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PINE PLANTATION: Proposed Actions

Actions (Objective 1)

Develop regional forest management plan.
Background and Progress: Currently, silvicultural lands within the planning unit are divided among a diversity of landowners with a diversity of land objectives. This condition makes the development of any comprehensive, regional plan difficult. However, many lands being managed as plantations are under government ownership. Management of these lands should reflect not only local interests but also regional objectives. No regional forest management plan exists for government-owned lands.


Actions (Objective 2)

Produce educational materials about the wildlife and economic benefits of open-canopy forest management.
Background and Progress: Historically, a large portion of the plantation growing cycle provided little bird habitat due to the lack of understory vegetation. With the development of new open-canopy management techniques it has become increasingly clear that the production of wood products is compatible with providing habitat for breeding birds. However, open-canopy management is used on only a small portion of silvicultural lands. The current lack of open-canopy management appears to be a problem of education.
 
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