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Olympic Natural Resources Center


February 22, 2017

Large-scale experiment on the rural Olympic Peninsula to test innovations in forest management

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Scientists at the University of Washington and the state Department of Natural Resources intend to test a management approach that mimics natural disturbance patterns and processes across a large portion of the Olympic Peninsula, an area known for having the most rainfall in the lower 48 states, high tree-growth rates and old-growth forests, part of which remain today.