Weed resistance is usually diagnosed after a weed control practice has lost
efficacy and weed populations begin to increase rapidly. Prediction and validation in
the field at a very early stage of resistance development is a promising method for
preventing an uncontrollable problem. Pattern-thinking helped individuals connect their
experience of...
To improve the present state of Forestry and the
condition of forest workers is an important goal to be achieved in developing countries. With the growth of population, demand for wood products is increasing tremendously. Prices have gone up manyfold. One way to meet this demand is to increase productivity...
Alternative silvicultural systems, such as group
selections, have recently come into vogue in the U.S.
Pacific Northwest in response to political and public
pressure against traditional, even-aged silviculture. There
is also interest in silvicultural systems for multiple
resources. Little is known about planning logistics,
operational requirements, and harvest costs for...
Forest managers in the Blue Mountains, of northeastern Oregon are currently faced with
vast areas of forests with health problems and high fuel loadings. These conditions
resulted from a combination of insect infestations, past management practices and the
elimination of fire from the local ecosystems. These forests are now overstocked,...
Land managers in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon are currently faced with large areas of forest with health problems and extreme levels of fuel loading in the stand and on the forest floor. These conditions resulted from a combination of insect infestations, past management practices and the elimination of...
This paper documents a study of the potential for using Arc View, a GIS
software program, to evaluate possible interactions between timber harvesting
impacts and recreational uses of adjacent forest roads and trails. Data on
hiking, biking and horse riding was used to define recreational uses on specific
trails. Harvesting...
With increasing environmental concerns, short harvesting seasons, salvage logging needs, and limited road access, helicopter yarding is becoming attractive to many land managers. Most helicopter yarding has occurred on clearcut or evenaged management areas containing large, valuable timber. Very little helicopter yarding has occurred in stands of smaller, less valuable...
This study looked at the soil compaction effects
resulting from a cut-to-length harvest system on an area in
the western Cascade Range of Oregon. The cut-to-length
harvest system is a mechanized system in which trees are fell,
deliinbed, and bucked into short log lengths by a mechanical
harvester. Logs are...
Forest managers in recent years have begun to re-examine the
possibilities of using uneven-age silvicultural systems in the
Oregon Coast Range. This increasing interest is being driven by a
variety of forest resource nianagement concerns, including wildlife
habitat diversity, visual aesthetics, and long-term sustained
yield. In an effort to begin...
The objective of this study was to develop a numerical model for the movement
and fate of chlorinated phenols in groundwater. In the first part, a numerical model for
several different equilibrium and nonequilibrium sorption processes under isothermal
conditions is developed for one-dimensional, steady-state water flow in soil columns.
The...
