##  [Site Preparation: Application of Rough and Loose Mounding and Furrowing (RipPlow) on a Wood Mulched Site ](/resource/site-preparation-application-rough-and-loose-mounding-and-furrowing-ripplow-wood-mulched) 

Organization

[NAIT Centre for Boreal Research (NAIT CBR)](/organization/nait-centre-boreal-research-nait-cbr)

 

 

Project

[Forest Reclamation and Boreal Reforestation](/project/forest-reclamation-and-boreal-reforestation)

 

Resource Type

[Technical guide](/taxonomy/term/35)

 

 

Author(s)

Amanda Schoonmaker

Catherine Brown

 

 

Original Authors

Amanda Schoonmaker

Catherine Brown

 

 

Resource Date:

2019

 

Page Length

6

 

 

The practice of mulching forested sites for industrial activities during winter operations is a useful construction practice as it minimizes soil disturbance by protecting the forest floor. However, wood mulch can be counterproductive during the revegetation phase as this mulch exhibits alternating periods of excess moisture or extreme dryness, both situations hindering seed-based plant re-establishment. Applying site preparation techniques that act to displace the mulch and expose the soil surface can enhance substrate conditions for establishment and growth of desirable plant species.

View more technical notes by NAIT Centre for Boreal Research [here.](https://www.nait.ca/industry/applied-research/centre-for-boreal-research/resources/technical-notes)