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It’s OK to be Irregular

It’s OK to be Irregular

Season 1 | Episode 6 | November 15, 2020

Foresters love terminology. In fact, foresters have a long history coining detailed words to describe their forest management, dating back to Germany where many terms were developed to describe regional silvicultural systems and methods. It’s no wonder that as foresters we still come across silviculture terms that make us say “hmmm, what exactly does that mean.” Today we are going to talk with Professor Tony D’Amato from the University of Vermont about one such term that we are hearing mentioned a lot these days… irregular shelterwood. This regeneration method is becoming popular in many forest types to develop diverse forest composition and structure. But how do we define and implement a method that is, well, irregular?

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Tony D’Amato

Professor of Silviculture, University of Vermont

Dr. Tony D’Amato is a professor of silviculture and applied forest ecology and director of the forestry Program at the University of Vermont. He was a faculty member for seven years in the Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota, as well as a Bullard Fellow at Harvard University’s Harvard Forest prior to joining the University of Vermont in January 2015. His research focuses on long-term forest dynamics, disturbance effects on ecosystem structure and function, and silvicultural strategies for conferring adaptation potential within the context of global change, including introduced insects and diseases. 

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Episode Show Notes

Raymond, et. al, 2009, The Irregular Shelterwood System: Review, Classification, and Potential Application to Forests Affected by Partial Disturbances

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