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Meeting Minutes, April 26th, 2003, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors Apr 2003

Meeting Minutes, April 26th, 2003, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Pledge of allegiance.; Old business; Minutes of the Previous Meeting.; Treasurer's report.; KIA plaques.; Membership.; Reminders.; Magazine Report.; Web Report.; Trail Maintenance Program Report.; Data Base.; KIA Memorial Plaques.; Museum Report.; NSA Videos.; NSA Reunion 2004.; NSA Logo Copyright.; New Business; Letters to Congressmen.; Folk Life Festival.; Meeting Schedules.; History Books.; Strategic Plan.; Elections.;

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Smokejumper Obituary: Swift, Dennis D. (Missoula 1950), National Smokejumper Association Apr 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Swift, Dennis D. (Missoula 1950), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: King, Curtis (Redding 1976), National Smokejumper Association Apr 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: King, Curtis (Redding 1976), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Wilcock, John Milton "Jack" (Mccall 1946), National Smokejumper Association Mar 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Wilcock, John Milton "Jack" (Mccall 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Madar, Joseph R. (Pilot 0000), National Smokejumper Association Mar 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Madar, Joseph R. (Pilot 0000), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Davis, Berle Eldon (Missoula 1948), National Smokejumper Association Mar 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Davis, Berle Eldon (Missoula 1948), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Nurse, Edward Arthur (Missoula 1948), National Smokejumper Association Mar 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Nurse, Edward Arthur (Missoula 1948), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Schlaefli, Robert P. Bob (Tanker Pilot 0000), National Smokejumper Association Feb 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Schlaefli, Robert P. Bob (Tanker Pilot 0000), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Hurst, Randle Melville (Missoula 1954), National Smokejumper Association Feb 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Hurst, Randle Melville (Missoula 1954), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Leicht, Rodney W. (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association Feb 2003

Smokejumper Obituary: Leicht, Rodney W. (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Factors Affecting Mississippi’S Nipf Landowners’ Reforestation Decisions, Kathryn G. Arano, John E. Gunter, Steven H. Bullard, Larry Doolittle, Ian A. Munn Jan 2003

Factors Affecting Mississippi’S Nipf Landowners’ Reforestation Decisions, Kathryn G. Arano, John E. Gunter, Steven H. Bullard, Larry Doolittle, Ian A. Munn

Faculty Publications

Non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners have played an increasingly important role in the nation's timber economy. Nearly 70% of the forestland in the South is owned by NIPF landowners (Powell et al., 1994). In Mississippi alone, these landowners control approximately 66% of the state's forestland base (Hartsell and London, 1995). Therefore, NIPF landowners are expected to provide a large portion of the state's supply of timber. However, whether they do so depends largely on how their timberlands are managed. Forest management decisions of NIPF landowners can impact future timber supply due to the magnitude of their collective ownership.

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Planning For Population Viability On Northern Great Plains National Grasslands, Fred B. Samson, Fritz L. Knopf, Clinton W. Mccarthy, Barry R. Noon, Wayne R. Ostile, Susan M. Rinehart, Scott Larson, Glenn E. Plumb, Gregory L. Schenbeck, Daniel N. Svingen, Timothy W. Byer Jan 2003

Planning For Population Viability On Northern Great Plains National Grasslands, Fred B. Samson, Fritz L. Knopf, Clinton W. Mccarthy, Barry R. Noon, Wayne R. Ostile, Susan M. Rinehart, Scott Larson, Glenn E. Plumb, Gregory L. Schenbeck, Daniel N. Svingen, Timothy W. Byer

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

Broad-scale information in concert with conservation of individual species must be used to develop conservation priorities and a more integrated ecosystem protection strategy. In 1999 the United States Forest Service initiated an approach for the 1.2 x 106 ha of national grasslands in the Northern Great Plains to fulfill the requirement to maintain viable populations of all native and desirable introduced vertebrate and plant species. The challenge was threefold: 1) develop basic building blocks in the conservation planning approach, 2) apply the approach to national grasslands, and 3) overcome differences that may exist in agency-specific legal and policy requirements. Key …

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Utah Forest Health Report : A Baseline Assessment 1999 - 2001, Colleen Keyes, Paul Rogers, Leon Lamadeleine, Vick Applegate, Dave Atkins Jan 2003

Utah Forest Health Report : A Baseline Assessment 1999 - 2001, Colleen Keyes, Paul Rogers, Leon Lamadeleine, Vick Applegate, Dave Atkins

The Bark Beetles, Fuels, and Fire Bibliography

This report addresses forest health in two ways: by discussion of forest-related issues and by data summaries in several appendices. FHM is a long-term monitoring program and therefore, the data presented in this report must be viewed in that light. This report presents a first-time, or baseline summary. Subsequent reports will address changes over time as plots and other detection surveys are conducted and re-measured.

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Perceived Benefits Of Mississippi’S Forestry Best Management Practices, Amanda L. Husak, Stephen C. Grado, Steven H. Bullard, Chuck Jepsen Jan 2003

Perceived Benefits Of Mississippi’S Forestry Best Management Practices, Amanda L. Husak, Stephen C. Grado, Steven H. Bullard, Chuck Jepsen

Faculty Publications

The primary goal of many nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners, forestry consultants, and timber industry professionals is to increase revenues from their forestland. Most often, increased revenues are a result of harvesting timber stands from the site. However, the chances of increased revenues can be greatly reduced if the stands are improperly managed or voluntary Best Management Practices (BMPs) guidelines are not followed.

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Effects Of Controlled Dog Hunting On Movements Of Female White-Tailed Deer, Christopher E. Comer Jan 2003

Effects Of Controlled Dog Hunting On Movements Of Female White-Tailed Deer, Christopher E. Comer

Faculty Publications

Understanding the responses of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to controlled dog hunting can aid in the effective implementation of canine-assisted population management strategies. We examined the 24-h diel movements of 13 radio-collared female deer exposed to dog hunting on the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina, where regulated dog hunting has occurred since 1965. We compared diel home range size, rate of travel, and distance between extreme diel locations before, during, and after hunts from 14 September-14 December 2002. Die1 home range size (F2,91= 7.71, P < 0.001) and distance between extreme diel locations (F2,9l= 6.78, P = 0.002) on hunt day were greater than 10-day pre- and …

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Assessing The Quantity And Quality Of Forested Resources In East Texas Using Remotely Sensed Data, Daniel Unger Jan 2003

Assessing The Quantity And Quality Of Forested Resources In East Texas Using Remotely Sensed Data, Daniel Unger

Faculty Publications

OBJECTIVES: Development of new or enhanced remote sensing methodologies for assessing the quantity of east Texas forests and their associated ecosystems. Development of new or enhanced remote sensing methodologies for assessing the quality of east Texas forests and their associated ecosystems. Application of temporal analysis to assess the change in the quantity/quality of east Texas forests and their associated ecosystems over time.

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Economic Analysis Of Sequestering Carbon In Green Ash Forests In The Lower Mississippi River Valley, Ching Hsun Huang, Gary D. Kronrad, Shiaolin D. Cheng Jan 2003

Economic Analysis Of Sequestering Carbon In Green Ash Forests In The Lower Mississippi River Valley, Ching Hsun Huang, Gary D. Kronrad, Shiaolin D. Cheng

Faculty Publications

Since the U.S. is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), it has become crucial to develop options that are both cost effective and supportive of sustainable development to reduce atmospheric CO2. Electric utility companies have the options of reducing their use of fossil fuels, switching to alternative energy sources, increasing efficiency, or offsetting carbon emissions. This study determined the cost and profitability of sequestering carbon in green ash plantations, and the number of tons of carbon that can be sequestered. The profitability of green ash is $2,342 and $3,645 per acre on site indices (measurement of soil quality) 65 …

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Fire Climate Interactions And Predicting Fire Season Severity In The Mediterranean Climate Areas Of California, Southern Oregon, And Western Nevada, Alan H. Taylor, Carl N. Skinner, Andrew M. Carleton, Scott L. Stephens, Valerie Trouet, Bernd Haupt, Andrew Pierce Jan 2003

Fire Climate Interactions And Predicting Fire Season Severity In The Mediterranean Climate Areas Of California, Southern Oregon, And Western Nevada, Alan H. Taylor, Carl N. Skinner, Andrew M. Carleton, Scott L. Stephens, Valerie Trouet, Bernd Haupt, Andrew Pierce

Joint Fire Science Program Research Project Reports

• We identified annual area burned for 37 National Forests in Washington, Oregon, and California between 1929 and 2004 from annual fire reports. Variation in area burned each year on National Forest lands is strongly related (r2 = 0.87) to total area burned in California. This indicates area burned in National Forests is a good indicator of total area burned in a state. • Four large groups of National Forests were identified that had similar temporal patterns of fire extent. Three of these groups were spatially coherent and included mainly: 1) Washington and northern Oregon; 2) northern California and California …

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Forest Certification As A Global Civil Society Regulatory Institution, Errol E. Meidinger Jan 2003

Forest Certification As A Global Civil Society Regulatory Institution, Errol E. Meidinger

Contributions to Books

Published in Social and Political Dimensions of Forest Certification, Errol Meidinger, Christopher Elliott & Gerhard Oesten, eds.

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Forest Certification As Environmental Law Making By Global Civil Society, Errol E. Meidinger Jan 2003

Forest Certification As Environmental Law Making By Global Civil Society, Errol E. Meidinger

Contributions to Books

Published in Social and Political Dimensions of Forest Certification, Errol Meidinger, Christopher Elliott & Gerhard Oesten, eds.

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The Fundamentals Of Forest Certification, Errol E. Meidinger, Christopher Elliott, Gerhard Oesten Jan 2003

The Fundamentals Of Forest Certification, Errol E. Meidinger, Christopher Elliott, Gerhard Oesten

Contributions to Books

Published in Social and Political Dimensions of Forest Certification, Errol Meidinger, Christopher Elliott & Gerhard Oesten, eds.

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Quantifying Forest Ground Flora Biomass Using Proximal Sensing, Paul F. Doruska, Robert C. Weih Jr., Matthew D. Lane, Don C. Bragg Jan 2003

Quantifying Forest Ground Flora Biomass Using Proximal Sensing, Paul F. Doruska, Robert C. Weih Jr., Matthew D. Lane, Don C. Bragg

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Current focus on forest conservation and forest sustainability has increased the level of attention given to measures of ground flora in forest ecosystems. Traditionally, such data are collected via time- and resource-intensive methods of field identification, clipping, and weighing. With increased focus on community composition and structure measures of forest ground flora, the manner in which these data are collected must change. This project uses color and color infrared digital cameras to proximally sense forest ground flora and to develop regression models to predict green and dry biomass (g/m^) from the proximally sensed data. Traditional vegetative indices such as the …

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The Economic Value Of Tourism And Recreation In Forested Areas Of Western Australia, Rachel Goff Jan 2003

The Economic Value Of Tourism And Recreation In Forested Areas Of Western Australia, Rachel Goff

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In recent years, natural area tourism has been presented as a more profitable, labour intensive and environmentally sound industry than the traditional extractive industries which have resulted in the depletion of primary resources in many countries (Burr, 1995). However, in order for economic returns from tourism to be maintained over a long period of time, investment in resources and infrastructure that support and encourage sustainable tourism and recreation activity in natural areas is required. The key to sustainability is maintaining the capital stock of resources (Garrod & Fyall, 1998; Russell, 2001). In a society driven by economics, resources are allocated …

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Dark Wilderness A Phenomenological Exploration Of The Idea Of Cave Wilderness, Patricia E. Seiser Jan 2003

Dark Wilderness A Phenomenological Exploration Of The Idea Of Cave Wilderness, Patricia E. Seiser

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

It has been almost forty years since the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act and the establishment of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Forty years later, we still have not seen a wilderness that is not a surface environment. There exist neither subterranean nor marine wilderness areas. Efforts on behalf of cave wilderness have focused on the 1964 Wilderness Act legal definition of wilderness. Perhaps what is required is a different concept for the establishment of cave wilderness. This study explored the idea of cave wilderness from a human dimension perspective, via focus groups, using stakeholders from two cave regions …

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Using Gis For Forest Recreation Planning On The Longleaf Ridge Special Area Of The Angelina National Forest, East Texas, I-Kuai Hung Dec 2002

Using Gis For Forest Recreation Planning On The Longleaf Ridge Special Area Of The Angelina National Forest, East Texas, I-Kuai Hung

Faculty Publications

Longleaf Ridge Special Area (LRSA) located in the Angelina National Forest is the westernmost example of a longleaf pine savanna community. Ecologically, the area is one of the most diverse communities in Texas. Due to its size, abundant natural and historical resources, numerous outdoor recreation opportunities exist. In this study, GIS was used to develop a forest recreation concept plan on LRSA. Most of the geospatial data came from public entities. Information for demand analysis on forest recreation was obtained from the 2000 National Survey on Recreation and the Environment database. U.S. Forest Service recreation fee envelope data were analyzed …

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Pre-Logging Liana Cutting Reduces Liana Regeneration In Logging Gaps In The Eastern Brazilian Amazon, Jeffrey J. Gerwing, Christopher Uhl Dec 2002

Pre-Logging Liana Cutting Reduces Liana Regeneration In Logging Gaps In The Eastern Brazilian Amazon, Jeffrey J. Gerwing, Christopher Uhl

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

The cutting of all lianas prior to logging is a reduced-impact logging technique that is predicted to reduce liana proliferation in logging gaps. This study compares liana abundance and species composition in gaps created during conventional and reduced-impact logging in a forest of the eastern Brazilian Amazon. Logging treatments were conducted in side-by-side plots. Shortly following logging, 50-m2 plots were located in the approximate centers of four single treefall and four multiple treefall gaps in each logging area. Six years following logging, there were ∼40% fewer climbing lianas in reduced-impact gaps than in conventional logging gaps. In both logging …

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Smokejumper Obituary: Dobbins, Wallace J. (Missoula 1947), National Smokejumper Association Nov 2002

Smokejumper Obituary: Dobbins, Wallace J. (Missoula 1947), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Shetler, Maynard W. (Missoula 1945), National Smokejumper Association Oct 2002

Smokejumper Obituary: Shetler, Maynard W. (Missoula 1945), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Stokes, Walter S. (Pendleton 1945), National Smokejumper Association Oct 2002

Smokejumper Obituary: Stokes, Walter S. (Pendleton 1945), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Meeting Minutes, October 12th, 2002, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors Oct 2002

Meeting Minutes, October 12th, 2002, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: Pledge of Allegiance was omitted.; Meeting Minutes.; Introduced new director Doug Houston.; Reports.; Treasurer's Report.; Membership Report.; Magazine Report.; Web Report.; Trails Report.; Data Base Report.; Memorial Plaques.; Museum Report.; Next National Reunion.; Public Affairs Officer Position Created.; Folklife Festival Explained.; The 100th anniversary of the Forest service.; We should form an archives committee.; Everyone in attendance at a board meeting should be assigned to a committee.; Those attending board meetings should have name badges Long-Range Plan Revised.; New VP Named.; Nyquest Chief Trash Man in Missoula.; Rohrbach Suggests Lobbying for Additional Smokejumpers.; Twiss Elected.; Proceed with the fabrication …

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