Before Treatment

After Treatment

• Even aged trees
• Evenly-sized trees
• Dense stands
• Little to no understory plant community
• Lacking wildlife habitat
• Low resilience and resistance to disturbance events (pests, diseases, wildfire, weather)

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• Improved tree age-class diversity
• Tree size-class diversity
• Decreased stand density
• Ground vegetation flourishes
• Improved diversity of available wildlife habitat
• Improved resilience and resistance to disturbance
• Accessible and aesthetically pleasing

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An example of the understory plant response we expect within 1-3 years post-treatment.
photo: Jefferson Conservation District

Before (left) and After (right) a ponderosa pine restoration treatment on a cattle ranch in northern Larimer County.
photo: Fort Collins Conservation District

Before (left) and After (right) a ponderosa pine restoration treatment at Shambhala Mountain Center, near Red Feather Lakes, CO.
photo: Fort Collins Conservation District

Before (left) and After (right) a ponderosa pine restoration treatment at Shambhala Mountain Center.
photo: Fort Collins Conservation District

Before (top) and after (bottom) overview of a ponderosa pine restoration project at a ranch in northern Larimer County. This project was completed in July of 2018.
​photo credit: Big Thompson Conservation District

Before (top) and after (bottom) treatment view of a stand that was heavily effected by mountain pine beetle in the 10-12 years prior to treatment. This photo is from a forest restoration treatment completed on a cattle ranch in northern Larimer County in July of 2018.
​photo: Fort Collins Conservation District