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Maintain vigorous western larch and encourage its regeneration

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Approach

Maintain vigorous western larch and encourage its regeneration

Tactics

  • Create gaps in forest to reduce competition and increase larch vigor
  • Regenerate larch with appropriate site preparation (e.g.
  • prescribed burning
  • followed by planting)

Citation

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L., eds. (2017). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Blue Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-939. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Peterson, D.L.; Halofsky, J.E. (2018). Adapting to the effects of climate change on natural resources in the Blue Mountains, USA. Climate Services. 10: 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2017.06.005.,