{"id":2164,"date":"2019-08-02T13:59:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T20:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/treetopics\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2019-09-03T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T18:51:42","slug":"forests-on-the-rebound-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/treetopics\/2019\/08\/02\/forests-on-the-rebound-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Forests on the Rebound, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry &\nNatural Resources Extension agent for Benton, Linn and Polk counties.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A recent clearcut\/new plantation\/rebounding forest in Coast Range foothills<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Forests disturbed by\nfire or harvest look different than they did before the disturbance.  Just how different depends on the size and\nintensity of the disturbance, of course. \nIt\u2019s no surprise that a site changed by fire or harvest clearly loses\nits value to certain wildlife species who like dark, closed forests.  But, disturbance creates opportunities for\nmany other species of plants and animals which prosper in the different, more\nopen environment as the forest rebounds. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In a recent post <\/a> I wrote about forests on the rebound after a severe fire or harvest. Among the animals that depend on and seek out forests on the rebound (called \u2018early seral forests\u2019 by ecologists) include pollinating insects (native bees, flies, moths and butterflies) bats and many migratory songbirds such as hummingbirds, some warblers, bluebirds and purple martins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Forest rebounding after a clearcut in Coast Range. Except for treating bigleaf maple sprouts, hardwoods left to grow. Photo: Amy Grotta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Some of these animals\nthat use open, disturbed forest sites, notably certain songbirds, and native\nbees have been declining in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is concern that\nrecent changes (over the past several decades) in the amount and character of\nrecently-disturbed forest habitats may be a factor in the decline.  These include:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n