Cases: Single-tree Selection

33 Years of Northern Hardwood Management (Ashland County)
46.179199, -90.464984
Regenerate northern hardwoods species to maintain the northern hardwoods covertype.
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.
Oak Epicormic Branching and Radial Growth after Thinning in Three Native Plant Communities (MN DNR)
46.251067, -92.389309
Oak crop tree release to improve timber quality, stand health and mast production for wildlife.
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.
Single tree selection: Terra Del Fuego (Douglas Cty, WI)
46.422387, -92.01315
The silvicultural objective for this area (unit 1) was a crop tree release, improvement thinning with regeneration gaps.
Testing a Single-tree Selection Alternative in Northern Hardwoods (WI DNR)
43.201444, -90.66377
Transition from a two aged oak dominated stand to multi-aged northern hardwood stand
Abundant aspen regeneration on the study site in October 2021.

Development of an Operationally Feasible Buckthorn Control Method on a Light Buckthorn Infestation in the Sandstone Forestry Area (MN DNR)

Regenerate a mature stand of aspen to a young stand of similar composition while reducing the future spread of buckthorn.

Cover type: Aspen-Birch

Results of 35 years of Lowland Hardwoods Regeneration Efforts on a Floodplain Forest Site in the Vermillion/Mississippi River Bottoms (MN DNR)

Regenerate mature lowland hardwood stands to young stands of similar composition.

Cover type: Other

Forestry staff assess regeneration in a gap harvest area in spring 2021.

Group Selection Harvest with Artificial and Natural Regeneration on a Southern Floodplain Forest Community: Collischan Bottoms Site (MN DNR)

Regenerate a mature lowland hardwoods stand to a young stand of similar composition.

Cover type: Other

Michelle martin takes a regeneration plot in a small gap harvest in spring 2021

Group Selection Harvest with Artificial and Natural Regeneration on a Southern Floodplain Forest Community: Eggleston Site (MN DNR)

Regenerate a mature lowland hardwoods stand to a young stand of similar composition.

Cover type: Other

Michelle Martin surveys mixed hardwood regeneration in fall 2021

Underplanting for Oak/ Black Walnut Regeneration in a Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest NPC on the Buelow Unit (MN DNR)

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

Cover type: Central hardwoods

Photo of regenerating and protected red pine.

Regenerating East Road natural origin red pine using a mix of artificial and natural regeneration (MN DNR)

Use natural and artificial regeneration practices to regenerate a natural origin red pine site with characteristics that mimic a natural origin stand in structure and diversity, while maintaining red pine as the dominant species.

Cover type: Pine

Forester taking an increment core on a red oak tree to assess radial growth since thinning

Red Oak Growth Response after Thinning in Five Native Plant Communities (MN DNR)

Cover type: Northern hardwoods

Aerial imagery of group selection opening.

Evaluating the ecological impacts of EAB and climate change on black ash forests (Chippewa NF)

Increase resilience of black ash stands threatened by emerald ash borer (EAB) through regeneration harvests aimed at increasing representation of non-ash species.

Cover type: Ash

The anchor chain adequately scarified the site for acorns to get bare mineral soil contact.

Acorns and anchor chain to increase oak regeneration (MN DNR)

Bolster oak regeneration on a stand with poor natural regeneration and heavy competition, after first cut in two cut shelterwood harvest.

Cover type: Northern hardwoods

Smoky Hills Pine Uneven Aged Management (MN DNR)

Uneven aged management in a 115 year old pine stand.

Cover type: Pine