Posted On: June 24th 2026, 03:07 pm
🌲 What a healthy ponderosa pine stand can look like.
Strong trees. Open spacing. Sunlight reaching the forest floor. A resilient forest is not about having the most trees—it's about having the right trees in the right places.
Healthy ponderosa pine forests are better able to withstand drought, insects, disease, and wildfire while providing valuable wildlife habitat and protecting our watersheds.
As a forester, I love finding stands like this because they show what thoughtful management and natural forest processes can achieve.
What do you notice about this stand? 👇
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