The Peninsula Environmental Group team conducted a forest assessment and evaluation, then wrote a substantial timber management plan to meet the requirements of Washington States Designated Forest Land program. This program offers tax incentives for landowners to retain and steward their forestland or manage it for timber. ...
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Private LandownerSkills:
Forest stewardship, Forest evaluation, permittingYear
2018
Peninsula Environmental Group is honored to manage and prune one of the last, largest remaining stands of Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) trees in Sequim, Washington. The oak woodland stand has been privately owned for over 80 years. We prune the Garry oaks every 2-5 years depending on annual rainfall, drought...
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Residential CommunitySkills:
Tree Pruning, Tree Conservation, Community Consulting,Year
2018
While employed with the City of Olympia, John Bornsworth conducted a forest analysis with a habitat biologist. The project consisted of timber mapping, invasive species mapping, and native vegetation mapping. Together we identified and mapped associations between colonies of invasive English ivy and a reduced level of native tree recruitment....
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City of OlympiaSkills:
Forest Mapping, Invasive Species Mapping, Native Vegetation Mapping,Year
2018
The North Olympic Land Trust contracted with us to provide forest stand maintenance services at their Lyre Creek Restoration site. We performed preliminary conifer release, stand restoration, and stand thinning services to a 30-acre parcel within Lyre. NOLT will be returning with volunteers to complete a section of red alder...
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The North Olympic Land TrustSkills:
Forest Maintenance, Conifer Release, Stand Restoration, Stand Thinning, Natural Resource Conservation,Year
2018
Our Certified Arborists conducted a tree inventory and developed a Tree Conservation Plan and supplemental Tree Protection Plan for a unique forested, cottage development within the City of Port Townsend. A ½ acre forested property was planned for development of 6-7 single-family tiny homes, or cottages as identified in Port...