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Forest dynamics tell the story of the staging development of a forest from stand replacement to old growth. The first stage of forest evolution may be stand-replacing, if the forest trees have been destroyed by some natural disturbance, like the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980, or by clear cut logging operations. The next stage, stand initiation, is when the new trees have become permanently established. In stage three, stem exclusion, the trees grow higher and expand the canopy which changes the distribution of light. Competition for light eliminates trees that grow more slowly, reducing the density of the forest. Surviving trees grow much bigger. When the canopies of the trees touch each other, only very shade tolerate species survive in the understory. Understory reinitiating is stage four in forest evolution. Some of the bigger trees die from disease or are blown down by storm winds. When this occurs, gaps in the canopy allow light to again reach the understory layer. S...

Creating portals of light, love, joy, beauty, compassion, hope and gratitude is my lifelong passion and purpose. My mother painted when i was young and encouraged drawing and painting and handcrafting in all forms and my father, the photographer, gave me my first camera at age 8. As a result, i have been a lifelong student of both mediums. Formal training of my eye and technique has been with the wonderful Pacific NW painter teachers, Stan Capon and Edi Olson. i hope you will enjoy these images as much as i enjoyed their creation.