Adaptive silviculture in an urban environment: Initial survival and design set-up

Abstract

The Crosby Farms ASCC site sits in a Saint Paul Park and Recreation Area, owned and managed by the City of Saint Paul, that is embedded within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA), a national park. Within the 736-acre park, there has been significant mortality of overstory green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) due to the invasive emerald ash borer. Utilizing these already established mortality centers, three areas (or blocks) were identified. Prior to the removal of the mostly dead overstory, pretreatment conditions were measured. Overstory trees were removed during the 2019–2020 winter season. Twenty-four 1/10th acre permanent plots were established and fenced and included an unplanted control (3 blocks x 2 replicates x 4 treatments = 24 plots). We planted each plot with 3- to 6-ft bare root stock at a 10-ft spacing within the resistance, resilience, and transition treatments.

Parent Publication

• Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop

Citation

Windmuller-Campione, Marcella; Hammes, Mary; Brandt, Leslie; Eigirdas, Auste; Montgomery, Rebecca; Nagel, Linda; Peterson, Courtney. 2022. Adaptive silviculture in an urban environment: Initial survival and design set-up. In: Jain, Theresa B.; Schuler, Thomas M. [comp.]. Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop. Proc. RMRS-P-80. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 4 p.