Silviculture Program

Silviculture Interpretations

Silviculture Interpretations
The following general native plant community information can be used to prescribe and support stand-level management. Included are natural disturbance regimes, stand dynamics, growth stages, tree behaviors, seasonal operability, and general species-specific forest health information.

Your Role

We welcome suggestions for improvement of, or corrections or additions to, this material. Contact your regional Silviculture Program leaders.

Ecological Classification System Tool box

General

• NPC Plant Identification 15.3 mb
  • For slower speed networks
• Introduction - Umbels 10.3 mb
• Trailing herbs- Plant Index 4.98 mb
• Tree Table 378kb
• NPC Figures and Tables 315kb

Soils

• Collecting Composite Soil Samples
• Drainage Classes
• Humus Types
• Soil Color
• Soil Drainage Key
• Soil Texture Key
• Texture Field Test

Forms

• ECS Site Classification Worksheet
• Silviculture Prescription Worksheet

Other

• Fundamentals of Ecological Silviculture
• Stand Structure Definition
• NPC Classificiations Communities in Minnesota