Burned Timber: Salvage Logging to Promote Regeneration

Organization
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
2 Billion Trees (2BT)
Project
Laurentian Forestry Centre
Resource Type
Fact sheet
Authors
Sylvie Gauthier
Resource Date:
2009
Page Length
1

To make up for timber losses caused by fire, salvage logging of burned timber is an economically attractive option. Improved logging practices could promote the establishment of regeneration while reducing the costs associated with the rehabilitation of harvesting sites.