Survey of remaining primary and old forest on Quadra Island
Our survey of primary and old forest began on Quadra Island in 2018 and continues. To date we have mapped approximately 650 hectares of such forest in 176 areas on Quadra. We are adding mapping for the other islands. In the map below, primary and old forest on Quadra Island is indicated by the areas outlined in yellow. Areas outlined in blue are older mature forest otherwise known as old forest recruitment forest. For more information about an area, click on it and use the link in the dialogue block that appears. You can pan around the map by clicking on it and dragging. Use the + or - buttons to zoom in or out.
This small 1.5-hectare stand in Woodlot 1969 contains relatively rare (on Quadra Island) older Western hemlock. Most Douglas fir in the stand had previously been selectively logged (circa early 20the century). The larger hemlock in the stand ranged up to 10.3-feet in circumference at breast height in August 2023.
The map below is TimberWest’s account of forest by age class on Quadra Island. It doesn’t indicate all of the old forest that has been confirmed by the Discovery Islands Forest Conservation Project, but most of the areas shown in brown are areas of old forest (>250 years).
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