1. Early Seral Forest: we know we need it, how do we get it? April 28, 2010 April 28, 2010

2. The world view of forestry…

3. A shift in focus… A shift in focus…

4. The Emperor Has No Clothes Award …presented to you and me for our lack of recognition of a biodiversity rich natural habitat type… The Emperor Has No Clothes Award …presented to you and me for our lack of recognition of a biodiversity rich natural habitat type…

5. Early seral forest = truly a rich community! Just listen! Early seral forest = truly a rich community! Just listen!

7. Challenges: Marketing…

8. …a condition created fromcatastrophe… …a condition created fromcatastrophe…

9. Early seral born from forests being: Burned down Burned down

10. Early seral born from forests being: Cut Down Cut Down

11. Early seral born from forests being: Blown Down Blown Down

12. Early seral born from forests being: Really Blown down Really Blown down

13. Early seral born from forests being: Pushed Down by Floods Pushed Down by Floods

14. How do you convince a skeptical public of the value of an area created from disturbance?

15. S ometimes H igh I ntensity T rauma Happens L.M. Reid

16. Need to highlight the consequences…

17. Thats why were here. C onsiderations for today : What natural processes historically resulted in early seral forest? What natural processes historically resulted in early seral forest? Who lives there and why? Who lives there and why? How much do we need and where? How much do we need and where? Is it in trouble? Is it in trouble? Can it be silviculturally derived? Can it be silviculturally derived? Is it okay in riparian areas? Is it okay in riparian areas? Is this just a pacific northwest issue? Is this just a pacific northwest issue? What do we say to skeptics? What do we say to skeptics? Where to from here? Where to from here?

18. Perhaps early seral forest has a face that only mother nature could love…

19. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life. Roger Tory Peterson We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life. Roger Tory Peterson