The area before you has undergone the full spectrum of our restoration treatment techniques. First, we pruned the site and marked out the area for treatment. Then we flagged the trees that we wanted to keep and left the unmarked plantation trees to be thinned. Our next step was to redistribute coarse woody debris from the nearby windrows, spreading it out across the forest floor. Trees were then pulled, girdled, or topped in order to create structural features in the stand and open up gaps for native shrubs and trees to grow. We planted seedlings of native species in larger gaps.

A windrow is adjacent to the large gap; from this windrow we expect native tree and shrub species to disperse naturally and fill the gap. Although the area may look 'messy' at first glance, the site offers a substantially increased amount of diversity in available habitats. The site is much more diverse in shape and structure than it was when we began. This is true of the forest floor, the trees, and the canopy of the local area. [The picture to the left below is a "before shot". The one on the right is of the same area, after treatment.]