After the wildfire, we have 7 acres of burned forest to rehabilitate. For the first winter, we leave this section intact. We will arrange to cut trees naturally over a period of time without causing mass destruction. We are researching and testing the best ways of using deeply burned trees for firewood and building materials.
A portion of the burnt trees will be left as bio mass for the depleted forest floor and for ground stability. Trees can be milled for 1 or 2 years after they are burned
Not all burned trees die. Whether they survive depends on many factors, including the thickness of its bark, and how far the burn travelled into a tree’s living layer. Even if they eventually die from fire damage, burned trees can still play a key role in the ecosystem for the years they remain standing.
Many species and ecosystems evolved in tandem with fire and benefit from a landscape left undisturbed after a burn.
Green trees in fire zones can offer refuge for wildlife, and burned, dead trees provide nesting spots for birds like tree swallows.
They also hold water in the soil and shield the earth from the drying effects of wind and sun. Source: https://thenarwhal.ca/salvage-logging-explained