Picture a healthy pine plantation similar to this.
Then imagine a fierce storm in the area.
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Wisconsin Windstorm |
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Picture a healthy pine plantation similar to this. |
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Then imagine a fierce storm in the area. |
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| In an instant a windstorm can reshape an entire forest. Windstorms are natural occurrences that quickly change the structure of a forest. Here is an example of what one storm did to a pine plantation in Central Wisconsin in the summer of 2001. These pictures and observations were taken 2 miles south of Waupaca, Wisconsin. Click on a picture for a larger view. |
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From a distance I was drawn to stop and investigate. |
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Just outside the plantation I began to realized the power of the storm. |
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Tree tops were sheared off. | |||
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Tree trunks remained upright but the tree tops were scattered around my feet. | |||
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The tree trunks looked like a sea of toothpicks stuck in the ground. |
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The power of nature was very apparent in this forest. |
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| After the storm a logging crew went to the plantation and salvaged the trees the trees that had been knocked down. Now the land can be replanted with new trees. |
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