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Citation Prescott, C.E. and L.L. Blevins, 1999. The Salal Cedar Hemlock Integrated Research Program (SCHIRP): management through understanding. For. Chron. 75: 447-451.
Organization UBC
URL http://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/abs/10.5558/tfc75447-3
Abstract/Description or Keywords The problem being addressed is the poor growth of regenerating western redcedar, western hemlock, amabilis fir and Sitka spruce on cutovers of coastal old-growth cedar-hemlock (CH) forests invaded by salal. The approach has been dual; a series of field trials was established to determine the best practices for improving the productivity of CH sites, and ecological studies have investigated the underlying causes of the poor regeneration. SCHIRP is based on partnerships among individuals from forest industry, government, and universities. There have been multiple funding sources during the 15-year history of the project, most notably NSERC and Forest Renewal BC. The involvement of forest industry in the research program has helped to ensure funding for research, completion of projects during ebbs of funding, and the extension of findings to forestry practices. The project has a coordinator who is responsible for communicating with funding agencies, synthesising information, producing proposals and reports, carrying out extension activities, and facilitating communication among researchers. Decisions concerning the administration and future directions of SCHIRP are made by a consensus among researchers through e-mail or at annual meetings. The SCHIRP database contains data from the silvicultural trials and consists of plain text data files and programs which perform various functions. SCHIRP results are summarised in two synthesis reports and a field guide, and are available on the SCHIRP web-site. SCHIRP results have been presented in scientific journals, in pamphlets distributed to the public, at meetings, and through field tours. Key words: silvicultural trials, cedar, hemlock, salal, fertilization, vegetation control, organic fertilizers, data management, regeneration, extension, project management
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Regional Watershed Vancouver Island North
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Project status ongoing
Contact Name Cindy Prescott
Contact Email [email protected]