Forest Update: Big Easy Harvest Beginning 7/22. Blitz 210 Harvest Now Complete
Forest Update: Big Easy Harvest Beginning 7/22. Blitz 210 Harvest Now Complete
The Big Easy Harvest begins tomorrow, 7/22 on the Dunn Forest. This harvest does not involve any road or trail closures.
Approximate Closure Duration: 2 months
Closed Roads: None
Closed Trails: None
Haul Routes: Tampico Road
Detours: None
Size: 18.6 ac
Harvest Method: Ground based harvesting
Prescription: Regeneration harvest with structural retention (8 trees/acre retained as individuals and in clumped patterns).
Reason for Harvest: This timber harvest contributes to the overall sustainable harvest goal. Revenue supports Research Forests operations and teaching and research within the College of Forestry.
Stand Age: 78
Additional Considerations: Approximately 8 trees per acre have been designated for retention, exceeding requirements of the Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA) by 139 trees.
Consistent w/ Forest Plan? Yes
Click here for a map of the harvest area
The Blitz 210 harvest on the Dunn Forest is now complete.