The Timeline of 106 Reforestation
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2007
Mike started clearing conifer trees on Range Valley Ranch by hand. This slow difficult work, and Mike starts the journey of what would become 106 Reforestation.
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2010
The arrival of the mechanical age. Mike and Boston in one of his first Dozers.
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2011
Mow em' down. Aspen Regeneration discovery.
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2015
Wildlife begin consistently returning to the ranch.
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2019
A Shit ton of Equipment
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2020
Yellow Dozers and Red Rollers
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2021
World Domination
Why the name 106?
106 Reforestation is dedicated to the 106 acres of Pando, the Trembling Giant
One of the world’s oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens in the Fish Lake National Forest in Utah. When the Pando Clone was discovered, scientists named it with a Latin word that means “I spread.” An aspen clone starts with a single seed and spreads by sending up new shoots from the expanding root system. These shoots become trees that are genetically identical.
Pando is located about one mile southwest of Fish Lake on State Highway 25, and is believed to be the largest organism ever found at nearly 13 million pounds. The clone spreads over 106 acres, consisting of over 50,000 individual trees.
Aspen Restoration
The decline of aspens in the western states and the
restoration work being done by 106 Reforestation in Utah
This video explains the benefits of aspens and explains some of the work to restore declining aspens in the west.
Watch this short video to learn more about the decline, and restoration of Aspens in the west.
Our Priorities
- Fire Mitigation
- Wildlife Habitat
- Resource Protection
- Aspen Regeneration
- Wildland Recreation