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Full-Text Articles in Forest Sciences
Smokejumper Obituary: Cordova, Horace M. (Idaho City 1961), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Cordova, Horace M. (Idaho City 1961), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Hearn, Bernard Carter (Grangeville 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Hearn, Bernard Carter (Grangeville 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Mcdonald, Joseph Franklin "Joe" (West Yellowstone 1951), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Mcdonald, Joseph Franklin "Joe" (West Yellowstone 1951), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Simons, Charles Richard (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Simons, Charles Richard (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Reclaiming Sacred Homelands: Asserting Treaty Rights And The Path Towards Restoration Of The Badger-Two Medicine, Sarah Greenberg
Reclaiming Sacred Homelands: Asserting Treaty Rights And The Path Towards Restoration Of The Badger-Two Medicine, Sarah Greenberg
American Indian Law Journal
“In order for law to have an influence in the lives of ordinary people, it must have something to do with the emotional feelings of justice, it must speak to our basic humanity, and it must give us common sense directions as to what behavior and beliefs are right and wrong"
Regeneration Response To Salvage Logging Following Tornado Disturbance, Colby K. Bosley-Smith
Regeneration Response To Salvage Logging Following Tornado Disturbance, Colby K. Bosley-Smith
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In an era of increasing natural disturbances, successful tree regeneration has grown more difficult to achieve. Salvage logging, a common management response to disturbance, may further impede regeneration success, although published literature currently remains inconclusive. In 2013, a rare tornado in northcentral Maine, USA, and subsequent salvage operation created three clear ‘treatments’ for evaluation of post-disturbance regeneration: blowdown, blowdown followed by salvage logging and an undisturbed control. In the summers of 2022 and 2023, (nine and ten) years post-tornado, we revisited this site to examine regeneration outcomes.
During the summer of 2022, we evaluated stand structure and regeneration success of …
Integrating Remote Sensing And Machine Learning To Assess Forest Health And Susceptibility To Pest-Induced Damage, Rajeev Bhattarai
Integrating Remote Sensing And Machine Learning To Assess Forest Health And Susceptibility To Pest-Induced Damage, Rajeev Bhattarai
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana; SBW) outbreaks are cyclically occurring phenomena in the northeastern USA and neighboring Canadian provinces. These outbreaks are often of landscape level causing impaired growth and mortality of the host species namely spruce (Picea sp.) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.). Acknowledging the recent SBW outbreak in Canadian provinces like Quebec and New Brunswick neighboring the state of Maine, our study devised comprehensive techniques to assess the susceptibility of Maine forests to SBW attack. This study aims to harness the power of remote sensing data and machine learning algorithms to model and map the susceptibility of …
Forest Management In A Changing Climate: Integrating Social And Biopysical Sciences To Inform Adaptive Responses To Future Uncertainty, Peter Breigenzer
Forest Management In A Changing Climate: Integrating Social And Biopysical Sciences To Inform Adaptive Responses To Future Uncertainty, Peter Breigenzer
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Forests provide numerous ecological and socio-economic benefits, yet climate change is creating novel and extreme conditions that threaten forests and disrupt traditional management practices. To address future uncertainty about how to manage forests amid a rapidly changing climate, researchers have developed adaptive management strategies that move away from using historical ecological baselines as management goals. However, despite increases in adaptive forest management frameworks, there are still concerns that private woodland owners (PWOs; also known as family forest owners or non-industrial private landowners) are not adopting beneficial practices. Additionally, since tree canopies often buffer understory microclimates (i.e., fine scale variation in …
A Small Forest Owner's Engagement With A Carbon Sequestration Effort In Northeastern U.S., Frederick Pond
A Small Forest Owner's Engagement With A Carbon Sequestration Effort In Northeastern U.S., Frederick Pond
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
In 2023, a small forest landowner in central Vermont enrolled 140 acres in the Family Forest Carbon Program[FFCP], engaging his local forestland in combating global warming.
FFCP is a collaboration of The Nature Conservancy and American Forest Foundation, developed to offer small landowners the opportunity to engage their asset in carbon sequestration locally.
This poster presents the experience of a small forest owner's process in entering a twenty year contract to manage a small woodlot under the direction of FFCP while enrolled with the state UVA program, also known as Current Use.
Challenges to the process, advantages/downsides, future perspectives are …
Smokejumper Obituary: Graves, Thomas Harry "Tom" (North Cascades 1949), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Graves, Thomas Harry "Tom" (North Cascades 1949), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Sando, Rodney Wayne (Missoula 1965), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Sando, Rodney Wayne (Missoula 1965), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Insights Into The Challenges Posed By Climate Change And Land Competition To Brazil’S Midwest Pulpwood Market, Roberto Hajime Sant Anna Kimura
Insights Into The Challenges Posed By Climate Change And Land Competition To Brazil’S Midwest Pulpwood Market, Roberto Hajime Sant Anna Kimura
Theses and Dissertations
I investigated the effect of climate change in one of the few expanding markets in the world in Brazil. In the last decades the demand for pulpwood increased from zero to 11 million tons, leading to an expansion of 700 thousand hectares of Eucalyptus plantation. In 2024, a new mill will start operating increasing the consumption of wood fiber by 8.2 million tons (+49%). I used mathematical programming to investigate how different scenarios of productivity and land will affect the market. My results showed that around 946,000 hectares (+124%) of additional timberland will be necessary in the upcoming decades. The …
Exploring Soil Microbial Dynamics In Southern Appalachian Forests: A Systems Biology Approach To Prescribed Fire Impacts, Saad Abd Ar Rafie
Exploring Soil Microbial Dynamics In Southern Appalachian Forests: A Systems Biology Approach To Prescribed Fire Impacts, Saad Abd Ar Rafie
Doctoral Dissertations
Prescribed fires in Southern Appalachian forests are vital in ecosystem management and wildfire risk mitigation. However, understanding the intricate dynamics between these fires, soil microbial communities, and overall ecosystem health remains challenging. This dissertation addresses this knowledge gap by exploring selected aspects of this complex relationship across three interconnected chapters.
The first chapter investigates the immediate effects of prescribed fires on soil microbial communities. It reveals subtle shifts in porewater chemistry and significant increases in microbial species richness. These findings offer valuable insights into the interplay between soil properties and microbial responses during the early stages following a prescribed fire. …
Variability In Microclimate And Carbon Dynamics In Hardwood Forests Managed With The Irregular Shelterwood Reproduction Method, Melody June Mount
Variability In Microclimate And Carbon Dynamics In Hardwood Forests Managed With The Irregular Shelterwood Reproduction Method, Melody June Mount
Masters Theses
How do forest edges compare to intact interior forests in terms of carbon dynamics, and how is the microclimate altered through the creation of forest edges? Woody plants and trees can act as a carbon sink by using live and dead tissue to store varying amounts of carbon. However, factors such as age, species, respiration rates, and death alter the amount of carbon sequestered by the forest (Gorte, 2009). Additionally, widespread forest fragmentation has resulted in 20% of forests worldwide being located within 100 meters (m) of a forest edge (Haddad et al., 2015). Despite this fragmentation, current carbon models …
Logging In The Southeastern Us: Facing Challenges, Finding Opportunities, Shubhechchha Khadka
Logging In The Southeastern Us: Facing Challenges, Finding Opportunities, Shubhechchha Khadka
All Theses
The logging businesses, a crucial component of the wood supply chain, face shifting dynamics with various challenges and opportunities. Focusing on North and South Carolina, this study analyzes surveys and interviews to explore the logging business challenges and pathways to sustainable growth in the Southeastern United States.
In South Carolina, our findings indicate a shift towards more medium-sized businesses with a decrease in small and large logger, the entry of some younger loggers in the industry, and a notable rise in educational qualifications among loggers. Simultaneously, there is a decrease in the intergenerational transfer of logging businesses, coupled with escalated …
Age, Size, And Composition Of Selected Old-Growth Shortleaf Pine Stands In The Upper Buffalo River, Arkansas, Willa Avery Thomason
Age, Size, And Composition Of Selected Old-Growth Shortleaf Pine Stands In The Upper Buffalo River, Arkansas, Willa Avery Thomason
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) approaches the westernmost limits of its range in the Arkansas Ozarks. Despite heavy logging of shortleaf pine throughout its range during the 19th and 20th centuries, the species was not easily accessible for harvest and transportation in the most rugged areas of the Boston Mountains and, as a result, there are a few extant stands of old-growth shortleaf pine in the region. The shortleaf pine stands in the interior Boston Mountains are unusual in that they exist primarily above bluff lines at topographic breaks in the hardwood canopy and are not disturbed by fire as frequently …
Smokejumper Obituary: Silva, Michael Martin "Mike" (Redding 1972), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Silva, Michael Martin "Mike" (Redding 1972), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Poppie, Wilford D. "Bill" (Missoula 1958 0000), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Poppie, Wilford D. "Bill" (Missoula 1958 0000), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Gunby, James F. "Jim" (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Gunby, James F. "Jim" (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Krane, Peer Pauli (North Cascades 1967), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Krane, Peer Pauli (North Cascades 1967), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Carpino, Paul Samuel (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Carpino, Paul Samuel (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Fairchild, Brett M. (Redmond 2005), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Fairchild, Brett M. (Redmond 2005), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Barber, Michael Stephen (Missoula 1968), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Barber, Michael Stephen (Missoula 1968), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Rolfs, Donald Arden "Don" (North Cascades 1959), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Rolfs, Donald Arden "Don" (North Cascades 1959), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Impacts Of Forest Fire Carbon Emission And Mitigation Strategies, Zhihua Liu, Hongshi He, Wenru Xu, Yu Liang, Jiaojun Zhu, Geoff G. Wang, Wei Wei, Zifa Wang, Yongming Han
Impacts Of Forest Fire Carbon Emission And Mitigation Strategies, Zhihua Liu, Hongshi He, Wenru Xu, Yu Liang, Jiaojun Zhu, Geoff G. Wang, Wei Wei, Zifa Wang, Yongming Han
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
Between 2000 and 2020, global wildfires contributed to approximately 7.32 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, accounting for about 18.5% of CO2 emissions released from fossil fuels. Forest fires alone contributed to around 20% of these wildfire emissions, approximately 1.5 billion metric tons of CO2. Due to climate change and human activities, carbon emissions from forest fires are on the rise. For example, the 2023 Canadian fires have emitted 1.268 billion metric tons of CO2 up to August 29th. Despite the simultaneous increase in forest area and volume, the frequency and extent of forest fires have significantly decreased …
Smokejumper Obituary: Hatch, Charles R. "Chuck" (Grangeville 1963), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Hatch, Charles R. "Chuck" (Grangeville 1963), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Meeting Minutes, October 16th, 2023, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors
Meeting Minutes, October 16th, 2023, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors
National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes
1. Call to Order, Instructions, and Approval of the Agenda; 2. Approval of the Minutes; 4. Financials and Treasurer's Report; 5. Missoula Smokejumper Program; 5. Investment Committee; 6. TRAMPS; 7. Mann Gulch; 8. Grant Writer Report; 9. Scholarship Committee Report; 10. Historical Preservation Report; 11. Good Samaritan Fund Report; 12. Presentation to the Osher Life-long Learning Center (HO9); Northern California Use of Smokejumpers; and the Value of Associate Members; 13. Discussion of “Call to Action” by Michael Rains, for Possible NSA Support (H0a-n); 14. Motion Seeking Support of HR 934 Suppression of Wildfires. HO 11a, 11d-n); 15. Legislative Work on …
Smokejumper Obituary: Deeds, Jack Lee (Missoula 1965), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituary: Deeds, Jack Lee (Missoula 1965), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Intelligence Versus Inferno: How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used To Monitor And Manage Wildfires In Europe, Maxwell Feldman
Intelligence Versus Inferno: How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used To Monitor And Manage Wildfires In Europe, Maxwell Feldman
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Escalating wildfire occurrences in Europe, particularly in the southern Mediterranean region, are presenting significant challenges to socioeconomic, environmental, and ecosystem services. The increasing frequency and severity of these wildfires are straining resources and emphasizing the need for a better understanding of the relationship between suppression capacity and fire behavior in wildfire management. The following research addresses the urgent need for more proactive, knowledge-based, and technologically driven fire management strategies, throughout all four stages of wildfire response – fuel and land management, fire preparedness, fire suppression, and post-fire management. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly significant in climate change adaptation, especially …
Alpha Diversity And Species Status Of Uneven Forests In Eco-Zones Of Taraba State, Nigeria, Dau Henry Japheth, Joseph A. Ugbe, Jerry I. Alfa
Alpha Diversity And Species Status Of Uneven Forests In Eco-Zones Of Taraba State, Nigeria, Dau Henry Japheth, Joseph A. Ugbe, Jerry I. Alfa
Journal of Bioresource Management
Alpha diversity indices quantify the uncertainty in predicting the species identity of an individual. Quantitative indices on species composition and distribution are vital to understanding the trend and species status of an ecosystem for conservation management. However, among the forest ecosystems in Taraba state, Bakin Dutse and Wasaji uneven forests are one of the least studied areas, especially in terms of tree species status. This research work aims at assessing alpha diversity and species status of selected uneven forests in Taraba state, Nigeria; to provide baseline knowledge for conservation management. In total, 102 tree species from 74 genera and 41 …