmental Sciences
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URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/nrm_fac/58