HEBO LTEP remeasurement - UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE
SEATTLE,WA 98195

Performing Department
Sustainable Resource Management

Non Technical Summary
UW ONRC will examine and analyze the success of three silviculture prescriptions and control that comprise the Mt. Hebo long-term ecosystem productivity (LTEP) site located in the Siuslaw National Forest. The success of these here-to-for untried prescriptions has important implications for managing the Siuslaw and other coastal PNW National Forests. This project may impact collaborative efforts between ONRC and Washington DNR and result in implementation of some of the prescriptions, if they are working well, on OESF DNR lands that are part of a new operational watershed study (T3 Experiment). The project takes place at ONRC in Forks and on the Hebo LTEP field site.

Animal Health Component

(N/A)

Research Effort Categories

Basic

(N/A)

Applied

(N/A)

Developmental

100%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
123	0612	1070	100%

Knowledge Area
123 - Management and Sustainability of Forest Resources;

Subject Of Investigation
0612 - Conifer forests of the West;

Field Of Science
1070 - Ecology;

Keywords

siuslaw national forest

public lands

silviculture

tree and stand measurements

pseudotsuga menziesii

understory

Goals / Objectives
The purpose of this agreement is to document the cooperation between the parties to monitor and maintain the Mt. Hebo plots established by the Siuslaw National Forest that examine effectiveness of various silvicultural prescriptions and by doing so providing a teaching opportunity to the University of Washington where students can learn monitoring strategies and techniques through the implementation of an ongoing study

Project Methods
The UW ONRC shall:1. Organize pre- and post-field trips to the site for local U.S. Forest Service scientists and decision-makers with broader university participation to acquaint new employees and scientists with this now 20-year field site.2. Remeasure all of the plots for understory species, cover, and biomass, and tree species, mortality, diameter, and condition.3. Replace plot and tree tags as needed.4. Analyze current condition and changes based on previously collected data.5. Disseminate results to managers and others.

Progress 08/28/18 to 06/30/19

Outputs
Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? We reported on this US Forest Service award as a state project in REEport simply so that it would appear in our financial report templates. The final progress report submitted to the sponsor is available upon request.

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