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Creator:: Silen, Roy R. and Olson, Donald L.
Abstract:: After three-quarters of a century of introduction of 152 conifer and broadleaf species, no promising candidate exotic was found for the Douglas-fir region. Growth curves spanning 50 years or longer are figured for many species. Firs, pines, larches, spruces, hemlocks, and cedars originating in northwestern North America had superior growth...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station

Creator:: White, Seth M.
Abstract:: In March and April of 2003, over 250 managers, researchers, and other participants gathered for a series of workshops at Oregon State University, the University of Arizona, and Colorado State University, near the largest wildfires of 2002. In response to the need for better understanding of large fires, the Wildland...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-599 March 2004

Creator:: White, Seth M.
Abstract:: In March and April of 2003, over 250 managers, researchers, and other participants gathered for a series of workshops at Oregon State University, the University of Arizona, and Colorado State University, near the largest wildfires of 2002. In response to the need for better understanding of large fires, the Wildland...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-599 March 2004

Creator:: Williams, Clinton K., Kelley, Brian F., Smith, Bradley G., and Lillybridge, Terry R.
Abstract:: A classification of forest vegetation is presented for the Colville National Forest in northeastern Washington State. It is based on potential vegetation with the plant association as the basic unit. The classification is based on a sample of approximately 229 intensive plots and 282 reconnaisance plots distributed across the forest...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: DeBell, Dean S., Harrington, Constance A., Gartner, Barbara L., and Singleton, Ryan
Abstract:: This paper was published in: Deal, R.L. and C.A. Harrington, eds. 2006. Red alder—a state of knowledge. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-669. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 150 p.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: PNW-GTR-669. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 95

Creator:: Shindler, Bruce, Cheek, Kristin Aldred, and Stankey, George H.
Abstract:: As the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management turn toward ecosystem and adaptive models of forest stewardship, they are being called on to develop meaningful and lasting relations with citizens. These new management styles require not only improved strategies for public involvement but also methods to examine the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Weigand, James F.
Abstract:: Experimental prescriptions compare agroforestry systems designed to increase financial returns from high-elevation stands in the southern Oregon Cascade Range. The prescriptions emphasize alternative approaches for joint production of North American matsutake mushrooms (also known as North American pine mushrooms; Tricholoma magnivelare) and high-quality timber. Other agroforestry byproducts from the system...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: DeForest, Christopher E.
Abstract:: There are many parallels between the 1978 legislation to expand Redwood National Park and the Northwest Forest Plan, which together with the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative formed the 1993 Pacific Northwest Initiative. In both situations, the Federal Government sought to promote retraining for displaced workers, to undertake watershed assessment and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Raettig, Terry L. and Christensen, Harriet H.
Abstract:: The Northwest economic adjustment initiative (NWEAI) provides economic assistance to a region including western Washington, western Oregon, and northern California. Timber harvests have fallen markedly in this region since 1990. The forest products industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the region, and employment has followed the downward trend in...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Campbell, Sally J., Smith, Gretchen, Temple, Pat, Pronos, John, Rochefort, Regina, and Andersen, Chris
Abstract:: In 1998, forest vegetation was monitored for ozone injury on permanent plots in two Sierra Nevada national forests in California, at three locations in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, and at 68 forest health monitoring (FHM) locations throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. This was the first year that extensive...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

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