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Aspen Regeneration After 2000 Fires On The Bitterroot, Tim Benedict Jan 2010

Aspen Regeneration After 2000 Fires On The Bitterroot, Tim Benedict

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I engaged in a mission to search aspen regeneration response in Montana following large scale disturbance events, such as wildland fire. The Bitterroot surfaced as a prime example. Sue Macmeeken, former Bitterroot Silviculturist, expressed “The Bitterroot is not known for having a lot of aspen. Before the 2000 fires we saw it sporadically across the landscape in draws, openings, and a few other areas - mostly as individual trees and once in awhile as a small grove. After the fires, it came up all over the place and in fairly large numbers. It seemed impossible that it could be due …


Determinants Of Trust For Public Lands: Fire And Fuels Management On The Bitterroot National Forest, Adam Lijeblad, William T. Borrie, Alan E. Watson Jan 2009

Determinants Of Trust For Public Lands: Fire And Fuels Management On The Bitterroot National Forest, Adam Lijeblad, William T. Borrie, Alan E. Watson

USDA Forest Service / UNL Faculty Publications

Management of public lands occurs today with high levels of scrutiny and controversy. To succeed, managers seek the support, involvement, and endorsement of the public. This study examines trust as an indicator of managerial success and attempts to identify and measure the components that most influence it. A review of trust literature yielded 14 attributes that were hypothesized to contribute to trust, grouped into the three dimensions of Shared Norms and Values, Willingness to Endorse, and Perceived Efficacy. Operationalizing these attributes and dimensions, a telephone survey was administered to a sample of Montana, USA, residents living adjacent to the Bitterroot …


The National Forest Management Act: The Twenty Years Behind, The Twenty Years Ahead, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1997

The National Forest Management Act: The Twenty Years Behind, The Twenty Years Ahead, Charles F. Wilkinson

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