Presentation Title
Oak Savanna and Woodland: Using the Science of Disturbance Ecology and Silviculture to Help Restore Unique Driftless Area Ecosystems
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Description
If you spend much time in the Driftless Area, you probably think about forested hillsides, farmland, and meandering river valleys. And if you have wander into those hills, you have likely seen the dense hardwood forests that dominate this landscape. But the Driftless did not always look like it does today. If you look closely you will see remnants of what was once a vast mixture of prairie and park-like oak woodlands. Many of these unique ecosystems were shaped and maintained by fire – a disturbance that was largely stopped in the early 1900s. This presentation discussed these changes to the Driftless forests and how ecologist, foresters, and landowners can work together to restore unique and important oak ecosystems.
Greg Edge is a Forest Ecologist/Silviculturist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Edge earned a M.S. in Forest Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and B.S. in Forestry from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Mr. Edge has lived and worked in the Driftless Area for over 28 years.
Location
Zoom webinar, Winona, Minnesota
Start Date
4-7-2021 6:30 PM
End Date
4-7-2021 7:30 PM
Presentation Type
Lecture
Keywords
Ecological history; Natural Resources; Vegetative communities; Forests; Oak savanna; Oak woodland; Oak ecosystems; Disturbance ecology; Fire; Silviculture; Driftless Area; Paleozoic Plateau; Wisconsin
Fiscal Sponsor
This project was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Publisher
Winona State University
City
Winona, Minnesota
Department
Special Collections - Library
Date Digital
2021-04-07 18:30
Metadata Creation Responsibility
Allison Quam
Unique Identifier
wsuecohist_2021_Edge_Gregory
Master File Format
MP4
File Type
MP4
Running Time
1 hour 00 minutes 20 seconds
Oak Savanna and Woodland: Using the Science of Disturbance Ecology and Silviculture to Help Restore Unique Driftless Area Ecosystems
Zoom webinar, Winona, Minnesota
If you spend much time in the Driftless Area, you probably think about forested hillsides, farmland, and meandering river valleys. And if you have wander into those hills, you have likely seen the dense hardwood forests that dominate this landscape. But the Driftless did not always look like it does today. If you look closely you will see remnants of what was once a vast mixture of prairie and park-like oak woodlands. Many of these unique ecosystems were shaped and maintained by fire – a disturbance that was largely stopped in the early 1900s. This presentation discussed these changes to the Driftless forests and how ecologist, foresters, and landowners can work together to restore unique and important oak ecosystems.
Greg Edge is a Forest Ecologist/Silviculturist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Edge earned a M.S. in Forest Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and B.S. in Forestry from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Mr. Edge has lived and worked in the Driftless Area for over 28 years.
Notes
Edited video. Captions available. Allison Quam and Kendall Larson co-hosted the lecture on the Zoom platform.