An experimental forest plot at Blodgett Forest Research Station that received no treatments (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

An experimental forest plot at Blodgett Forest Research Station that received no treatments

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A control plot at Blodgett Forest Research Station that has received no treatments over the past 20 years. Without active management, this plot has become so overgrown that trees face stiff competition for water, nutrients and other resources, making them highly vulnerable to stressors like drought and bark beetles. The dense understory can also fuel severe wildfires.

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Scott Stephens/UC Berkeley

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