Document Type
Newsletter
Volume
3
Issue
4
Editor
Paul Rogers
Publisher
Western Aspen Alliance
Publication Date
11-2012
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
Manager's View: Sheep Creek Aspen Restoration
Tim Benedict
The intrigue of quaking aspen is shared by many because of colorful expression, soothing almost melodic sound, and biological diversity amid an ocean of conifers. Consider someday managing and researching aspen stands where restoration has never been tried and being able to claim, “A first.” When creating vision, it has been said, “Seek out partners that have similar goals and connect with a cause waiting to happen.” What you do today will be the history of tomorrow. That describes the spirit this project was launched with and today the Sheep Creek Aspen Restoration Project is underway in the Little Belt Mountains near White Sulphur Springs, Montana. Fire exclusion and conifer succession have significantly reduced aspen stands. Prior to this point, no research and minimal aspen restoration had occurred documenting aspen responses. We set out to restore and enhance aspen stand health and vigor.
Recommended Citation
Western Aspen Alliance, "Tremblings, November 2012" (2012). Tremblings. Paper 14.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tremblings/14