Although science is widely accepted as a fundamental source of information underlying decisions about forest management and conservation, considerably less attention has been paid to the inevitable role that normative values and beliefs play in such decisions. This thesis highlights the normative dimensions of "ecological forestry," a strategy of forest...
Douglas-fir and grand fir seedling establishment and plant community regeneration were examined in a western Oregon forest following harvest in three
different silvicultural systems: clearcut, two-story and patchcut. The two-story system
consisted of removing all but 10 to 12 trees per acre. The patchcut system consisted of
harvesting 1/2 acre...
The current trend toward the establishment and care of forests for a
wide combination of uses requires flexibility in forest culture and a
knowledge of the silvicultural choices available to the resource manager. This
publication summarizes for each of 37 major forest types in the United States
the silvicultural systems...
This PowerPoint presentation contains selected images pertaining to reforestation and vegetation management in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Viewers are welcome to use this PowerPoint or any images contained therein. The material has been assembled during much of the author’s career, so proper attribution would be appreciated...
The College of Forestry Integrated Research Project (CFIRP) is an on-going experiment in the eastern Coast Range foothills of western Oregon. Started in 1989, a team of scientists, resource managers, and students at Oregon State University designed and implemented silvicultural alternatives to clearcutting. These silvicultural practices aimed to create and...