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Using Irregular Shelterwood Systems to Optimize Value Growth in Southern Ontario Maple Forests
| Authors: | Peter A. Williams |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Type: | Proceedings - Paper |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-211-paper36 |
| Source: | In: Kern, Christel C.; Dickinson, Yvette L., eds. Proceedings of the first biennial Northern Hardwood Conference 2021: Bridging science and management for the future. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-211. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 175–178. |
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Abstract
Many shelterwood variants use even- and uneven-aged concepts to manage stands with complex or patchy structure. It can take a skilled practitioner to prescribe, apply, or discern the system or hybrid being used, (e.g., single tree selection (STS); thinning, continuous cover (CC), group selection, irregular shelterwood (IS), expanding gap; and/or extended irregular shelterwood (EIS). This presentation will discuss the southwestern Ontario situation, IS systems and their application, and four case studies in exceptional stands with histories of good forest management (GFM).