northwest corner of LSA

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Eucalyptus Grove, Grinnell Natural Area UC
Berkeley
northwest corner of LSA
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The Metcalf Eucalyptus Grove          Grove was
planted in 1877 with Tasmanian blue gum
(Eucalyptus globulus)         Stands at the
junction of the north and south fork of
Strawberry Creeks.         Eucalyptus trees are
the tallest hardwood trees in the world. This
grove is the tallest in California         
Eucalyptus planting craze swept through
California in the 1870s -timber crisis due to
the clearing of oaks in coastal
regions   -French research discovered
eucalyptus ability to purify the air and
eliminate malaria   -Blue gum eucalyptus was
known to be fire-proof, have medicinal value,
and produce timber. -It became a patriotic
duty for Californians to plant eucalyptus.   -Be
side the use of eucalyptus in cough-drops, these
attributes proved to be fiction.          They
are now a fixed part of Californias landscape
ranging from San Diego County to Douglas County
in Southern Oregon.          Eucalyptus is now
used for wind-breaks, firewood, aesthetics, and
pulp production.
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B.
temperate deciduous forest
Wet tropical forest
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Oak woodland/savanna
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Hawaiian ohia lehua forest
subalpine spruce-fir forest
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Ecosystem study in an oak woodland
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Ecosystems are dynamic
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Forests in California

• 18.2 million ha of forests
• 6.5 million ha of commercial forests
• 575 million stumpage value
• 50 federal
• 50 private
• 62 nonindustrial
• 38 industrial
• Supply aesthetics, biodiversity, water, wood
  products

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Old-growth stand in the Plumas National
Forest Special Use Permit (Baker Research Plot)