Leelanau Conservancy: Krumwiede Forest Reserve
Conservancy staff completed the Adaptation Workbook at a NIACS Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices training in 2014, and adaptation actions are being incorporated into the property's management plan. One of the adaptation actions identified in this project has been accomplished with the purchase of a new conservation property - Palmer Woods, a 707-acre forest, now connects the Krumweide Forest Reserve to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!
Project Area
Management Goals
The Conservancy has several goals for the property, including maintaining forested habitats for native plants and animals; managing for a diverse, all-aged forest; producing wood products; and protecting water quality and functioning of wetlands, riparian areas, and vernal ponds.
Climate Change Impacts
Adaptation Actions
Conservancy staff were able to identify several adaptation actions that could be added to the proposed plan for the Krumwiede Forest Preserve. Examples include:
Area/Topic | Approach | Tactics |
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Entire property | 1.1 Reduce impacts to soils and nutrient cycling. | Follow BMPs during forest harvest operations to prevent soil erosion on steep slopes. |
Aspen stand | 9.1. Favor or restore native species that are expected to be adapted to future conditions. | Convert aspen stand to a dry-mesic community that may be better adapted to future conditions. Underplant and favor species including black cherry, white pine, bitternut hickory, red oak, and white oak. |
Black locust | 9.2. Establish or encourage new mixes of native species. | Allow existing black locust clone to mature to harvestable size, underplant with black walnut and black cherry. |
Surrounding landscape | 7.2. Maintain and create habitat corridors through reforestation or restoration. | Develop habitat corridors by identifying and protecting additional forest land between this property and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. |
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Invasive species, Upland hardwoods, PlantingLast Updated