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Re: Hurricane (Catastrophic Disaster) Contingency Planning



I've always been interested in irrigating dence stands/plantation by drip
trickle methods and high value species ie large redwood clumps in places
with lots of sun and dry summers. however I've always understood that trees
have to be standing up in order to grow.

george pope

At 02:39 PM 3/1/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I am writing in regards to an academic project I am undertaking examining
>issues to be considered in developing a contingency plan for dealing with
>windthrown timber and site remediation.  Specific concerns include the
>preservation of the economically valuable timber - irrigation versus cut and
>store sawtimber.  Does anyone know of any resources available for
>determining the cost of installing an irrigation system, the
>cost-benefits of such a system or other alternatives for managing the
>downed timber.  Also, I would be interested to hear about any other
>concerns others may deem important.  Basically I am trying to develop a
>prioritized list of those steps a forest manager should take immediately
>after a catastrophic disturbance. I appreciate your time and assistance.
>
>Sincerely
>Ted Wickwire
>
>Reply to the email address below:
>
>*****************************************************************************
>                               Ted Wickwire
>                         Yale School of Forestry
>                       New Haven, Connecticut 06511
>                      wickwire@minerva.cis.yale.edu
>*****************************************************************************
>




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