Assessing Recreational User Impacts, Motivations, And Knowledge On The Spread Of Invasive Plant Species In A Managed, Multiple-Use Forest Ecosystem,
2023
Clemson University
Assessing Recreational User Impacts, Motivations, And Knowledge On The Spread Of Invasive Plant Species In A Managed, Multiple-Use Forest Ecosystem, Crystal Strickland
All Theses
The spread of invasive plants is ecologically and economically detrimental to native ecosystems, animals, and humans. Recreation is one factor that may influence plant dispersal. The impacts of recreation on invasive plant spread are multifaceted and include the physical act of spreading and transporting seeds and vegetation to new areas on clothes, pets, and equipment, as well as the social aspect of outreach and education. Therefore, I used a multifaceted approach to assess the impact of human trafficked areas where recreational activities frequently occur on four known invasive plant species in the Clemson Experimental Forest (CEF) in South Carolina: Microstegium …
Meeting Minutes, April 24th, 2023,
2023
Eastern Washington University
Meeting Minutes, April 24th, 2023, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors
National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes
Agenda: 1. Call to Order, Introductions, and Approval of the Agenda; 2. Board Protocol; 3. Consent Agenda; 4. Forest Service Smokejumper Program Update 2023; 5. Investment Committee, Financials, and Treasurer's Report; 6. TRAMPS; 7. Mann Gulch; 8. Nominations Committee; 9. Motion to Adopt the NAFSR position paper; 10. Motion to increase Office Compensation for Chuck to $500 per month; 11. Scholarship Committee; 12. Lisason to Active Jumpers Report; 13. Historical Preservation Committee; 14. Web Page Report; 15. Proposed Budget; 15. Brad Willard Donation; 16. Merchandise Summary 1998-2022; 17. Membership Report; 18. Malvin Brown Update; 19. Election of Officers; 20. Leadership …
Balancing Interests In Forest Governance In Brazil And Indonesia,
2023
Ursinus College
Balancing Interests In Forest Governance In Brazil And Indonesia, Annabel Mccormick Baldy
Environment and Sustainability Honors Papers
Forests play a major role in reducing levels of Greenhouse gasses which are a major contributor to global warming. Conversely, deforestation is a major contributor to climate change. This study examines the concept of good forest governance, dispelling notions that resource use needs to be a zero-sum game. Rather, it identifies local collective agreements as espoused by Elinor Ostrom in Governing the Commons as the best means of balancing the undeniable economic potential of converting forests to other uses (grazing, farming, and mining) with the more sustainable approach of protecting forests for their environmental benefit. For Ostrom, these collective agreements …
Smokejumper Obituary: Evans, Randall Ova "Randy" (Mccall 1977),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Evans, Randall Ova "Randy" (Mccall 1977), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Spatiotemporal Analysis Of Covid-19 Lockdown Impact On The Land Surface Temperatures Of Different Land Cover Types In Louisiana,
2023
Southern University and A&M College
Spatiotemporal Analysis Of Covid-19 Lockdown Impact On The Land Surface Temperatures Of Different Land Cover Types In Louisiana, Priscilla Loh, Yaw Twumasi, Zhu H. Ning, Matilda Anokye, Diana B. Frimpong, Judith Oppong, Abena B. Asare-Ansah, Rechael Naa Dedei Armah, Caroline Y. Apraku
Student Presentations
The COVID-19 pandemic posed a serious threat to life on the entire planet, necessitating the imposition of a lockdown mechanism that restricted people’s movements to stop the disease’s spread. This period experienced a decline in air pollution emissions and some environmental changes, offering a rare opportunity to understand the effects of fewer human activities on the earth’s temperature. Hence, this study compares the changes in Land Surface Temperature (LST) that were observed prior to the pandemic (March & April 2019) and during the pandemic lockdown (March & April 2020) of three parishes in Louisiana. The data for this study was …
Smokejumper Obituary: Schroeder, Thomas William "Tom" (Grangeville 1960),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Schroeder, Thomas William "Tom" (Grangeville 1960), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Reay, David "Bruce" (Idaho City 1958),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Reay, David "Bruce" (Idaho City 1958), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Evans, Randy O. (Mccall 1977),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Evans, Randy O. (Mccall 1977), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Marsh, John Clifford (Idaho City 1966),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Marsh, John Clifford (Idaho City 1966), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
How Aspen Trees Affect Fire Behavior,
2023
Utah State University
How Aspen Trees Affect Fire Behavior, Emily Lane
Student Research Symposium
Aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) are widely distributed across North America. They provide important wildlife habitat, livestock forage, understory biodiversity, landscape diversity, and aesthetic value. They have also been regarded as important for their ability to act as fuel breaks, at least under average conditions. There have been many qualitative accounts of crown fires dropping to surface fires or being extinguished when they encounter aspen stands. These observations of aspen reducing fire behavior (i.e., flame length, rate of spread, fire intensity) when compared to conifers has led to the idea that aspen could be strategically planted on the landscape, such as …
Smokejumper Magazine, April 2023,
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Magazine, April 2023, National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper and Static Line Magazines
This issue of the National Smokejumper Association (NSA) Static Line, contains the following articles: Message from the President; 1958: The Best Summer Ever Part 2: Tanoak and the Old Glory Fire; Defending the Tribe; Landowners File Suits Against USFS—Chetco Bar Fire Oregon; Recollections of My Rookie Year; Cinnamon Marked the Time; History Preservation..............................................17 Too Steep/Too Roughy—A New Book....................19 Odds and Ends; Input from Jumper Who Lives Outside the City; Moose Creek 1959 "Let's Not Forget; Save Our National Forests with Shaded Fuel Breaks; Touching All Bases; The Rescue Jump for "Animal" Ed Weissenback; Catastrophic Fire Awareness, Prevention, Response, Suppression and …
Effect Of Variable Canopy Cover On Floral Visitation,
2023
Bowling Green State University
Effect Of Variable Canopy Cover On Floral Visitation, Toby Shaya
2023 Midwest Ecology & Evolution Conference
Pollinators provide essential services for ecosystem function. Studies aimed at understanding how availability of floral resources impacts pollinators find that canopy cover impacts bees indirectly by affecting the amount of floral resources in the forest understory and directly by changing the thermal environment in which they can thermoregulate. As ectotherms the maintenance of bee body temperature depends on the distribution of patches of sun and shade throughout a landscape, which can be dependent on canopy cover. The goals of this study were to understand how variable canopy cover drives floral visitation patterns in oak savanna found in the Oak Openings …
Tropical Tree Carbon Storage At Drago Dos Forest In Boca Del Drago, Panama,
2023
SIT Study Abroad
Tropical Tree Carbon Storage At Drago Dos Forest In Boca Del Drago, Panama, Ben Dwyer
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Currently, anthropogenic carbon emissions pose a significant, global threat, contributing to Global Warming and Climate Change (CC). Today, the most effective carbon sinks are natural. Trees are highly effective carbon sinks that sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), most greatly in tropical areas. However, tropical tree carbon storage needs to be more accurately estimated to provide valuable information toward mitigating CC and its negative environmental effects. This study aimed to estimate CO2 sequestration at a tropical forest in Boca Del Drago, Panama, and compare it to that of a nearby mangrove forest. It was hypothesized that the tropical …
Agroforestry For The Future: Motivations Behind Tasmanian Farmers Planting Trees,
2023
SIT Study Abroad
Agroforestry For The Future: Motivations Behind Tasmanian Farmers Planting Trees, Josh Lipp
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Agroforestry is the act of combining farming and tree planting, and many Tasmanian farmers are starting to plant trees on their properties for multiple reasons. Through conducting 9 interviews with farmers and researchers and visiting field sites, 3 main themes were identified to answer the question: why are Tasmanian farmers planting trees, and what are the benefits and downsides to agroforestry? Interviews help us understand farmers’ perceptions of agroforestry, and field data collection will prove the benefits of agroforestry in the future. Tasmania was chosen as the location of study as it is a state in Australia that largely focuses …
An Examination Of The Current Knowledge Of Contaminants In Mangroves: Hawaii And Globally,
2023
Portland State University
An Examination Of The Current Knowledge Of Contaminants In Mangroves: Hawaii And Globally, Geoffrey Szafranski
Environmental Science and Management Professional Master's Project Reports
The geographic range of mangrove forests is shifting quickly as they expand poleward in response to climate change while simultaneously being removed from their native extent to clear space for anthropogenic land-uses. Mangrove forests are also known to be sinks for anthropogenic contamination. Yet contamination research is under-researched in mangrove ecosystems, specifically the environmental fate, effect on biodiversity, and risk to human populations from contamination in the context of these changing conditions requires further research. The goal of this thesis is to address this data gap through analysis of contamination in the literature and through an investigational survey of mangrove …
Smokejumper Obituary: Pond, Ronald J. (Mccall 1966),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Pond, Ronald J. (Mccall 1966), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: De Jarnette, Monroe C. "Spud" (Missoula 1949),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: De Jarnette, Monroe C. "Spud" (Missoula 1949), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Smokejumper Obituary: Romness, Gary Palmer (Missoula 1962),
2023
Eastern Washington University
Smokejumper Obituary: Romness, Gary Palmer (Missoula 1962), National Smokejumper Association
Smokejumper Obituaries
No abstract provided.
Analysis And Installation Of A Demonstration Agroforestry Orchard For Californian Mediterranean Plant Communities,
2023
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Analysis And Installation Of A Demonstration Agroforestry Orchard For Californian Mediterranean Plant Communities, Brandon Hurd
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
Climate-appropriate agroforestry can provide low-input food security and ecosystem services for local Californian Mediterranean climates, while conserving natural resources (e.g., water, nitrogen, etc.). This project showcases a variety of agroforestry methods for five common plant communities of California and other analogous Mediterranean climates at the CAFES Experimental Farm on the campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Plant community species and their ethnobotanical uses were analyzed to mimic and incorporate aspects of native flora. Agricultural plants were also characterized to represent each of the five selected plant communities. GIS was used to assess the project site for soil, slope, and …
Systematic Review: Effect Of Cover Crop On Working Farm,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Systematic Review: Effect Of Cover Crop On Working Farm, Noella A. Bahatsi
Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)
On-farm research is when research techniques such as randomized, replicated treatments strips and large-scale techniques are used on actual farms or ranches. Due to a great deal of interest and curiosity among farmers and researchers who wish to make their farming methods more profitable, efficient, and/or sustainable, this type of research has been conducted more frequently each year. On-farm research has contributed to economic growth and the transfer of knowledge to farmers because of fresh discoveries and upgraded technology (Lacoste et al., 2022). This is also where farmers collaborate with researchers to test new management practices and technologies providing unbiased …
