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Individual Tree Selection (ITS) in a Northeast Oregon Mixed Conifer Forest

Stephen Fitzgerald, Paul T. Oester and Robert (Bob) Parker
EM 9083 | Published September 2013, Reviewed 2021

Summary

This publication is part of the Alternative forest management series. Follow a case study on Individual Tree Selection in a mixed conifer forest in Northeast Oregon. ITS provides a continuous forest canopy and a complex structure that maintains diverse wildlife habitat, while allowing for periodic income.

About the authors

Stephen Fitzgerald
Director of the College of Forestry Research Forests, Silviculture Specialist
Paul T. Oester
Extension forester
Oregon State University, Union County
Conifers of different sizes and ages in a forest
Credit: Stephen Fitzgerald, © Oregon State University

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