The document discusses early seral forest and the challenges around promoting its value and importance. Early seral forest is a biodiversity-rich habitat type that is created through natural disturbances like fires, flooding, or blow-downs. However, it can be difficult to convince a skeptical public of the value of an area created by "catastrophe" or "high intensity trauma." The document considers questions around the historical processes that created early seral forest, what species depend on it, how much is needed and where, whether it is threatened, if it can be created through forestry practices, and how to respond to skeptics. The overall goal is to increase understanding and appreciation for all forms of life.

1. Early Seral Forest: we know we need it, how do we get it? April 28, 2010

2. The world view of forestry…

3. A shift in focus…

4. The “Emperor Has No Clothes Award” …presented to you and me for our lack of recognition of a biodiversity rich natural habitat type…

5. Early seral forest = truly a rich community! Just listen!

7. Challenges : Marketing…

8. … a condition created from “ catastrophe ”…

16. Need to highlight the consequences…

18. Perhaps early seral forest has a “face” that only mother nature could love…

19. “ We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life. “ Roger Tory Peterson