Girdled tree

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Girdled tree

By removing a ring of bark, girdled trees have water and nutrients severed from the top of the tree. This process is a way to kill the tree without cutting it down. Additionally, by leaving the dead tree erect, the bird species can use it as habitat.

This file appears in: Garry Oaks of Jones Island

By Deanna Bugel
Like many other areas of North American, indigenous peoples of the San Juans once maintained the balance of ecosystems by setting small, controlled burns in order to keep the natural world healthy and thriving. On Jones Island, these controlled…