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Meeting Minutes, January 13th, 1998, National Smokejumper Association Executive Committee

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: I. Minutes:; II. Membership:; III. Treasurers Report: due to Lowell Hanson's resignation, Jon McBride had accepted the position of Treasurer.; year- end audit. ; need for a petty cash fund f descrepency between the funds that have reportedly been received and that which has been deposited at the bank; IV. Video Fund:; V. Old Business:; 2000 reunion ; removal of the remains of the Ford Trimotor at Big Prairie; more lists of jumpers sorted by base and year trained; VI. Video Report:; VII. New Business:; four positions on the Board of Directors expiring; VIII. News Letter Report:; next meeting …

Wilderness And Natural Areas In Eastern North America, David Kulhavy, Michael Legg

eBooks

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Presettlement And Present Vegetation Cover Of Marion County, Illinois Using A Geographic Information System, Daniel Unger

Faculty Presentations

The vegetation types of Marion County, Illinois prior to European settlement, which were derived from soil association surveys, were compared to a satellite map of current vegetation types to quantify their change over time. GIS analysis indicates that 10% of presettlement prairie is currently grassland, 2% of presettlement prairie has been converted to forest, 32% of original prairie has been converted to agriculture and urban use, 17% of presettlement forest remains intact, grassland comprises 18% of presettlement forest while 21% of presettlement forest has been converted to agricultural and urban use.

Transformations Of Middle Eastern Natural Environments: Legacies And Lessons, Jeff Albert, Magnus Bernhardsson, Roger Kenna

Yale School of the Environment Bulletin Series

No abstract provided.

The Physical And Hydrological Characteristics Of A South Coast Sandplain Site : East Howick Site Survey, Robert Anthony Sudmeyer

Resource management technical reports

This Technical Report documents the physical and hydrological characteristics of a farmland site on the Esperance Sandplain. The site was located on 'Belalie Farm East' 110 km east of the town of Esperance in the locality of Howick (AMG 488900, 6277500) The site was typical of the sandplain landsystem which covers 35% (0.72 million ha) of the Esperance Agricultural Region. The farm was cleared over a number of years beginning in the 1970's and an extensive network of windbreaks established.

Management Of Red Squirrel Feeding Damage To Lodgepole Pine By Stand Density Manipulation And Diversionary Food, Thomas P. Sullivan

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

The red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) feeds on the vascular tissues of sapling lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) during spring periods in forests of interior British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. This damage may lead to mortality and reduced growth of crop trees in managed stands. Manipulation of stand density by pre-commercial thinning to densities < 1,000 stems/ha is an effective method to lower squirrel populations and feeding damage. Lowering stand density enhances the growth of crop trees, and understory herbs and shrubs as wildlife habitat, while protecting trees from squirrel feeding. This approach has been successful in several forest ecological zones. An alternative management tool is provision of diversionary food (sunflower seed) for those stands susceptible to feeding damage, and where stand thinning has already been completed. Diversionary food can be applied aerially and is very cost effective for protecting managed stands. These techniques may be used to maintain or even enhance species diversity of small mammal communities in those forest stands requiring protection.

Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands: 1998 Annual Meeing

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Capsaicin, northern pocket gophers and behavior, Leonard Askham

Efficacy of the aerial application of methyl anthranilate in reducing blackbird damage to sweet corn and sunflowers, Robert Timm and John Hays

Livestock protection collar use at the U.C. Hopland Research & Extension Center, Craig Ramey, et al.

Non-target hazards of 2% zinc phosphide grain bait to free-ranging ring-necked pheasants in northern California alfalfa fields, Delsey Whisson

The problem of Belding's ground squirrels in alfalfa in northeastern California, Craig Ramey

Comparison of spot baiting to bait stations using chlorophacinone for control of Belding's ground squirrels in northern California Dwayne Etter

Operation and …

Southern Deepwater Swamps, William Conner, Marilyn A. Buford

Publications

No abstract provided.

Higher Prices And Shorter Rotations: Good News For Pine Plantation Investors, But . . ., Steven H. Bullard, Bob Daniels

Faculty Publications

Southern pine markets have changed dramatically in recent years. Our focus here is the changing forest economy, new price expectations, and new technologies for growing and utilizing pines. The major changes in southern pine markets are good news for forest landowners concerned with timber production-higher prices are increasing pine plantation returns, rotation lengths are decreasing, and the value of land in pine production is increasing.

Influence Of Planting Density On Diameter And Height In East Texas Pine Plantations, Young Jin Lee, J. David Lenhart

Faculty Publications

The response of diameter and height of unthinned planted stands ofloblolly (Pinus taeda L.) and slash (Pinus elliottii Eng elm.)pine in East Texas to different classes of planting densities were analyzed. After tracking the development ofdiameterand heightfor 15yron a setofpennanentplots representing a broad range of plantation parameters, average diameter and average height trends were observed. For both species, average diameter values were significantly larger with lower planting densities. 1n contrast, average height growth is insensitive to planting density at younger age classes for loblolly and at older age classes for slash pine plantations.

Population Dynamics, Impacts, And Integrated Management Of Forest Defoliating Insects, David Kulhavy, W. G. Ross, R. R. Cahal

Faculty Publications

Pine plantations on Typic Quartzipsamments in East Texas are difficult to establish. Forest management options following clearcutting are limited. An 8-year regeneration study of the growth and survival of loblolly, Pinus taeda, L. shortleaf, P. echinata Mill., slash, P. elliotii Engelm and longleaf pines P. palustris Mill. was conducted to determine optimum tree species and treatments for reforestation, and to recommend practical alternative land uses and management strategies for Typic Quartzipsamments. Successful regeneration provides new opportunities for insects and pathogens. Impacts of the Nantucket pine tip moth, R}iyacionia frustrana (Comstock), the Deodar weevil, Pissodes nemorensis, Germar, Annosus root rot, Heterobasidion …

Impacts Of Three Timber Stand Improvement Thinning Options On Low Quality Southern Mixed-Hardwood Stands, Brian P. Oswald, Thomas H. Green

Faculty Publications

The impact of three thinning options (strip, single-tree selection, and strip with selection between strips) on lowquality southern mixed-hardwood stands was evaluated in northern Alabama. Although stand level comparisons showed no significant differences between options, individual dominant trees benefitted from the thinning treatments, exhibiting increased basal area growth during the period of the study. Intermediate treatments such as these thinning options may provide landowners with sufficient growth of selected high-quality trees to warrant the more intensive management activities on similar sites as utilized in this study.

Initial Investigation Of Height-Diameter Relationships Of Dominant Trees In The Mixed Hardwood Bottomland Forests Of East Texas, Brian P. Oswald, A. Gordon Holley, Leslie A. Dale, Gary D. Kronrad

Faculty Publications

Three to five dominant trees from each of 445 ten-factor variable radius inventory points were utilized to evaluate the height- diameter relationships of 13 species or genera found on bottomland hardwood sites throughout east Texas. Regression analysis was performed using the linear model such that height = (30 + (31 x (d.b.h.). The species were placed into six groups: (1) pines (Pinus taeda and P. enchinata) ; (2) water oak/willow oak/white oak/swamp chestnut oak (Quercus nigra)/(Q. phe//os)/(Q. alba)/(Q. michauxi1) ; (3) blackgum/laurel oak/overcup oak (Nyssa sylvatica)/(Q. laurifolia)/(Q. lyrata); (4) ash/maple (Fraxinus spp.)/(Acerspp.); (5) hickories (Carya spp.), and (6) elms (Ulmus …

First-Year Survival And Growth Of Bareroot, Container, And Direct-Seeded Nuttall Oak Planted On Flood-Prone Agricultural Fields, Hans Michael Williams, Monica N. Craft

Faculty Publications

Container and 1-0 bare root Nuttall oak ( Quercus nuttallii, Palmer) seedlings were hand-planted, and acorns were direct- seeded, in a Sharkey soil (very fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic, Vertie Haplaquepts). The seedlings and seed were planted in January, February, March, and June, 1993. Flooding, to a depth of 2 meters, occurred on the study site from late March to late May. Seedlings planted in June were not flooded. Regardless of planting date, mean first-year survival for container seedlings was greater than 80 percent. Overall mean survival for bareroot seedlings was about 40 percent and direct-seeding survival was 30 percent. Bareroot …

Effects Of Stock Type And Fall Fertilization On Survival Of Longleaf Pine Seedlings Planted In Lignite Minespoil, Mary Anne Mcguire, Hans Michael Williams

Faculty Publications

One-year-old longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) seedlings were hand-planted in January 1996 on an east Texas minespoil site. Effects of two seedling stock types and four levels of preplanting fall fertilization on seedling survival were evaluated. Fertilizer treatments consisting of a single application of ammonium nitrate (73 kilograms per hectare N), phosphorus (81 kilograms per hectare P), diammonium phosphate (73 kilograms per hectare N, 81 kilograms per hectare P), or control (no fertilizer) were applied to bare-root and container seedlings in November 1995. Root growth potential, the ability of a seedling to initiate and elongate new roots when placed into …

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Nest-Cavity Selection: Relationships With Cavity Age And Resin Production, Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, D. Craig Rudolph, W. G. Ross, David Kulhavy

Faculty Publications

ABSTRACT.--We evaluated selection of nest sites by male Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) in Texas relative to the age of the cavity when only cavities excavated by the woodpecker were available and when both naturally excavated cavities and artificial cavities we available. We also evaluated nest-cavity selection relative to he ability of naturally excavated cavity trees to produce resin, which is used by the woodpeckers to maintain a barrier against predation by rat snakes (Elaphe spp.), Longleaf pines (Pinus palustris) selected by breeding males as nest trees produced significantly greater resin yields at 2, 8, and 24 h post-wounding than cavity …

Urban Idealism Versus Wilderness Realism, Paul Risk

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Wilderness In Eastern North America: Research, Management And Planning, David L. Kulhavy, Michael Legg, John H. Burde

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Pre-Sowing Peg And Kh 2 Po 4 Treatments On Germinationemergence And Yield Of Carrot, İbrahim Duman, Dursun Eşi̇yok

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Studies were conducted at the fileds and laboratories of Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture during 1994-1995 to improve germination and emergence in carrot (Daucus carota L. cv. Nantes) by priming, a presowing seed treatment. Seeds were treated with PEG-6000 (273 g/l) and KH 2 PO 4 (70 g/l) at 15°C for 10 days. Seeds were dried and taken for germination tests at the laboratory and for emergence tests in the open field. Besides germination, seedling emergence and yield were also determined in open field. According to the results the percentage of germination increased to 81% by PEG …

An Investigation On The Transportation By Trucks At Mountainously Regions, H. Hulusi Acar

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Artvin Forest District, which is the best example for mountainous forest areas in Turkey, was selected a suitable study area for this investigation. Data which were collected by using the repetition time technique were analyzed. Sixty six percent of the planned forest road network in Artvin Forest District has been completed. Now, the average forest road density in the district is 10.5 m/ha. The number of forest trucks in the region is enough. Trucks are 20 years old on average. These trucks are generally 3 axed and AS 600 Dodge type. In the region, transportation by trucks takes place between …

The Pollen Collection Activity And Preference Of Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera) In The Natural Habitat Of Antalya And Some Morphological And Quality Properties Of Different Pollen Types, Hasan Baydar

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.

A New Forest Floor Corer For Rapid Sampling, Minimal Disturbance And Adequate Precision, Ian A. Nalder, Ross W. Wein

Aspen Bibliography

We describe an effective and inexpensive device for sampling forest floors. It is based on a rechargeable, battery-powered drill that drives a sharpened steel coring tube. The corer is simple to fabricate, is lightweight (3.5 kg) and can be used easily by one person to obtain intact, natural volume cores of the forest floor. It has been used extensively to obtain samples in 114 boreal forest stands of western Canada. We found that coefficients of variation were typically 30% for forest floor organic matter and bulk density, and tended to be higher in Pinus banksiana stands than in Picea glauca …

Trees Working In Western Australia, Dave Berry

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

There is an air of inevirability about farm forestry - no-one disputs that planting trees is a sure route to curbing agriculture's serious land degredation problem. Dave Berry talks with some of the key players developing the industry.

A State-Dependent Model Of Forest Floor Development, Ertuğrul Bi̇lgi̇li̇

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

A state-dependent, dynamic forest floor development model is presented. The model considers litterfall as input. The decomposition of the litter was modelled as influenced by the quality of litter and miccroclimatic conditions (temperature and moisture). Microclimatic conditions were determined based on weather data and stand structure. The predictions of the model compared with an independent data set suggested that the model functions realistically under a range of weather and stand conditions. The resulting model should be valuable in the prediction of fire behavior.

A Research To Determine The Suitable Rice ( Oryza Sativa L.)Harvesting Time, Halil Sürek, Necmi Beşer

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The objective of this study was to determine the suitable rice harvesting time to obtain high paddy yield and quality milled rice. The experiment was conducted in a randomized split block design with four replications under continuous flood irrigation in 1988, 1989, and 1990. Three planting times were praticed at May 10, May 20; and May 30. Four harvesting times were applied at 35, 42, 49, and 56 days after flowering (DAF). This study showed that maximum paddy yield and total milled rice, minimum berakage during milling, minimum unfilled and partially filled grains, acceptable moisture content, minimum chalky kernel in …

The Effect Of Prescribed Fire On The Natural Regeneration Success Oflebanon Cedar ( Cedrus Libani A. Rich.) At Antalya-Kaş Locality, Melih Boydak, Fikret Işik, Bayram Doğan

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

With this study the effect of prescribed fire on the natural regeneration success of Lebanon Cedar ( Cedrus libani A. Rich.) by shelterwood method was investigated at Antalya-Kaş localitiy. Split plot design with three replications was applied as experimental design. Prescribed fire was applied to slash pile at one of each main plot while the other was left as control. Main plots were divided into two subplots and equal number of seeds were used at each subplot for additional seeding by applying broadcast seeding (full seeding) or drill sowing methods. Seedling survival was recorded each year and the height growth …

An Investigation On The Loading And Unloading Operations In Artvin Forest District, H. Hulusi Acar

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Artvin Forest District which is the best example for mountainously areas in Turkey, was selected as a suitable study area for this investigation. Data which were collected by using the repetition time technique were analyzed. In this region, the loading-unloading and landing operations were examined from the economical and technical perspectives. Time analysis were performed, historical records and thus resulting data were analyzed statistically. The results were discussed and some of the practical implications were recommended. The studies in this investigation were performed in 1995-96 years. As a result, the highest productivity on loading both the softwood and hardwood logs …

Effect Of Sodium Ascorbate On Some Quality Characteristics Of Turkish Pastırma, Hatice Gür-Yağli, A. Hamdi Ertaş

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Different amounts of sodium ascorbate (0, 150, 300 and 450 mg/kg) were used in curing stage of Turkish pastırma production and the effect of sodium ascorbate was investigated on some quality characteristics of pastırma. It was observed that there was no effect of sodium ascorbate on pH and penetrometler value of pastirma. Sodium ascorbate caused to decrease of TBA-value and residual nitrite content (P

Possibilities Of Growing Of Some Soybean [ Glycine Max (L.) Merill] Cultivars As A Doublecrop Under Kahramanmaraş Conditions, H. Ahmet Yilmaz, Lale Efe

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study that was carried out in 1992-93 at Kahramanmaraş, it was aimed at investigating of adaptation to double cropping conditions of 23 soybean cultivars. For this reason, characteristics such as yield (kg/da), first pod height (cm), pod number per plant, plant height (cm), 100-seed weight (g), vegetation period (day), days for flowering, seed oil percentage (%) and seed protein percentage (%) were investigated on cultivars are tested. Two-years data collected were brought together and analysed according to split plot design. Means of cultivars and interaction means of years x cultivars were compared using Duncan multiple range test. As a …

An Investigation On The Logging Machines From The Economical And The Technical Point Of View At Giresun Forest District, H. Hulusi̇ Acar

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In forestry, transportation of harvested woods from compartments is very difficult, expensive and time-consuming task. Forests covering generally high and steep slopes of mountainous areas in Eastern Black Sea Region make the problem extremely dif-ficult. Transportation of forest products from forest to the landing have been practiced various forms. Studies were conducted on the loading, skidding and stacking machines and mobile skylines at Giresun Forest District. Furthermore, logging machines in the region were found very important from the technical and the economical point of view. In ad-dition, the rent values for loging machines is found to be insufficient.