Backyard Forest Restoration
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I do not claim to be an expert in any aspect of forest restoration. What I write about are just my experiences and some of the things I have learned for myself, working in the forest to remove invasive plants and restore natives in Puget Sound forests over the past 30 years, including the last dozen as a volunteer in a forested park in Everett, Washington, and the last six in a private..
Backyard Forest Restoration
3w ago
I learned recently (here) that changes in daylight hours determine when buds set and dormancy begins in winter, but temperature is the main factor in determining when the buds break in spring and leaves unfurl. A close look at Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) reveals that the white features on the stems are not flowers but ..read more
Backyard Forest Restoration
1M ago
Inspired by several blogs I follow (“In the Company of Rocks and Plants,” “Tuesdays in the Tallgrass,” and “The Prairie Ecologist”), I’m venturing into the realm of the photo essay ..read more
Backyard Forest Restoration
2M ago
It took me over 16 years and thousands of hours working in the forest, but I gradually came to the conclusion that certain restoration practices were not working. In some areas, the initial clearing of invasive plants had triggered a vicious circle of weeding that required more hours, year after year, than I was willing ..read more
Backyard Forest Restoration
5M ago
The blogs or articles below are automatically posted from other websites I have found that are related in some way to forest restoration, ecology, or the environment. Note that many government websites, like King County Noxious Weeds, do not have RSS Feeds.
The post RSS News Feeds Related to Backyard Forest Restoration appeared first on Backyard Forest Restoration ..read more
Backyard Forest Restoration
6M ago
If your backyard forest was last logged over 75 years ago, it may be a “legacy” forest.
The post Legacy Forests in the Puget Lowlands appeared first on Backyard Forest Restoration ..read more
Backyard Forest Restoration
7M ago
By September, virtually all of the native plants in the Puget Lowlands that spread by seed have gone to seed. In this blog I take a closer look at eight of them arranged by their means of seed dispersal. In recent weeks I took some pictures in the field and under a microscope at home. […]
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Backyard Forest Restoration
8M ago
It’s been a dry, dry season but the weeds keep coming.
The post The Weeds of August in a Dry, Dry Season appeared first on Backyard Forest Restoration ..read more
Backyard Forest Restoration
8M ago
In this blog I look at some of the recent research on how trees have been responding to the decreased moisture levels and higher temperatures associated with climate change.
The post The Future of the Mature Douglas Fir Trees in Forest Park appeared first on Backyard Forest Restoration ..read more
Backyard Forest Restoration
9M ago
The Amazing Ability of Plants to Spread Far and Wide
The post Baneberry, Hedge Nettle, and Hedge Mustard appeared first on Backyard Forest Restoration ..read more