Be sure to visit the U.S. Forest Service website for official documents on the Jellico Vegetation Management project. Some people have expressed difficulty in finding, downloading, or viewing the documents, so below we’ve embedded the project documents released by the U.S. Forest Service on October 19, 2022: Project Scoping Maps Treatment Descriptions Acres Per Age… Continue reading USFS Project Documentation
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USFS Intermediate Vegetation Treatments
From the U.S. Forest Service Jellico Vegetation Management project documentation: CROP TREE RELEASEThis treatment releases desired trees in the dominant and co-dominant crown classes that are vigorous, exhibit healthy crowns, and have good form. The number of crop trees is determined on a stand-by-stand basis, as older stands generally have a lower number of crop… Continue reading USFS Intermediate Vegetation Treatments
USFS Harvest Methods
From the U.S. Forest Service Jellico Vegetation Management project documentation: CLEARCUTThis harvest method consists of cutting essentially all trees and regenerating the stand. Only immediate roost trees (IRTs), as defined in the Forest Plan (page A-16), and snags (dead trees) are retained. At least 15 basal area per acre (BA) is retained in any scoured… Continue reading USFS Harvest Methods