Trees: Silviculture – by Brendan Prusik, Forester
Twenty-one vegetation types are included in the Dirt to Trees to Wildlife tool. Of the 21, three are non-forest types including Speckled Alder, Palustrine (associated with wetlands) and Upland (associated with non-wetland soils). Again, we will refer to all 21 types as “forest types” for ease of conversation. The complete list follows:
Aspen/Birch |
Aspen |
Paper Birch |
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Northern Hardwoods |
SMBEYB |
Beech |
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Yellow Birch |
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Sugar Maple |
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Southern Hardwoods |
Red Maple |
Silver Maple |
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Spruce-Fir |
Balsam Fir |
Spruce-Fir |
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Red Spruce |
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Balsam Fir (High) |
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Red Spruce (high) |
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Spruce-Fir (High) |
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Hemlock |
Hemlock |
Oak-Pine |
Northern Red Oak |
Pine-Oak-Maple |
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Eastern White Pine |
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Speckled Alder |
Speckled Alder |
Non-Forest |
Palustrine |
Upland |
Basic recommendations are included for each forest type. These recommendations provide silvicultural strategies to maximize diversity of breeding habitats appropriate for that forest type. If a land manager wants to focus on strategies to enhance select species, links to strategies for managing each Species of Greatest Conservation Need are included.