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Wildland Fire Use: Managing For A Fire-Smart Landscape, Gail Wells

Joint Fire Science Program Digests

The promise of wildland fire use (WFU) is that, over time, the fires will play a more natural role, creating a jigsaw-puzzle pattern of burned and regrowing patches over a landscape and gradually moving it closer to the stand structure and species composition that prevailed before fire exclusion became the policy.

Letter From The Dean, Lalit Verma

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Gordie News, January 2009, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Gordon Natural Area (Gna) - (2009) - An Ecological Treasure Island In A Sea Of Development, Gerard Hertel

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Integration Of Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (Musle) Into A Gis Framework To Assess Soil Erosion Risk, Yanli Zhang, J. Degroote, Calvin Wolter, Ramanathan Sugumaran

Faculty Publications

Soil erosion is an important economic and environmental concern throughout the world. In order to assess soil erosion risk and conserve water and soil resources, soil erosion modeling at the watershed scale is urgently needed. This study integrated the Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE) in a Geographic Information System (GIS) framework in the form of a tool called ArcMUSLE, an extension of ArcGIS® software, to assist soil and water conservation agencies in soil erosion risk assessment and prioritization of critical areas for soil erosion control practices. With widely available spatial data, this tool can be applied to determine curve …

Vegetation Response To Restoration Treatments In A Former Pine Plantation In North Florida, Ryan C. Meyer

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As the human population in Florida continues to expand, development follows, and tree farms give way to homes and businesses. As parks are established, restoration of these semi-natural plantations may provide critical habitat for species conservation. This study evaluates vegetation response to restoration treatments at two study sites, formerly tree farms, now preserves in NE Florida. Treatments included thinning, clearing, or control (no treatment) within 10m^2 plots. Thinning reduced tree canopy to 20% (2-3 pines/plot) and removed all other vegetation; clearing treatments removed all biomass to bare soil; no herbicides were used. Within these plots richness and abundance was assessed …

Smokejumper Obituary: Gettman, Richard C. (Redding 1972), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Cross, Gordon C. (Cave Junction 1951), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Parker, Charles D. "Chuck" (Missoula 1947), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Butler, Dail Junior (Idaho City 1951), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Bangle, Edward C. (Missoula 1947), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Integrating Landscapes That Have Experienced Rural Depopulation And Ecological Homogenization Into Tropical Conservation Planning, Aerin L. Jacob, Ismael Vaccaro, Raja Sengupta, Joel N. Hartter, Colin A. Chapman

Geography

If current trends of declining fertility rates and increasing abandonment of rural land as a result of urbanization continue, this will signal a globally significant transformation with important consequences for policy makers interested in conservation planning. This transformation is presently evident in a number of countries and projections suggest it may occur in the future in many developing countries. We use rates of population growth and urbanization to project population trends in rural areas for 25 example countries. Our projections indicate a general decline in population density that has either occurred already (e.g., Mexico) or may occur in the future …

Smokejumper Obituary: Heikkenen, Herman J. (Idaho City 1951), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Olfactory And Visual Predators On Nest Success And Nest-Site Selection Of Waterfowl In North Dakota., Jennifer S. Borgo

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Selecting a nest site is an important decision for waterfowl. Because most nest failure is due to depredation, the primary selective pressure in choosing a nest site should be to reduce depredation risk. This task is difficult because predators use differing tactics to locate nests, such as olfactory or visual cues. I investigated several components of waterfowl nest-site selection and success on sites with shelterbelts (planted tree-rows) in North Dakota, during the 2006 and 2007 nesting seasons.

I found that meteorological conditions impacted nest depredation; artificial nests were more likely to be depredated when either temperature or dew point was …

Smokejumper Obituary: Stanley, Philip B. (Missoula 1943), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Threats To The Robert B. Gordon Area For Environmental Studies (Gna), West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Weber, William P. (Missoula 1945), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Gordie News, November/December 2008, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Managing Gambel Oak In Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests: The Status Of Our Knowledge, Scott R. Abella

Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Research

Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) is a key deciduous species in southwestern ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests and is important for wildlife habitat, soil processes, and human values. This report (1) summarizes Gambel oak’s biological characteristics and importance in ponderosa pine forests, (2) synthesizes literature on changes in tree densities and fire frequencies since Euro-American settlement in pine-oak forests, (3) suggests management prescriptions for accomplishing various oak management objectives (for example, increasing diameter growth or acorn production), and (4) provides an appendix containing 203 Gambel oak literature citations organized by subject. Nine studies that reconstructed Gambel oak density changes since settlement …

Smokejumper Obituary: Hammarstrom, Brynolf (Missoula 1943), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Padden, William J. (Cave Junction 1948), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Ainsworth, John L. (Missoula 1943), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Cochran, Arthur M. (Missoula 1942), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Fitzjarrald, Don G. (North Cascades 1962), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Gordie News, October 2008, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, September 19th, 2008, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Meeting to order at 0830.; Introductions.; 2009 meeting dates added to agenda as was representative of NSA at the reunion.; RAC Base Update.; Minutes of last meeting.; Treasurers report.; Balance sheet.; We have a new stock investment Bank of Delaware.; Budget.; Brief discussion of the Boise reunion net income.; Audit committee.; Merchandising report.; Western Heritage selling NSA smokejumper history video.; Left Hand brewing will be brewing another batch of smokejumper ale in November.; Investments.; Membership.; Liability insurance.; Trails.; Evergreen.; History.; Mission.; What is our plan to remain solvent financially?.; NSA being an advocate under the terms of our 501.c.3.; …

Smokejumper Obituary: Tanner, Bert Dee (Missoula 1968), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Gray, Leroy E. (Ncsb 1957), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Wahlstrom, Calvin "Gene" (Pilot 0000), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Zediker, Richard (Redmond 1964), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.