Twenty years of restoration thinning at Blodgett Forest Research Station (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Twenty years of restoration thinning at Blodgett Forest Research Station

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An experimental plot at Blodgett Forest Research Station in 2019, after receiving two separate restoration thinning treatments over 20 years. According to UC Berkeley fire scientist Scott Stephens, the goal of restoration thinning is to remove excess vegetation while preserving large, healthy trees.

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Scott Stephens/UC Berkeley

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