Submission 2025
| Submitted by: | Kyle Dues |
| Department: | Renewable Resources |
| Faculty: | Agricultural, Life + Environmental Sciences |
This aerial image captures a regenerating boreal mixed wood dominated by young conifers. It represents an early successional stage following reforestation efforts and natural recovery, highlighting the spatial patterns and density changes in tree growth. This visual snapshot shows how varying levels of silvicultural intervention (management actions) can change the structure and growth trajectory of establishing forests. By monitoring canopy development and understory dynamics, we aim to understand how different tree species, spacings, and mixed plantings influence long-term ecosystem resilience and biodiversity.
Was your image created using Generative AI?
No.
How was your image created?
The image was captured using a DJI drone during field work to monitor forest structure change through time. The drone allowed a top-down view of the canopy to evaluate how different treatments differentiate thought time.e drove and hoped there would be at least one picture that captured this interaction. While there were several photos that turned out, none quite compared to this one. I wish I could take credit for the different shades of the animals, however, this occurred naturally from the herd kicking up snow as the bison ran toward the wolf. It was quite a culmination to an eventful week in the field.
Where is the image located?
Boreal Mixedwood Forest near Dryden, Ontario.