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News Release 12-198
In Blown-Down Forests, a Story of Survival
To preserve forest health, the best management decision may be to do nothing
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In 1990, this part of NSF's Harvard Forest LTER site was a jumble of downed trees.
Credit: Marcheterre Fluet
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Sassafras comes to life after significant storm damage.
Credit: Bill Byrne
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Harvard Forest ecologists monitor downed wood in the hurricane re-creation experiment.
Credit: John Hirsch
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Nine years into the Harvard Forest hurricane re-creation experiment, trees were everywhere.
Credit: David Foster
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Broken and snapped-off trees at a tornado impact area in Southbridge, Mass., in 2011.
Credit: Bill Byrne
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