Cases: Emerald Ash Borer

A Single Tree Selection Prescription (State of WI)
46.001667, -90.338583
Introduce more structure into the stand and convert it to an uneven-aged stand.
Conversion Harvest in Rich Mesic Northern Hardwood Stand (Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation, WI)
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To begin conversion of an even-aged sawtimber sized northern hardwood stand to an uneven-aged northern hardwood stand by reducing the basal area to 70-90 ft2/acre (16-21 m2/ha) to promote another age class.
Deer Exclosure Effects on Mesic Oak Forest in St. Croix State Forest (MN DNR)
46.101808, -92.481827
To use a two-cut shelterwood system with deer browse protection (exclosures) to maintain northern red oak as a component of Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen-Red Maple Forest
Evaluating the ecological impacts of EAB and climate change on black ash forests (Chippewa NF)
47.379596, -94.61931
Increase resilience of black ash stands threatened by emerald ash borer (EAB) through regeneration harvests aimed at increasing representation of non-ash species.
Group Selection Harvest with Artificial and Natural Regeneration on a Southern Floodplain Forest Community: Collischan Bottoms Site (MN DNR)
44.5806, -92.6123
Regenerate a mature lowland hardwoods stand to a young stand of similar composition.
Group Selection Harvest with Artificial and Natural Regeneration on a Southern Floodplain Forest Community: Eggleston Site (MN DNR)
44.621295, -92.66885
Regenerate a mature lowland hardwoods stand to a young stand of similar composition.
Harvest and Enrichment Planting to Achieve Species Diversification and Prevent Swamping in a Northern Very Wet Ash Swamp Plant Community (MN DNR)
46.121399, -94.011644
Regenerate a mature ash stand to a more diverse young stand in order to maintain a forested condition, considering imminent invasion by emerald ash borer (EAB) and anticipated climate change impacts on a very wet site.
Increasing Floodplain Resilience in Southeast Minnesota (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
44.212176, -91.921667
Keep the site forested and increase resilience by improving diversity and removing invasive species.
Kettle Lake ash reforestation: tree planting in advance of emerald ash borer (MN DNR)
46.6692, -92.78535
Harvest ash and plant with non-ash species to diversify stand composition in preparation of imminent Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation.
Regeneration and Stand Improvement Results in Bottomland Hardwoods 30 Years after Initial Treatment (MN DNR)
44.600222, -92.625645
Regenerate the mature portion of a lowland hardwoods stand to a young stand of similar composition and improve health and vigor of younger portion of the stand.
Results of 35 years of Lowland Hardwoods Regeneration Efforts on a Floodplain Forest Site in the Vermillion/Mississippi River Bottoms (MN DNR)
44.665304, -92.731634
Regenerate mature lowland hardwood stands to young stands of similar composition.
Sawyer Swamp Hardwood Conversion Trial (WI DNR)
46.116551, -91.3568
To investigate relative performance of species with potential to replace black ash threatened by emerald ash borer.
Underplanting in anticipation of bottomland ash mortality (State of WI)
42.50997, -89.27571
The objective for management is to preserve the bottomland hardwood stand by augmenting advance regeneration prior to overstory mortality due to emerald ash borer (EAB).

1925 Jack Pine Thinning Study and 2015 Replicates (UMN Cloquet Forestry Center)

Study of ecological and stand dynamics changes after a single thinning from below

Cover type: Pine

1979 Paper Birch Shelterwood (UMN Cloquet Forestry Center)

To regenerate paper birch

Cover type: Aspen-Birch

33 Years of Northern Hardwood Management (Ashland County)

Regenerate northern hardwoods species to maintain the northern hardwoods covertype.

Cover type: Northern hardwoods

5 Year Oak Wilt Containment Study (WI DNR)

Stop the below-ground spread of an active oak wilt pocket in order to maintain oaks into the future.

Cover type: Northern hardwoods

A Comparison of Establishment Methods for Northern Red Oak Regeneration in a Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest (MN DNR)

Regenerate a mature red oak stand to a young stand of similar composition.

Cover type: Central hardwoods