Monitoring finds dense regeneration across treated parcels; Summit County staff recommends targeted thinning
Monitoring at 13 parcels treated for hazardous fuels from 2008–2013 found more than 1,500 trees per acre and predominately seedlings under 4.5 feet; staff recommended thinning when stands reach the sapling stage (6–15 feet) and identified three lower-elevation areas for immediate thinning.
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Jordan Mead, Open Space and Trails Senior Resource Specialist, presented the 2025 tree regeneration monitoring report to the Summit County Open Space Advisory Council on Jan. 7. Monitoring covered 13 Open Space parcels that had hazardous-fuels treatments between 2008 and 2013.
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