Siuslaw National Forest
Welcome to CRA’s Siuslaw National Forest (SNF) Google Earth web page.
The overlay color scheme for the SNF is different than that used for BLM forests and the Willamette NF. Here the color tint overlays represent relative stand tree size. This is because the SNF does not provide age data for its natural forest stands.
The SNF stand view provided below is a 1980s data set with relatively accurate stand boundaries. We have cleaned the stand inventory to remove data for areas outside of the SNF ownership. Since very few SNF native stands have been cut since 1991, we believe the characterization of relative stand size is still accurate. What has changed is that the trees have grown larger. Many of the stands shown as a brown tint overlay now have dominant canopy trees larger than 32″ diameter at breast height (DBH).
We characterize the three largest stand classes as follows:
Red tint: Stands with the largest trees.
(At time of inventory: Greater than 32″ DBH).
Brown tint: Stands with the second largest trees.
Green tint: Natural stands with the third largest trees.
Note: These are still fairly large trees.
You will be downloading the file in zipped form.
Unzip the file to a directory and then double click the file.
Here is the link to SNF stand data:
SNF native forest (relative stand sizes)
A sample view of SNF native forest in Beaver Creek.
Toledo and Newport are in the upper
portion of the view.
(click to enlarge)
