By law, all forested areas must be regenerated. Foresters plan for the total management of forests including regrowing trees, and considering best practices to minimize impacts on wildlife habitat, and water and soil retention. Within two years of harvest, it is common practice to regrow two trees for every one that is harvested. And the job doesn't end there-foresters monitor the growth of the new trees to ensure they mature and continue the life cycle of the forest.

Reforestation is completed with two methods-planting seedlings and through natural regeneration. One of the amazing things about forests is they grow back. After disturbances such as fire, within a relatively short period of time, new trees, flowers, bushes, etc. will begin to grow again-the root systems below ground are stimulated to grow with rain and warmth from the sun. In all harvested areas where natural regeneration methods are used to regrow trees, the process isn't just left to mother nature though-foresters still monitor the areas to ensure more trees grow back than are harvested.