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