Westwold - selection harvesting of dry-belt Douglas-fir

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Trial name: Selection harvesting of dry-belt Douglas-fir (EP 987.04) (aka Westwold)
Trial objectives	Installation name	Ecosystems represented	Tree species	Silvicultural systems tested	Post establishment treatments
Determine the effects of different levels of residual growing stock and stand structure on the growth and yield and natural regeneration of dry-belt Douglas-fir following single tree selection harvesting.	Westwold	IDFdk2	Douglas-fir	Single tree selection: basal area retention – 15, 20 and 25 m²/ha 2 Q values Unharvested control	None

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Growth and Yield	Bealle Statland, C. and W.D. Johnstone. 2004. Natural regeneration 10 years after partial cutting in a dry-interior Douglas-fir stand (PDF, 2.1MB). B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Exten. Note 68. Bealle Statland, C. and W.D. Johnstone. 2010. Stand growth and natural regeneration development following selection harvesting of dry-belt Douglas-fir – 15 year results (PDF, 317KB). Project Y102033. For. Investment Account – For. Sci. Program. Final Tech. Rep.
Harvesting and Thinning	Day, J.K. 1998. Selection management of interior Douglas-fir for mule deer winter range. MF thesis. Univ. British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Day, K., M. Rau, and K. Zielke. 2000. Commercial thinning of dry-belt Douglas-fir stands on mule deer winter range in the Cariboo Foest Region (PDF, 317KB). B.C. Min. Agric. Food. Day, K., G. Weckerle, J.L. Mitchell, R.W. Gray, C. Tretheway, and B.A. Atkins. 2003. Commercial thinning on mule deer winter range. Improving habitat through forest management (PDF, 429KB). For. Innovation Investment Contract R2003-0216. Tech. Rep. Koot, C., K. Day, S. Ewen, and D. Skea. 2015. Harvesting on mule deer winter range under General Wildlife Measures for shallow and moderate snowpack zones: approach and lessons learned following a second harvest entry after 30 years (PDF, 8.4MB). B.C. Min. For., Lands, Nat. Resource Ops., Cariboo For. Reg. Tech. Rep.

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