Rooted in Resilience: A Forestry Deep Dive

Effects of disturbance on tree level resistance in ponderosa pine trees along the Colorado Front Range Presenter: Kelby Woodard, Clear Creek Watershed and Forest Health Partnership Forest & Mitigation Program Manager My thesis research shows that thinning and low-severity wildfire not only reduce fuels, but significantly increase growth and resin-based defenses in ponderosa pine trees, strengthening resistance to beetles and drought.