How important is timing when it comes to removing the dead trees?
A. Large wildfires leave most of the trees dead but still standing and commercially valuable. These trees can be utilized for most of the same uses as a live tree if they are harvested soon after a fire is out. With each passing season, the insects and rot decrease the value of the timber dramatically. Delaying replanting can become prohibitively costly due to the need to remove competing underbrush. Often by the time even limited recovery plans are approved, most of the value and opportunity for full restoration has been lost.
