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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Detailed analysis of mixed-conifer and red fir forests were made from extensive, large vegetation sampling, systematically conducted throughout the Teakettle Experimental Forest. Mixed conifer is characterized by distinct patch conditions of closed-canopy tree clusters, persistent gaps and shrub thickets. This heterogeneous spatial structure provides contrasting microclimate, habitat and resource conditions...
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...
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...