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MRC has developed 24 different structure classes for
its forested vegetation. The rules
for determining a structure class can be seen on the Structure Class
Determination page (Structure
Classification Rules.htm).
Tree lists are generated for every stand from
information collected during sampling activities in the field. These tree lists are used to determine
structure classes. The landscape
planning tools project the tree lists through anticipated harvests and
growth to determine how forest structure is likely to change over time.
It is a goal of MRC to restore the forest composition
to larger, denser, conifer stands.
MRC expects to see a trend toward larger, denser, conifer stands
as each decade of MRC management passes.
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