Buck-wacking to our survey gaps. Mike’s head can be seen in the white circle
Identifying plants in a thinned young-growth stand
Following up on our 2013 work, we visited several gaps over three days, with the Sitka Ranger District, to assess opportunities to maintain or improve canopy gaps on Kruzof Island.
Click HERE to download the 2015 report (15Mb)
In July 2013, we conducted a”quick cruise” survey of 22 year-old gaps on Kruzof Island. The purpose of this survey was to better understand the plant response to canopy gaps created in young growth forest stands.
Click HERE to download the 2013 report (14Mb)
Click HERE to download GIS shapefiles of gap and corridor locations