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The Economic Contribution Of Stewardship Contracting: Two Case Studies From The Mount Hood National Forest, Jean M. Daniels, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Mike Paruszkiewicz, Nathan Poage

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

We conducted an economic analysis of two case study stewardship contracts on the Mount Hood National Forest in western Oregon. Stewardship contracting has been embraced by some federal managers to achieve restoration goals while providing economic benefits to local communities. Little is known about economic contributions from stewardship contracts, including how they compare against Secure Rural Schools funding or the century-old payments to counties revenue sharing system. Using expenditure data from sale purchasers, contractors, and fiscal agents, we developed methodology to track spending and used IMPLAN software to estimate economic contributions and multipliers. Results showed that (1) commercial thinning, service …

Interactions Of Fire And Herbivory On The Management Of Ilex Glabra In Longleaf Pine Forests, Courtney R. Filliben

Honors Theses

The longleaf pine forest is characterized by the high levels of biodiversity and species richness that give it both ecological and economical importance. Decades of clear-cutting, habitat fragmentation, and natural fire restriction have reduced this once great forest system to a mere fraction of its original range. One of the specific causes of the decline of the longleaf pine is understory domination by woody shrubs. These shrubs limit the growth of characteristic grasses and forbs that are responsible for the majority of the biodiversity. The overall purpose of this study was to identify a new longleaf pine reforestation technique that …

Salve Regina Arboretum Ten Year Plan To Reach Level Iii Accreditation, Jameson Chace, Helen Papp, Allyson Gilbert, Madeline Lark, Kyle Mcguire, Krysta Tsangarides, Madisen Archibald, Meghan Beals, Mackenzie Begley, Meagan Clickner, Makayla B. Cormier, Erin H. Donovan, Paige Dostie, Luke A. Gagnon, Micaela Griffin, Dana Johnson, Kunsang C. Lama, Kyle A. Macleod, Shannon A. Miller, Megan Moschetti, Amanda Munoz, Jennifer O'Connell, Erin O'Neill, Emily A. Riley, Alejandro C. Rojas, Ryan T. Senecal, Delaney A. Smith, Nicholas J. Sousa, Karolyne N. Stimpson, Sabrina Vieira, Mckenzie R. Wood

BIO 255 Conservation Biology

The Salve Regina University Arboretum, located in Newport, Rhode Island is currently registered as a Level II arboretum and is intertwined with the city of Newport Arboretum. The university now has intentions to reach Level III status, as part of a ten-year plan. This plan was developed by the students of the Spring 2018 BIO 255: Conservation Biology course, instructed by Dr. Jameson Chace, Associate Professor of biology at Salve Regina University. As part of a curriculum geared towards civic engagement, the class focused on creating and optimizing strategies that can be applied to the ten-year plan. These strategies were …

Smokejumper Obituary: Schumaker, Robert F. (Missoula 1959), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Holcomb, Walter R. (North Cascades 1961), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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A New Site Index Model For Intensively Managed Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda) Plantations In The West Gulf Coastal Plain, Kynda Reed Trim

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) is the most important commercial species in the southern United States and as such, foresters must choose the most appropriate silvicultural prescriptions to maintain or improve the site quality of plantations and natural forests. Choosing the most appropriate silvicultural prescriptions can further increase the site quality of plantations or natural forests. The quality of a forest site can be estimated by several means, however, the most commonly used method is site index (SI). To date, there is no available SI model for intensively managed loblolly pine plantations in the Western Gulf Coastal Plain. To fill …

Smokejumper Obituary: Gregory, Richard Samuel (Cave Junction 1951), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Nelson, Stephen Paul (Grangeville 1958), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Schroedel, Daniel J. (Tex) (Missoula 1957), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Daly, Patrick H. (Mccall 1951), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Hughes, John K. (Cave Junction 1976), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Magazine, April 2018, National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper and Static Line Magazines

This issue of the National Smokejumper Association (NSA) Smokejumper Magazine contains the following articles: Do You Remember the B-25?; California 2017-The Thomas Fire Up Close and Personal; A Midair Collision Over the Methow; Remembering Stewart "Lloyd" Johnson; The Whetstone Ridge Fire-A Failure in Early; Detection and Attack; How Do You Stop Fires Under Our Current; Climate Conditions?; Volunteer Trail Work; Small World; Snapshots from the Past; Kyle Hoyt Receives Al Dunton Leadership Award; NSA Scholarship Program Expanded - Take Advantage!; Chris Wennogle Receives Al Dunton Leadership Award; Rescue 1952; The Jump List; Sounding Off from the Editor; Canadian Smokejumpers; Dawson …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Restoration Treatments To Enhance Oregon White Oak Systems Within The Klickitat River Watershed, Kara Caselas

Environmental Science and Management Professional Master's Project Reports

Oregon white oak (Quercus garryanna) and associated plant communities provide key habitat to a number of plant and animal species, including Washington state listed threatened populations of Western grey squirrel. Over the past 150 years, human actions such as logging, fire suppression and grazing have altered stand structure and species composition of oak systems, reducing the extent and quality of historic Oregon white oak habitat. Oregon white oak and associated habitats are common in Klickitat County, which has one of the largest remaining acreages of Oregon white oak systems in the state of Washington. While most oak systems …

Interacting With The Trail: A Comprehensive Approach To Developing An Environmental Education Program For Agnolakely Private Nature Reserve, Claire Hamilton

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Madagascar is a diverse island, biologically and geographically. This has led to the development of endemic species and high biodiversity within the landscape. Unfortunately, due to poverty, extraction of natural resources, and a growing population, these species have become threatened. Agnolakely, is a private nature reserve, located in eastern Madagascar that is trying to combat these challenges through reforestation projects and land protection. Agnolakely is not only of ecological value, but is also integral in the community structure. As Agnolakely expands it has become essential to implement education and outreach for the reserve. This study was designed to collect biological …

Smokejumper Obituary: Brennan, William C. (Missoula 1950), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Hangas, David William (Missoula 1964), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Glaves, Virgil "Max" (Mccall 1947), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Assessing The Effects Of Climate Change And Fuel Treatments On Forest Dynamics And Wildfire In Dry Mixed-Conifer Forests Of The Inland West: Linking Landscape And Social Perspectives, Brooke Alyce Cassell

Dissertations and Theses

Over the past century in the western United States, warming has produced larger and more severe wildfires than previously recorded. General circulation models and their ensembles project continued increases in temperature and the proportion of precipitation falling as rain. Warmer and wetter conditions may change forest successional trajectories by modifying rates of vegetation establishment, competition, growth, reproduction, and mortality. Many questions remain regarding how these changes will occur across landscapes and how disturbances, such as wildfire, may interact with changes to climate and vegetation. Forest management is used to proactively modify forest structure and composition to improve fire resilience. Yet, …

Smokejumper Obituary: Blea, Gasper G. (Boise 1978), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Meeting Minutes, March 7th, 2018, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Call to order; introduction to site; introductions; approval of the Agenda - Cherry; Approval of previous meeting minutes - Boatner; Investment Committee report - Packard; Update on 2017-18 Budget - Finance Committee (Brent Russ by phone); Look ahead to 2018-19 Budget - BOD; Report on 2018 Trails Program - Fred Cooper; Good Samaritan Fund report - Sheley; Traveling Smokejumper display - Sheley; Membership Report - McDaniel; Report of partnership possibilities - Derr & Berry; Website Committee update - Sheley; Scholarship program update - Sheley/Cherry; Update on Facebook page - Berry; Question of another SJ reunion - BOD; NSA website …

Timber Talk, Vol. 56, No. 1, March 2018

Timber Talk: Nebraska Forest Industry Newsletter

Dear Timber Talk Subscribers,

Attached is the March 2018 issue of “Timber Talk – Nebraska Forest Industry Newsletter.” You must have Adobe software to open the file.

The direct link to previous issues of Timber Talk on the Nebraska Forest Service website is: http://nfs.unl.edu/timber-talk

In This Edition of Timber Talk

1. Lumber Market Reports

2. Hardwood Lumber Prices (green lumber, kiln-dried lumber, green pallet lumber, and green crossties)

3. Evaluating Timber Harvest Potential in Western Nebraska

4. Lincoln Schools, NFS to Demonstrate Urban Lumber Use

5. Nebraska Forest Industry Spotlight: Cutting Edge Mill (Elkhorn, NE)

6. Nebraska Forest Service to …

Smokejumper Obituary: Courson, Richard J. (Cave Junction 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Scalf, Lowell L. (Cave Junction 1949), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Clatworthy, F. James (Missoula 1956), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Andersen, Roland H. (Grangeville 1952), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Beasley, Ray Grady (Mccall 1952), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Brandenberger, Robert O. (Missoula 1948), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Payne, William A. "Bill" (Mccall 1959), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Utilizing Gis To Locate Endangered Gravel Hill Prairies Of The Wabash River Valley, Ryan W.R. Schroeder

Engagement & Service-Learning Summit

The Gravel Hill Prairies (GHP’s) of the Wabash River Valley are an endangered ecosystem in the state of Indiana and provide optimal growing conditions for a number of state endangered plants. Currently only four remnants are known to exist near Lafayette, IN, found by a previous study conducted in 1980 by Post, Bacone, and Aldrich (Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, 1984, vol. 94: 457-464). These unique ecosystems have been found to occur almost exclusively on soils classified as Rodman Gravelly Loams and Strawn-Rodman complexes which occur predominantly along the outwash terraces of the Wabash River and its tributaries. …

Smokejumper Obituary: Mcwade, Greg J. (North Cascades 1975), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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