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Smokejumper Obituary: Carr, John E. (Fairbanks 1963), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Blattner, Jerry D. (Mccall 1963), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Meeting Minutes, March 22nd, 2016, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Call to order.; Introduction to site.; Introductions.; Approval of the agenda.; Approval of previous meeting minutes.; Scholarship program update.; Report on 2015 Trails Program.; USFS Historic Preservation.; NSA website Photo Gallery.; Historic preservation options with UM's Mansfield Library.; Traveling Smokejumper display.; Membership Report.; Website Committee update.; Discussion with Roger Staats, National FS Smokejumper Program Manager and Jim Raudenbush, BLM.; Budget Report of 2015-16 1St quarter Budget.; Investment Committee report.; Merchandise report-future.; Report on Directors & Officer Liability Insurance.; Oct 19-20, 2016 Proposed date for Seattle meeting.; PTSD/Suicide. Accumulated fatigue issue for wildland fire fighters.; Wildland Firefighters Foundation museum/interpretive center …

Smokejumper Obituary: Rumble, Joe N. (Missoula 1949), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Agenda: A Celebration Of The Work Of Charles Wilkinson: Served With Tasty Stories And Some Slices Of Roast, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment

A Celebration of the Work of Charles Wilkinson (Martz Winter Symposium, March 10-11)

Conference held at the University of Colorado, Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom, Thursday, March 10th and Friday, March 11th, 2016.

Conference moderators, panelists and speakers included University of Colorado Law School professors Phil Weiser, Sarah Krakoff, William Boyd, Kristen Carpenter, Britt Banks, Harold Bruff, Richard Collins, Carla Fredericks, Mark Squillace, and Charles Wilkinson

"We celebrate the work of Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson, a prolific and passionate writer, teacher, and advocate for the people and places of the West. Charles's influence extends beyond place, yet his work has always originated in a deep love of and commitment to particular places. We …

Smokejumper Obituary: Murphy, William C. (Missoula 1956), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Synthesis Of Knowledge Of Extreme Fire Behavior: Volume 2 For Fire Behavior Specialists, Researchers, Paul A. Werth, Brian E. Potter, Martin E. Alexander, Craig B. Clements, Miguel G. Cruz, Mark A. Finney, Jason M. Forthofer, W. Matt Jolly, Sara S. Mcallister, Russel A. Parsons, Scott L. Goodrick, Chad Hoffman, Roger D. Ottmar

Joint Fire Science Program Synthesis Reports

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s definition of extreme fire behavior indicates a level of fire behavior characteristics that ordinarily precludes methods of direct control action. One or more of the following is usually involved: high rate of spread, prolific crowning/spotting, presence of fire whirls, and strong convection column. Predictability is difficult as such fires often influence their environment to some degree and behave erratically, sometimes dangerously. Alternate terms include “blow up” and “fire storm.” Fire managers examining fires over the last 100 years have come to understand many of the factors necessary for extreme fire behavior development. This effort produced …

Timber Talk, Vol. 53, No. 4, March 2016

Timber Talk: Nebraska Forest Industry Newsletter

In This Issue

Lumber Market News 1

Hardwood Lumber Price Trends—Green 2

Hardwood Lumber Price Trends—Kiln Dried 2

Open for Business 3

Tips to Reduce Drying Defect 5

Forest Industry Spotlight 6

The Trading Post 8

Timber Sales 9

Assessing The Impacts Of Federal Forest Planning On Wildfire Risk Mitigation In The Pacific Northwest, Usa, Alan A. Ager, Michelle A. Day, Karen C. Short, Cody R. Evers

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

We analyzed the impact of amenity and biodiversity protection as mandated in national forest plans on the implementation of hazardous fuel reduction treatments aimed at protecting the wildland urban interface (WUI) and restoring fire resilient forests. We used simulation modeling to delineate areas on national forests that can potentially transmit fires to adjacent WUI. We then intersected these areas with national forest planning maps to determine where mechanical treatments are allowed for restoration and fire protection, versus areas where they are prohibited. We found that a large proportion of the national forest lands (79%) can spawn fires that burn adjacent …

Creating Protected Areas On Public Lands: Is There Room For Additional Conservation?, Rodrigo A. Arriagada, Cristian M. Echeverria, Danisa E. Moya

Forest Collaborative Research

Most evaluations of the effectiveness of PAs have relied on indirect estimates based on comparisons between protected and unprotected areas. Such methods can be biased when protection is not randomly assigned. We add to the growing literature on the impact of PAs by answering the following research questions: What is the impact of Chilean PAs on deforestation which occurred between 1986 and 2011? How do estimates of the impact of PAs vary when using only public land as control units? We show that the characteristics of the areas in which protected and unprotected lands are located differ significantly. To satisfactorily …

The Real Footprint Of Electric Vehicles, And What That Could Mean For Our Future, Krista Brown

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

This paper looks at the impact of electric vehicles on CO2 emissions specifically based on the type of electricity used in each New England state analyzed. The research looks at the question of whether or not emissions will in fact be lowered as electric cars start to take the majority of vehicles used instead of the conventional cars that take up a much larger percent of the motor vehicles used today. Taking into account the use of electricity and how many sources of electricity also release a substantial amount of emissions, we see how valid the public opinion of electric …

The Effect Of The Deer Population On The Number Of Car Accidents, Timothy J. Hallock Jr

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

This paper examines the relationship between the deer population and the number of car accidents in New York State from 2002-2012. Data collected includes information on the amount of deer hunted, the number of car accidents, and the number of hunting permits issued. This paper also involves a county level analysis within New York State of 56 counties from 2007 - 2012. An important part of analysis of this paper is the examination of the Buck population vs. the Doe population on the number of car accidents. This is an important study because of its possible policy implications regarding the …

Socioeconomic Attributes’ Relationship To Green Commercial Office Buildings, Tianyang Zhou

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

This paper examines the relationship between the socioeconomic attributes of a state and its green commercial office space adaptation. I hypothesize that a state with high socioeconomic status will have a high green building adoption. Additionally, the high socioeconomic status states may be more likely to invest in green commercial buildings with higher LEED certification levels, and various types of LEED commericial office projects are affected by the socoeconomic attributes differently.

Do Peers Get Punished: Stock Market Effect Of Bp Oil Spill On Peers, Yuga Koda

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

This paper examines the stock market reaction to the British Petroleum oil spill on April 20, 2010. This event study looks at different sectors that may be affected by the oil spill. It finds that different industries do not have significant abnormal returns, with two exceptions. First, utilities companies have a very small positive abnormal return for a short period of time after the incident. Second, when only looking at BP's direct competitors, there is a statistically significant negative abnormal return, implying that BP's competitors are punished for BP's mishap.

Media Effects On Solar Panel Installations Across 20 States, Casey Romeo

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

This paper looks at the relationship between media coverage of solar power and the solar panel installation at a state level. Specifically, it aims to find if more newspaper articles cause more households to adopt solar energy. Use data from 20 states from 2009 to 2014. I find that there is a modest, yet positive and statistically significant relationship between newspaper articles and installations, which suggests that the media does influence the decision to install solar panels. There is possible endogeneity between these two variables. Disentangling this endogeneity is beyond the scope of this research and would be a topic …

Invited Introduction To Jerec, Matthew Kotchen

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

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Welcome By The Editor, Nathan W. Chan

Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby

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Smokejumper Obituary: Rehfeld, Robert Otto (Missoula 1945), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Indradat, Phisit ((Associate Life Member) 0000), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Bustamante, Edward (Grangeville 1961), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Prochnau, James W. (Missoula 1949), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Goss, Roy L. (North Cascades 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Rowley, Clarence W. (Cave Junction 1951), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Gough, Terrance R. (Redmond 1967), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Hedges, James Randall (Mccall 1978), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Application Of Infrared And Raman Spectroscopy For The Identification Of Disease Resistant Trees, Anna O. Conrad, Pierluigi Bonello

Forest Health Research and Education Center Faculty Publications

New approaches for identifying disease resistant trees are needed as the incidence of diseases caused by non-native and invasive pathogens increases. These approaches must be rapid, reliable, cost-effective, and should have the potential to be adapted for high-throughput screening or phenotyping. Within the context of trees and tree diseases, we summarize vibrational spectroscopic and chemometric methods that have been used to distinguish between groups of trees which vary in disease susceptibility or other important characteristics based on chemical fingerprint data. We also provide specific examples from the literature of where these approaches have been used successfully. Finally, we discuss future …

Smokejumper Obituary: Gorsuch, Howard Lee (Mccall 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Quality And Yield Of Seven Forages Grown Under Partial Shading Of A Simulated Silvopastoral System In East Texas, J. Hill, K. Farrish, B. Oswald, L. Young, A. Shadow

Faculty Publications

The goal of this project is to evaluate the growth and nutritional characteristics of seven forages, including various warm season native grasses, grown under simulated partial shading (50 percent typical of a loblolly pine silvopastoral system in east Texas. The results are from year two of a three year study. In order to meet the overall objective, individual, slatted shade structures were constructed that simulate the quantity, quality, and overall light regime found beneath loblolly pine stands arranged for silvopasture. The forages selected for the study include ‘Tifton 9’ bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum), ‘Tifton 85’ bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), ‘Alamo’ switchgrass (Panicum …

Smokejumper Obituary: Lowell, John Harvey (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Global Synthesis Of The Classifications, Distributions, Benefits And Issues Of Terracing, Wei Wei, Die Chen, Lixin Wang, Stefani Daryanto, Liding Chen, Yang Yu, Yonglong Lu, Ge Sun, Tianjiao Feng

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

For thousands of years, humans have created different types of terraces in different sloping conditions, meant to mitigate flood risks, reduce soil erosion and conserve water. These anthropogenic landscapes can be found in tropical and subtropical rainforests, deserts, and arid and semiarid mountains across the globe. Despite the long history, the roles of and the mechanisms by which terracing improves ecosystem services (ESs) remain poorly understood. Using literature synthesis and quantitative analysis, the worldwide types, distributions, major benefits and issues of terracing are presented in this review. A key terracing indicator, defined as the ratio of different ESs under terraced …