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Errol KutcherSpray Lakes Sawmills
Craig DeMaere Alberta Environment and Parks
November 15, 2018
Ecological Restoration of High Elevation Montane Grasslands
Mountain Legacy Projecthttp://mountainlegacy.ca/
• Median fire return interval for the Montane: 26-39 years prior to effective fire suppression (Rogue 2016)
• 10% cover change of the land base from grassland to Forest / Shrubs: 1949 -2006 (Alberta Conservation Association / Petro Canada Sustainable Grasslands 2010)
1899 2009
In the trench…• Ecosystem Restoration being going for 20 years.
– Ponderosa Pine / Douglas fir; Thin and burn to desired stem density
– Promote forage – Increase timber quality– Increase wildlife habitat– Decrease risk of catastrophic fire– Beta diversity?
From Machmer et al. 2002
From Page 2014
Utilizing ecological sites - Montane
Not Sufficiently Restocked (NSR) southwest facing slope Dutch Creek
NSR Block Lower Livingstone near Spears Creek
Reclaimed Haul Road on southern exposure in Dutch Creek
Mountain Legacy Projecthttp://mountainlegacy.ca/
20071913
Testing• Two SW predominately Pl blocks identified
– One to be cleared, other to be thinned
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