Conservationists Say Thinning On Federal Lands Could Provide Steady Timber Supply – GEOS Institute Home About Us About Us Our Team Board of Directors Career Opportunities Room Rental Contact Initiatives Climate Ready America Climate Ready Communities ClimateWise Drinking Water Providers Partnership Past Initiatives Donate News From the Executive Director Newsletter Signup CONTACT US Home About Us About Us Our Team Board of Directors Career Opportunities Room Rental Contact Initiatives Climate Ready America Climate Ready Communities ClimateWise Drinking Water Providers Partnership Past Initiatives Donate News From the Executive Director Newsletter Signup Forest Legacies Programs Tongass Rainforests Fire Ecology Pacific Northwest Klamath Siskiyou Featured Projects Scientist Network Temperate Rainforests Climate Change and Human Health Press Room Latest News Press Releases Conservationists Say Thinning On Federal Lands Could Provide Steady Timber Supply Oregon Public Broadcasting / Earthfix News The U.S. Forest Service has made forest thinning one of its top priorities, particularly in fire-prone and unhealthy dry forests. But environmental groups say dense Douglas fir plantations on the wet side of the Cascades need to be thinned too. And that could help increase the lumber supply. On a steep slope in the Siuslaw National Forest, Douglas fir trees are packed in like matchsticks. Dan Segotta, the U.S. Forest Service’s timber operations manager in the Siuslaw, says these woods were clear-cut in 1965, and then densely replanted. 20 years ago, forest managers in the Siuslaw began a thinning experiment on the site. They left this stand alone to serve as an experimental control. more > Contribute Geos Institute depends on the generous support of caring people who believe we can and must do a better job addressing climate change for our children and those who will follow. Donate Now Stay Updated! Sign up to stay updated on our initiatives and receive information you can use to build resilience in your community. Sign up for our eNews About Us Learn more about our parent organization, the Geos Insititute and their work on helping communities build climate resilience. Visit Geos Institute Contribute Please give generously today. Donate Now Initiative of Contact About Us News Publications © Geos Institute. All rights reserved. Forest Legacies is a program of Geos Institute. Geos Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 93-0880205) Site developed and hosted by Rogue Web Works. Who We Are Contact Us Our Team Board of Directors Careers Newsletter CLIMATE READY AMERICA CLIMATE READY COMMUNITIES CLIMATEWISE DRINKING WATER PROVIDERS PARTNERSHIP 84 Fourth St. Ashland OR 97520 © Geos Institute. All rights reserved. Site developed and hosted by Rogue Web Works.