Rennell Sound Silvicultural Systems Trial

Last updated on August 22, 2023

Trial Name: Rennell Sound Silvicultural Systems Trial (EP 862.34)
Trial objectives	Installation name	Ecosystems represented	Tree species	Silvicultural systems tested	Post establishment treatments
Residual stand structure and growth Natural regeneration Regeneration (planted and natural) growth Hydrology and Geomorphology	Rennell Sound Silvicultural Systems Trial	CWHvh2	Western hemlock Sitka Spruce Western red cedar	Clearcut 25 and 50% removal as group selection 25% removal as single-tree selection No harvest control	None

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Publication topics	Publications
General Overview	D’Anjou, B. 2000. Alternative silvicultural systems on steep-sloped old-growth forests on the Queen Charlotte Islands – project overview and regeneration development (PDF, 532KB). South Moresby Forest Replacement Account: research and demonstration. B.C. Min. For., Res. Section, Vancouver For. Reg., Nanaimo, B.C. Final Rep. Proj. 13.3 – EP862.34. Negrave, R.W. 2008. Preliminary 15 year results from the Rennell Sound silviculture systems trial- Abstract (PDF, 3.2MB). In: Proc. Timber Growth and Value Conf., Feb. 6–7, 2008. Smithers, B.C. Bulkley Valley Cent. Nat. Resources Res. Manag., Smithers, B.C., pp. 21–22
Harvesting costs	Krag, R. 1998. Productivities, costs and site and stand impacts of helicopter-logging in clearcuts, patch cuts, and single-tree selection cuts: Rennell Sound trials (PDF, 467KB). In: Carnation Creek and Queen Charlotte Islands fish/forestry workshop: applying 20 years of coast research to management solutions. Queen Charlotte City, 1994. D.L. Hogan, P.J. Tschaplinski, and S. Chatwin (editors). B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. 41, pp. 201–214.
Geomorphology	Millard, T. and S. Chatwin. 2001. Using helicopter harvesting on steep slopes to reduce erosion, preliminary results: case study on Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columba (PDF, 153KB). B.C. Min. For., Vancouver For. Reg., Nanaimo, B.C. Exten. Note 010.
Regeneration	D’Anjou, B. 2000. Alternative silvicultural systems on steep-sloped old-growth forests on the Queen Charlotte Islands – project overview and regeneration development (PDF, 538KB). South Moresby Forest Replacement Account: research and demonstration. B.C. Min. For., Res. Section, Vancouver For. Reg., Nanaimo, B.C. Final Rep. Proj. 13.3 – EP862.34.

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