Forest Health Restoration

A healthy forest is one in which native plant and tree species and wildlife flourish.  North American forests are fire-adapted ecosystems.  As a result of a century of fire suppression, many forests have become overcrowded and are susceptible to wildfire, insects, disease and invasions of nonnative species.

Markit! Forestry has completed a number of projects to help restore fire-adapted land and reduce a variety of forest threats.  Markit! has applied both mechanical and handwork methods to reduce forest density for habitat vitality and ecosystem renewal.

            Markit! Forestry Mechanically Removing Undesirable Understory in Cheyenne Mountain State Park,
            Colorado

            Markit! Forestry Removing an Insect Damaged and Dead Tree by Handwork on Steep Terrain