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In-forest log segregation based on acoustic measurement of wood stiffness

Creator:: Amishev, Dzhamal Y.
Abstract:: To remain competitive, the forest products industry needs to look for new and innovative processes and technologies to not only reduce costs but also to recover more value through the entire seedling-to-customer forest products supply chain. It is well recognized that measuring wood properties of logs in real time during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: – only one selected tree for “in-grapple” measurements - #156 - produced 4 logs and had an HM200

Forest harvesting impacts on coarse woody debris and channel form in central Oregon streams

Creator:: Knight, Stephen M.
Abstract:: Several streams in the mixed conifer cover type of the Ochoco and Blue Mountains of central Oregon were studied to determine what effects selective harvesting of the riparian timber stand had on the amounts and distribution of coarse woody debris (CWD) in the stream. Pristine streams were measured to develop...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) Harvest (m3/ha) Pristine Streams Allen 108.4 - 156 Bear 73.0 - 96 Canyon, East Fork 40.3 - 51 Canyon

The role of strategic planning in the management of fire-prone western Oregon forests for maximizing terrestrial carbon stocks over a 100-year horizon

Creator:: Vanderberg, Michael R.
Abstract:: Current frameworks for analyzing forest carbon offset projects in disturbance-prone western forests often fail to address the dynamic nature of carbon pathways through time. They do not account for the probability of loss due to wildfire, which can influence the prediction of carbon storage at the end of a planning...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: forests of the Pacific Northwest (PNW), notably those fire- prone forests of western Oregon, are no

Streamside buffer strips : survival, effectiveness, and design

Creator:: Steinblums, Ivars John
Abstract:: Stream buffer strips are an important tool for protecting the stream environment. This research documents the losses from 40 stream buffer strips, in the Western Cascades of Oregon, established 1 to 15 years before the study. Predictive equations are developed which identify the major reasons for buffer strip losses. Losses...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . (Bud) Rieg, Arthur Hawks, Lawrence Johnston, J. Hartwig U.S. Forest Service PNW Forest and Range

An integrated study of mechanical forest fuel reduction: quantifying multiple factors at the stand level

Creator:: Bolding, Michael Chad, 1977-
Abstract:: Recent catastrophic wildfires have forced the forest management community to develop new strategies for reducing forest fuels. Tightly spaced understory trees often create a fire ladder allowing surface fires to encroach into the crowns of overstory trees. This situation can lead to intensive, catastrophic, stand-replacement forest fires. Mechanical removal or...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ................................................................................................ 156 3.3.4.2 Biddle Pass

Modeling air-drying of Douglas-fir and hybrid poplar biomass in Oregon

Creator:: Kim, Dong-Wook
Abstract:: Both transportation costs and market values of woody biomass are strongly linked to the amount of moisture in the woody biomass. Therefore, managing moisture in the woody biomass well can lead to significant advantages in the woody biomass energy business. In this study, two prediction models were developed to estimate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Northwest (PNW). It is also the most common and commercially desirable timber species in the PNW. Hybrid

Contemporary forest road management with economic and environmental objectives

Creator:: Thompson, Matthew P.
Abstract:: One of the basic questions facing transportation planners and road managers is how to provide and maintain a road system that provides efficient access to the forest while limiting adverse effects roads can have on water and soil resources. The purpose of this study is to develop decision support models...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Applications of Soil Science in Forest Landscape Planning : Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century

Creator:: Craigg, Terry Lee
Abstract:: Soils and other resource programs in both public land management agencies and private industry are continually being adapted to the challenges of evolving knowledge and experience in the field of forestry. This dissertation explores new ways of thinking about and using soils information in forest planning and management, with a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Evaluation of six tools for estimating woody biomass moisture content

Creator:: Becerra Ochoa, Fernando Amador
Abstract:: Woody biomass transportation costs and market values/costs are strongly correlated with the woody biomass moisture content. Properly managing moisture content can potentially lead to economic and environmental advantages in biomass energy markets. Good management requires accurate moisture content measurements. Therefore, availability of accurate, precise, reliable, and efficient tools to assess...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: poplar stored in the open.............................................................156 C.12

Spatially-explicit prediction of recoverable harvesting residues

Creator:: Schmidt, Christian F. W.
Abstract:: In order to decide whether or not to develop biomass energy facilities and where to best locate them, developers and investors need accurate assessments of fuel supply. This includes information about the distribution and concentration of fuel throughout the assessment area, the quality of fuel (form, moisture content, contaminant content,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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In-forest log segregation based on acoustic measurement of wood stiffness

Forest harvesting impacts on coarse woody debris and channel form in central Oregon streams

The role of strategic planning in the management of fire-prone western Oregon forests for maximizing terrestrial carbon stocks over a 100-year horizon

Streamside buffer strips : survival, effectiveness, and design

An integrated study of mechanical forest fuel reduction: quantifying multiple factors at the stand level

Modeling air-drying of Douglas-fir and hybrid poplar biomass in Oregon

Contemporary forest road management with economic and environmental objectives

Applications of Soil Science in Forest Landscape Planning : Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century

Evaluation of six tools for estimating woody biomass moisture content

Spatially-explicit prediction of recoverable harvesting residues

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