Envirothon review

Mega rain(s)

6+ inches of rain over 1,000+² miles

Climate change trees in future

Predicated to have stunted growth and more deaths

Climate change and pests

Warmer winter help pests = more pests = less trees

Climate change and roots

Snow insulates roots, so warmer winters = less trees

Afforestation

Making a forest where there hadn’t ever been or hadn’t been for 50+ years

Reforestation

Planting trees where trees were recently cleared (10-50 years)

Assisted migration

Moving some of a spices to new location (north to help adjust to climate change)

Fire dependent forest

Fires help reproducing, exposing minerals, and sun exposure while removing litter

Mesic hardwood forests

Fine-textured-moist-soils, dense-shady canopies, and predictable patterns

Wet forests

Roots can reach water table, no surface water, black ash and north white cedar are dominant

Floodplain forests

Occurs in low areas by rivers/streams, trees can tolerate wet soils for a long time, mostly large trees

Forested rich peatland

Conifer dominated wetlands on deep peat, poor nutrients, moist

Acid peatland

Highly acidic, poor nutrient, water from rain, small and stunted trees

Managed Aspen

Aspen trees need sun, reproduce heavily, wide range of soils and landforms

Managed red pine

Only red pine, planted by humans and harvested by humans