Native Ecosystems Northwest

Forestry consulting to develop old-growth forest conditions. Technical Service Provider for the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).

• • Conifer forest thinning to improve forest health, resilience, diversity and complexity.
• • Native Oregon white oak release to improve unique native habitat, ecosystem function and continuity.
• • Fuels management to reduce chances of catastrophic fire damage and stand-replacement fires.
• • Develop uneven-aged stand conditions with improved canopy development and stand complexity.
• • Improve habitat for native wildlife diversity, sustainment and health.
• • Protect existing resources while developing strategies to improve ecosystem connectivity, function, diversity, complexity and health.
• • Increase native vegetation species diversity for improved stand resilience to climate change.
• • Manage forest systems for continuity of resources to improve wildlife migration patterns and habitat.

Native ecosystem enhancement/restoration consulting in addition to managing all phases of native ecosystem enhancement and/or restoration including:

• • initial site assessment and evaluation.
• • project design.
• • native plant selection and procurement.
• • site preparation (weed cutting, herbicide applications, grubbing, etc.).
• • planting (bare-root, containerized, seeding).
• • site maintenance (weed cutting, herbicide applications, grubbing, etc.).

Arboriculture consulting with Arboriculture International including:

• • tree risk assessments
• • habitat snag creation
• • hazard tree removals
• • crown reduction for improved canopy structure, function and/or health