Forestry Research
Forestry Research

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1990-02-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780309042482

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Forests are valuable in our daily lives, crucial to our nation's ecomony, and integral to the long-term health of the environment. Yet, forestry research has been critically underfunded, and the data generated under current research programs is not enough to meet the diverse needs of our society. Forestry Research provides a research agenda that should yield the information we need to develop responsible policies for forest use and management. In this consensus of forestry experts, the volume explores: The diverse and competing concerns of the timber industry, recreational interests, and wildlife and environmental organizations. The gap between our need for information and the current output of the forestry research program. Areas of research requiring attention: biology of forest organisms, ecosystem function and management, human-forest interactions, wood as raw material, and international trade and competition. Forestry Research is an important book of special interest to federal and state policymakers involved in forestry issues, research managers, researchers, faculty, and students in the field.

College of Forestry Integrated Research Project
College of Forestry Integrated Research Project

Author: Chris C. Maguire

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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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 retain features of mature and old-growth Douglas- fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests while also producing timber. Fine-, moderate-, and large-scale natural disturbance patterns served as the basis for prescriptions. The study includes replicates of three silvicultural treatments (n = 27 stands) wherein 33% to 95% of the timber volume was removed, three non-replicated demonstration treatments wherein 33% of timber volume was removed in variable sized and shaped patches, and untreated controls (n = 3 stands). Additionally, clumped or randomly distributed snags were created from green trees in each stand. In this book, CFIRP scientists describe harvest challenges and economics; short-term (10-yr) responses of vegetation, wildlife, and humans to silvicultural treatments; and additional studies conducted using CFIRP study sites. A synopsis of past and present research and management directions also is included. Work continues on CFIRP today, and data collected from previous studies are available to other researchers. By comparing characteristics of forests managed under different silvicultural systems, we will be better able to assess their potential economic, social, and ecological contributions to managed forest landscapes.

National Capacity in Forestry Research
National Capacity in Forestry Research

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-06-21

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0309084563

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Forests are major components of the earth's natural resources and they are increasingly critical to the welfare of the U.S. economy, environment, and population. Desires to improve forest management and productivity, preserve biodiversity, maintain ecologic integrity, and provide societal services, such as recreation and tourism, necessitate a strong forestry-research base. Given the clear importance of forestry research in sustaining forests for the future, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service asked the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Academies to undertake a study of the nation's capacity in forestry research. The Committee on National Capacity in Forestry Research was appointed to carry out the study, which was conducted to review the current expertise and status of forestry research and to examine the approaches of natural resources education and forestry-research organizations to meet future needs.

Carbon Forestry, who Will Benefit? Proceedings of Workshop on Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Livelihoods
Carbon Forestry, who Will Benefit? Proceedings of Workshop on Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Livelihoods

Author: Daniel Murdiyarso

Publisher: CIFOR

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 9793361735

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This proceedings is a collection of 14 papers presenting the lessons learned from a number of case studies, and ranging from small to large scale projects, from community-based to corporate operations, and from development to conservation activities. These papers presented topics on afforestration and peatland restoration and management under the Clean Development Mechanism, forest management, carbon forestry markets, carbon sequestration, climate change, and livelihood sustainability.