Below is a Facebook post from the Olympic National Forest.
Have you ever wondered what happens to a forested area after a timber sale? Each fall, various plants and trees are planted in recently harvested areas to promote healthy forests and enhance regrowth for future sales.
This year with support from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Washington Conservation Corps, Sustainability in Prisons Project, Olympic National Park and 10,000 Years Institute, almost 4,000 shrubs and trees, 27,000 plugs, 2,500 live stakes and 75 lbs. of seed of various non-conifer species were planted in selected areas across the forest that were recently harvested.
Planting helps promote forest resiliency by increasing species diversity, improving soil health, preventing erosion, reducing weeds and improving wildlife habitat.
(Photo credit: U.S. Forest Service/C. Bartlett)
