What is an Old-Growth Forest? Part 1 - Characteristics and Dynamics

What makes a forest old-growth? Filmed in an old-growth stand of temperate rainforest (Coastal Western Hemlock BEC Zone) at the University of British Columbia's Malcolm Knapp Research Forest.

⭐⭐ Explore this forest in 360° VR:    • 360° VR Old-Growth Forest   ⭐⭐
⭐⭐ Drone views of this forest:    • Old-Growth Temperate Rainforest (CWHd...   ⭐⭐

Filmed on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Katzie First Nation.

00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Definition of Old-Growth?
01:13 - Old-Growth Characteristics
01:23 - Large Trees
02:37 - Age Diversity
03:06 - Size Diversity
03:57 - Vertical Structural Diversity
04:29 - Horizontal Structural Diversity
05:02 - Snags
05:31 - Coarse Woody Debris
05:55 - Stand Dynamics
07:24 - Old-Growth Phase

Script: Patrick Culbert
Camera/Sound: Astrid Jolley
Drone Footage: Patrick Culbert
Editing: Patrick Culbert