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Programs > Landowner Incentive Program > Forest Health Management
Forest Health Management
Definition:
Treatment of areas to improve site conditions for establishing trees and/or shrubs.
Establishing woody plants by planting seedlings or cuttings, direct seeding, or natural regeneration.
The manipulation of species composition, stand structure and stocking by cutting or killing selected trees and understory vegetation.
Purpose:
Site prep to:
- Encourage natural regeneration of desirable woody plants
- Permit artificial establishment of woody plants
Establish Shrubs/Trees to:
- Increase the quantity and quality of forest products by manipulating stand density and structure
- Harvest forest products
- Initiate forest stand regeneration
- Reduce wildfire hazard
- Improve forest health reducing the potential of damage from pests and moisture stress
- Restore natural plant communities
- Achieve or maintain a desired native understory plant community for special forest products, grazing, and browsing
- Improve aesthetic and recreation values
- Improve wildlife habitat
- Alter water yield
Establish woody plants for:
- Forest products such as timber, pulpwood, and energy biomass
- Wildlife habitat
- Treating waste
- Storing carbon in biomass
- Energy conservation
- Improving or restoring natural diversity
- Enhancing aesthetics
