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College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, And Agriculture (University Of Maine) Records, 1885-2003, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture was established in 1996 as part of a University of Maine restructure. Many of the individual schools and units within the college had formerly been in the College of Natural Resources, Forestry and Agriculture which itself was established in 1993 following the merger of the College of Forest Resources and College of Applied Sciences and Agriculture. The first dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture was G. Bruce Wiersma.

The record group includes copies of College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture and individual unit publications; photographs and negatives …

School Of Forest Resources (University Of Maine) Records, 1904-1992, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine began in 1903 as the Department of Forestry in the College of Agriculture to offer practical work in forestry, but also a liberal education.

In 1935 the Wildlife Curriculum and Research Unit were added. In 1958 the Department was renamed the School of Forestry and in 1967 the name was changed to the School of Forest Resources. The College of Forest Resources was established in 1982. In 1993 it became part of the College of Natural Resources, Forestry and Agriculture.

The records contain textual information created and curated by the …

Mp754: A Literature Review Of The Effects Of Intensive Forestry On Forest Structure And Plant Community Composition At The Stand And Landscape Levels, Erika L. Rowland, Alan S. White, William H. Livingston

Miscellaneous Publications

The effects of intensive forest management on forest structure and plant community composition are not well documented, particularly with respect to the forests in the Northeast. This review presents a six-part synthesis of the literature. The first section considers the effects of intensive forestry practices within the context of naturally regenerated stands. The second section reviews the changes associated with the planting of conifers in softwood sites, as well as those previously occupied by hardwood and mixed-wood stands. The third examines the impacts of intensive management specifically on bryophytes and lichens. The fourth section discusses changes in dead organic matter …

Tb186: Assessing Silviculture Research Priorities For Maine Using Wood Supply Analysis, Robert G. Wagner, Ernest H. Bowling, Robert S. Seymour

Technical Bulletins

To identify the highest priorities for silviculture research in Maine, the authors of this report quantified the absolute and relative influence of future silvicultural investments (tree planting, herbicide application, and PCT) and commercial thinning on projected harvest levels and future wood supplies in Maine. They also quantified the absolute and relative importance of the growth and yield assumptions (via sensitivity analysis) used in estimating the influence of these silvicultural treatments on projected harvest levels and future wood supplies in Maine; and based on the absolute and relative importance of the growth and yield assumptions and on the influence of differing …

Mp742: 4th Annual Munsungan Conference Proceedings: Forest Health, William D. Ostrofsky, T. J. Dragon

Miscellaneous Publications

These conference proceedings provide viewpoints on a variety of important and defining aspects of forest health. Forest managers, landowners, and scientists have long appreciated the direct effects that insects, diseases and damaging weather can have on forests. Over the past fifty years the Maine landscape has been affected by numerous outbreaks of defoliators such as the gypsy moth and the spruce budworm, by white pine blister rust and beech bark disease, and most recently by severe ice storm damage, along with countless other pests and catastrophic storms. During the past several years, the public also has become increasingly aware of …

Forest Stand Dynamics, Update Edition, Chadwick Dearing Oliver, Bruce A. Larson

Yale School of the Environment Other Publications

This book describes the various growth patterns of forests from a mechanistic point of view. Its purpose is to help silviculturists, forest managers, and ecologists understand and anticipate how forests grow and respond to intentional manipulations and natural disturbances. Demands on the forest have been increasing for timber production, wildlife habitat, water protection, recreation, and protection from fires, insects, and diseases. These demands have created an emphasis on prescribing site-specific treatments for individual stands of trees, rather than treating broad areas uniformly

Tb149: Wood Property-Age Relationships Of Natural And Plantation-Grown Red Pine, Robert K. Shepard, James E. Shottafer

Technical Bulletins

This study examined changes in specific gravity, modulus of rupture, and modulus of elasticity with age for a natural stand and two plantations. It also examined differences in wood properties between the three stands and the effects of important variables on, and their interactions with, wood properties. Wood property data were obtained from microbending specimens selected at breast height from five trees in each stand.

Mp716: New Forestry In Eastern Spruce-Fir Forests: Principles And Applications To Maine, Robert S. Seymour, Malcolm L. Hunter Jr.

Miscellaneous Publications

Eastern North America's spruce-fir forests have a unique ecological and human history which is reflected in their current vegetation, ownership patterns, and forest management practices. Furthermore, there are important differences within the region between the true boreal forest and the sub-boreal Acadian forest; this paper emphasizes the Acadian forest. Applying New Forestry to this region will require a modified approach which we outline by describing three basic principles. First, to provide the landscape context for New Forestry, we propose a triad of forest land allocation in which reserves and plantations would co-exist, surrounded by and embedded within a landscape managed …

"What's Past Is Prologue": Our Legacy - Our Future, 1990 National Interpreters Workshop, David Kulhavy, Michael Legg

eBooks

"... the topics of the papers presented at the 1990 National Interpreters Workshop reflect a dynamic NAI membership. While firmly rooted to principles which have been developed in over a millennium, presenters show a healthy use of past knowledge as prologue to an active, vital present ..."

Spruce Budworm In Maine: The End Of The Outbreak: Biological Conditions In 1986, 1987, And 1988, And A Look At The Future, Henry Trial Jr.

Maine Collection

Spruce Budworm in Maine: The End of the Outbreak: Biological Conditions in 1986, 1987, and 1988, and a Look at the Future

by Henry Trial, Jr., Insect and Disease Management Division

Technical Report No. 28

Maine Forest Service, Dept. of Conservation, Augusta, Maine, October 1989.

Contents: Introduction / Biological Conditions in 1986, 1987, and 1988 / Control Activities / Forest Conditions-1986 to 1988 and a Look at the Future / Spray Operations and Forecast of Conditions in Quebec and New Brunswick, 1986-1988 / The Future of Budworm in the Region and in Maine / List of Figures / List of …

Tb131: Tree Improvement In The Northeast: Interim Summary And Recommendations For Selected Species, K. K. Carter, D. H. Dehayes, M. E. Demeritt Jr., R. T. Eckert

Technical Bulletins

This publication of the regional research project NE-27, Genetics and Improvement of Northeastern Trees, is intended to provide an overview of current knowledge regarding genetic variation and tree improvement practices for eleven common tree species in the Northeast. The authors have attempted to summarize the information that will be most useful to forest managers, administrators, and field foresters in this region. Our intent is to be informative, not exhaustive.

Proceedings : A Forest Based Economy - Carrying A Tradition Into The Future, Blaine House Conference On Forestry (December 6-7, 1984)

Maine Collection

Proceedings : A Forest Based Economy - Carrying A Tradition Into the Future

Blaine House Conference on Forestry (December 6-7, 1984)

Department of Conservation, State House Station 22, Augusta, Maine 04333, August 1986.

Contents: Table of Contents / Letter of Transmittal / The Forest 2020--Visions Of A Sustainable Forest / Forestry Resurvey: What Does It Say? How Can We Use It? / Can We Improve Maine's Timber Supply? / Atmospheric Deposition And Forests Of The Northeast / A National Perspective: What Is Maine's Competitive Niche? / The Future of Hardwood Markets / The Future of Softwood Markets / The State …

Southern Pine Beetle: Annotated Bibliography, 1868-1982, David Kulhavy, Paul C. Johnson

eBooks

The FAMULUS computerized literature retrieval system was used to produce an annotated bibliography for the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann. The bibliography contains 1,235 citations and is cross indexed by AUTHOR, TAXONOMY and KEYS to subject areas.

B758: A Biomass Study Of The Thinning Potential And Productivity Of Immature Forest Stands In Maine, Harold E. Young, John H. Ribe, Donald C. Hoppe

Bulletins

The purpose of this study is to establish the degree of reliability that can be placed in biomass as a means of assessing thinning potential and site productivity of immature forest stands in Maine. The above ground biomass on 205 plots representing a variety of age classes in immature hardwood and softwood stands on meso, wet, and dry sites was cut and weighed including the standing dead trees on softwood sites. In addition, 45 point sample biomass plots were located and measured in mature all aged stands. Graphical analysis was used to relate stand characteristics to age by site and …

Spruce Budworm In Maine, 1910-1976: Infestations And Control, David Weed

Maine Collection

Spruce Budworm in Maine, 1910-1976: Infestations and Control

compiled by David Weed, Maine Forest Service, Maine Department of Conservation, 1977.

Contents: I. Introduction, II. Infestation Chronology, III. Defoliation 1910-18 to 1976, IV. Spraying History, V. Mothflight Data, VI. Aircraft Employed, VII. Aircraft: Photo Essay

Texas Forestry Paper No. 27, J. David Lenhart, David M. Hyink

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Number of 8.7 - foot veneer bolts in loblolly pine trees of old-field plantations in the interior west gulf coastal plain"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 28, J. J. Stransky, L. K. Halis, E. S. Nixon

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Plants following timber harvest: importance to songbirds"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 29, Ellis V. Hunt Jr., Edwin L. Miller

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Plant cover and soil erosion following site preparation and planting in east texas"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 25, Leonard F. Burkart, Jorge Cano-Capri

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Tension wood in southern red oak quercus falcata michx."

Texas Forestry Paper No. 26, Robert D. Baker, David V. Smith

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Aerial photograph use in industrial forest management in the south, 1970 and 1974"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 23, J. J. Stransky

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Alternatives in southern wildlife-timber management"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 20, Don R. Taylor, M. Victor Bilan

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Strip clearcutting to regenerate east texas pines"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 19, Kenneth W. Shaw, Seymour I. Somberg

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Ad valorem taxes on timberland in northeast texas"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 18, J. David Lenhart

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Green and dry weight yields for unthinned old-field loblolly pine plantations in the interior west gulf coastal plain"

Forestry Bulletin No. 25: Silviculture Of Southern Bottomland Hardwoods, Laurence C. Walker, Kenneth G. Watterson

Forestry Bulletins No. 1-25, 1957-1972

"The potential of southern bottomland hardwood types is clear, for they, along with the cypress, occupy about 37 million acres and compromise more than half of the hardwood stumpage in the south."

Texas Forestry Paper No. 17, David M. Hyink, J. David Lenhart, Seymour I. Somberg

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Ovendry weights for loblolly pine trees in old-field plantations in the interior west gulf coastal plain"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 16, Dwight R. Hicks, J. David Lenhart, Seymour I. Somberg

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Merchantable green weights for loblolly pine trees in old-field plantations in the interior west gulf coastal plain"

Texas Forestry Paper No. 14, J. David Lenhart

Texas Forestry Papers, No. 1-29, 1970-1976

"Cubic-foot yields for unthinned old-field loblolly pine plantations in the interior west gulf coastal plain"

Forestry Bulletin No. 23: Timber Sales Contracts For Latin America, Seymour I. Somberg

Forestry Bulletins No. 1-25, 1957-1972

An analysis of timber sales contracts in Latin America, in consideration of proposals, forms, provisions and contributions.

Forestry Bulletin No. 24: Silviculture And Management Of Teak, K. Kadambi

Forestry Bulletins No. 1-25, 1957-1972

"Teak is the principal timber tree of Peninsular India, Burma, Indonesia and Thailand and one of the most important timbers of the world. It has been planted extensively in warm climates throughout the world."