Creating snags with explosives.

Evelyn Bull; Arthur D. Partridge; Wayne G. Williams

doi:10.2737/PNW-RN-393

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Creating snags with explosives.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Evelyn Bull, Arthur D. Partridge, Wayne G. Williams

Year:

1981

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RN-393

Source:

Res. Note PNW-RN-393. Portland,OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 p

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Abstract

The tops of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) trees were blown off with dynamite to create nest sites for cavity-nesting wildlife. The procedure included drilling a hole almost through the trunk, inserting the dynamite, and setting the charge with primacord and fuse. Trees were simultaneously innoculated with a decay organism. The average cost was $30 per tree.

Keywords

Birds, nesting, snags, wildlife habitat

Citation

Bull, Evelyn L.; Partridge, Arthur D.; Williams, Wayne G. 1981. Creating snags with explosives. Res. Note PNW-RN-393. Portland,OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 p