Quinault
Ownership: FS
Ecoregion: Northwest Coast
Forest: Olympic NF
District: Pacific RD south
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
1,480ac (599ha)
Primary Features
Quinault Research Natural Area (RNA) was established to represent? The topography of the RNA is flat to gently rolling, except on steeper slopes of Quinault Ridge along the eastern boundary. Two creeks and several smaller tributaries flow through the tract. Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), and western red cedar (Thuja plicata) dominate the RNA. Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis) is also common throughout the RNA. Red huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium), sword fern (Nephrolepis), and redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana) dominate the understory.
Publications
- Jerry F. Franklin, C.T. Dyrness. 1973. Natural vegetation of Oregon and Washington.
- Robert Denison, Bruce Caldwell, Bernard Bormann, Lindell Eldred, Cynthia Swanberg, Steven Anderson. 1976. The effects of acid rain on nitrogen fixation in Western Washington coniferous forests
- Lisa J. Villa, Andrew B. Carey, Todd M. Wilson, Karma E. Glos. 1999. Maturation and reproduction of northern flying squirrels in Pacific Northwest forests.
- A.B. Carey. 1995. Sciurids in Pacific Northwest managed and old-growth forests.
- A.B. Carey, M.L. Johnson. 1995. Small mammals in managed, naturally young, and old-growth forests.
- A.B. Carey, J.E. Kershner. 1996. Spilogale gracilis in upland forests of western Washington and Oregon.
- P.S. Homann, S.M. Remillard, M.E. Harmon, B.T. Bormann. 2004. Carbon storage in coarse and fine fractions of Pacific Northwest old-growth forest soils.
Last updated March 20, 2023