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A Synthesis of Five Nationwide Studies: Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations in the USDA Forest Service

Creator:: Chavez, Deborah J. and Tynon, Joanne F.
Abstract:: This is the synthesis of a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) law enforcement and investigations (LEI). Five groups were evaluated: four groups of employees from different positions within LEI, and a group of customers of LEI, the line officers of the...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Research Paper PSW-RP-260

Patterns of mortality in an old-growth mixed-forest of the southern Sierra Nevada, California

Creator:: Smith, Thomas F., Rizzo, David M., and North, Malcolm
Abstract:: Mortality patterns in an old-growth, mixed-conifer forest, in the absence of wildfire, were investigated at the Teakettle Experimental Forest from 2000 to 2002. We tested the hypothesis that after a century of fire suppression, pathogen- and insect-associated mortality (between episodic droughts) would be significantly greater on ingrowth trees (i.e., smaller-diameter,...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: North, Forest Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Sierra Nevada Research Center, Department of Environmental

Fire ecology of ponderosa pine and the rebuilding of fire-resilient ponderosa pine ecosystems

Creator:: Fitzgerald, Stephen Arthur
Abstract:: The ponderosa pine ecosystem of the West have changed dramatically since Euro-American settlement 140 years ago due to past land uses and the curtailment of natural fire. Today, ponderosa pine forests contain over abundance of fuel, and stand densities have increased from a grange of 49-124 trees per ha (20-50...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ) USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-198. 2005. 197 Fire ecology of ponderosa pine – fire

Restoring forest health : fire and thinning effects on mixed-conifer forests

Creator:: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Abstract:: Even after 140 years without a fire, mixed-conifer forest such as Teakettle’s Experimental Forest has a distinct patch pattern and complex structure. Researcher Malcolm North and colleagues examined the structure and function of these ecosystems and their response to widely used restoration treatments. Collectively the studies found fire was essential...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Pacific Southwest Research Station FOREST SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Restoring Forest Health

Forest Service Special Agent in Charge Report: Nationwide Study

Creator:: Chavez, Deborah J. and Tynon, Joanne F.
Abstract:: This study is the second in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of USDA Forest Service law enforcement personnel of the roles, responsibilities, and issues entailed in their jobs. An e-mail survey was administered to the nine Forest Ser-vice special agents in charge (SACs) across the United States. All...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 42 p. This study is the second in a series of

Forest Service Patrol Captains and Patrol Commanders Report: Nationwide Study

Creator:: Chavez, Deborah J. and Tynon, Joanne F.
Abstract:: This is the third in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of USDA Forest Service law enforcement personnel of the roles, responsibilities, and issues entailed in their jobs. An e-mail survey was administered to the 79 Forest Service patrol captains and patrol commanders (PCs) across the United States. Seventy...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Pacific Southwest Research Station General Technical Report PSW-RP-254 September 2007 The Forest

Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Report: Nationwide Study

Creator:: Chavez, Deborah J. and Tynon, Joanne F.
Abstract:: This study is the first in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of USDA Forest Service law enforcement personnel of the roles, responsibilities, and issues entailed in their jobs. An email survey was administered to 404 law enforcement officers (LEOs) in national forests across the United States. In all,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 284 p

Forest Service National Forest System Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations: Nationwide Study

Creator:: Chavez, Deborah J. and Tynon, Joanne F.
Abstract:: This is the fifth in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of the roles, responsibilities, and issues entailed in the jobs of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service law enforcement and investigations (LEI) personnel. An e-mail survey was administered to the 537 Forest Service forest supervisors and district rangers...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Research Paper PSW-RP-256 May 2008 Forest

Forest Service Special Agents, Assistant Special Agents in Charge, Senior Special Agents, and Supervisory Special Agents Report: Nationwide Study

Creator:: Chavez, Deborah J. and Tynon, Joanne F.
Abstract:: This is the fourth in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service law enforcement personnel of the roles, responsibilities, and issues related to their jobs. An e-mail survey was administered to the 89 Forest Service special agents, assistant special agents in charge, senior...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Research

Restoring forest health: Fire and thinning effects on mixed-conifer forests

Creator:: North, Malcolm P.
Abstract:: Even after 140 years without a fire, mixed-conifer forest such as Teakettle’s Experimental Forest has a distinct patch pattern and complex structure. Researcher Malcolm North and colleagues examined the structure and function of these ecosystems and their response to widely used restoration treatments. Collectively the studies found fire was essential...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Pacific Southwest Research Station FOREST SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Restoring Forest Health

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A Synthesis of Five Nationwide Studies: Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations in the USDA Forest Service

Patterns of mortality in an old-growth mixed-forest of the southern Sierra Nevada, California

Fire ecology of ponderosa pine and the rebuilding of fire-resilient ponderosa pine ecosystems

Restoring forest health : fire and thinning effects on mixed-conifer forests

Forest Service Special Agent in Charge Report: Nationwide Study

Forest Service Patrol Captains and Patrol Commanders Report: Nationwide Study

Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Report: Nationwide Study

Forest Service National Forest System Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations: Nationwide Study

Forest Service Special Agents, Assistant Special Agents in Charge, Senior Special Agents, and Supervisory Special Agents Report: Nationwide Study

Restoring forest health: Fire and thinning effects on mixed-conifer forests

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