Federal Forest Restoration

Author : Lorena McGuire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 1634839757

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Federal Forest Restoration by Lorena McGuire Pdf

Restoration of our national forests benefits the environment and creates jobs in rural communities. Increasing the pace of restoration of the Nation's forests is critically needed to address a variety of threats - including fire, climate change, the bark beetle infestation, and others -- to the health of our forest ecosystems, watersheds, and forest-dependent communities. The Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Park Service (NPS) within the Department of the Interior have increasingly promoted landscape-scale forest restoration as a way to improve forest health. Through landscape-scale projects, agencies can treat tens or hundreds of thousands of acres, in contrast to projects commonly of under 1,000 acres. Such projects must comply with NEPA by assessing the effects of major federal actions that significantly affect the environment. This book examines the number of such projects the agencies have conducted and how they are scoped; the actions taken by agencies to track the projects' progress; successes and challenges experienced by agencies; and steps taken by agencies to help increase NEPA efficiency for such projects.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : PSU:000063513363

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Forest Restoration and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Efforts by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556036554152

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Ottawa National Forest (N.F.), Forest Plan Revision by Anonim Pdf

Author : William H. Butler,Courtney A. Schultz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351033367

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A New Era for Collaborative Forest Management by William H. Butler,Courtney A. Schultz Pdf

This book assesses the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and identifies lessons learned for governance and policy through this new and innovative approach to collaborative forest management. Unlike anything else in US public land management, the CFLRP is a nationwide program that requires collaboration throughout the life of national forest restoration projects, joining agency partners and local stakeholder groups in a kind of decade-long restoration marriage. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the governance dynamics of the program, examining: questions about collaborative governance processes and the dynamics of trust, accountability and capacity; how scientific information is used in making decisions and integrated into adaptive management processes; and the topic of collaboration through implementation, an underdeveloped area of collaborative governance literature. Bringing together chapters from a community of social science and policy researchers who have conducted studies across multiple CFLRP projects, this volume generates insights, not just about the program, but also about dynamics that are central to collaborative and landscape approaches to land management and relevant for broader practice. This volume is a timely and important contribution to environmental governance scholarship. It will be of interest to researchers and students of natural resource management, environmental governance, and forestry, as well as practitioners and policy makers involved in forest and ecosystem restoration efforts, and collaborative natural resource management more broadly.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : LOC:00091524661

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Effective Community Involvement in National Forest Restoration and Recreation Efforts by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062992941

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Federal Lands Forest Health Protection and Restoration Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management Pdf

Author : Ramon Bravo Gonzalez
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781599422930

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Ngo Influence on Forest Legislation by Ramon Bravo Gonzalez Pdf

In the last two decades, a concern on how federal forests in the United States are managed has provoked concerns among different stakeholders, including NGOs. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of NGO influence on forest management legislation. Eight aspects were selected and compared in different study cases referring to legislative proposals dealing with forest management in order to define success criteria for a legislative initiative. The study indicates that the following criteria are particularly important to fulfill in order to influence forest management legislation: - The issue to address should be on the political agenda and have high public interest. - Environmental and social aspects should not be at the expense of economic aspects. - The legislative initiative should be prepared in multi-stakeholder processes, including local government and organizations. - The supporters of the initiative should take part in all decision-making processes and advise the Government in aspects related to their areas of expertise. NGOs would likely improve their chances of influencing forest management legislation if they hold a flexible position regarding legislative proposals containing similar or even less strict measures than their own initiatives, look at market oriented schemes as alternatives to legislation, and maintain good relationships with other major stakeholders.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Forest management
ISBN : MINN:31951D029812281

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Assessment of Timber Availability from Forest Restoration Within the Blue Mountains of Oregon by Anonim Pdf

Changes in forest management have detrimentally affected the economic health of small communities in the Blue Mountain region of Oregon over the past few decades. A build-up of small trees threatens the ecological health of these forests and increases wildland fire hazard. Hoping to boost their economies and also restore these forests, local leaders are interested in the economic value of timber that might be available from thinning treatments on these lands. This study identified densely stocked stands where thinning could provide a reliable source of wood, and examined the quantity, distribution, and economic value of the resulting timber for 5.5 million acres of national forest lands in eastern Oregon. Our findings verified local land managers' observations that the land base to support timber harvest targets in the region is smaller than anticipated in the past. Legal restrictions and current management practices have reduced the acreage available for harvest and mechanical restoration. Additionally, we found that on lands where active forestry is allowable, thinning of most densely stocked stands would not be economically viable. Findings from this analysis can help establish a common understanding of Blue Mountains vegetative and economic conditions for managers trying to restore the region's national forests.

Author : Society for Ecological Restoration. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fire ecology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112083931

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The Use of Fire in Forest Restoration by Society for Ecological Restoration. Conference Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000058933916

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Implementation of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556037536893

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Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests (N.F.), Natapoc Ridge Restoration Project, Chelan County by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : LOC:00144514798

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Restoring Forests After Catastrophic Events by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Forest management
ISBN : MINN:31951D029812184

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Integrated Restoration of Forested Ecosystems to Achieve Multiresource Benefits by Anonim Pdf

"A primary mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is multiple resource management, and one of the emerging themes is forest restoration. The National Silviculture Workshop, a biennial event co-sponsored by the Forest Service, was held May 7-10, 2007, in Ketchikan, Alaska, with the theme of "Integrated Restoration of Forested Ecosystems to Achieve Multiresource Benefits." This proceedings presents a compilation of state-of-the-art silvicultural research and forestry management papers that demonstrates integrated restoration to yield multiple resource benefits. These papers highlight national perspectives on ecosystem services, forest restoration and climate change, and regional perspectives on forest restoration and silvicultural practices to achieve multiple resource benefits from researchers and forest practitioners working in a broad array of forest types in the United States."

Author : Ellen M Donoghue,Victoria E Sturtevant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136525018

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Forest Community Connections by Ellen M Donoghue,Victoria E Sturtevant Pdf

The connections between communities and forests are complex and evolving, presenting challenges to forest managers, researchers, and communities themselves. Dependency on timber extraction and timber-related industries is no longer a universal characteristic of the forest community. Remoteness is also a less common feature, as technology, workforce mobility, tourism, and 'amenity migrants' increasingly connect rural to urban places. Forest Community Connections explores the responses of forest communities to a changing economy, changing federal policy, and concerns about forest health from both within and outside forest communities. Focusing primarily on the United States, the book examines the ways that social scientists work with communities-their role in facilitating social learning, informing policy decisions, and contributing to community well being. Bringing perspectives from sociology, anthropology, political science, and forestry, the authors review a range of management issues, including wildfire risk, forest restoration, labor force capacity, and the growing demand for a growing variety of forest goods and services. They examine the increasingly diverse aesthetic and cultural values that forest residents attribute to forests, the factors that contribute to strong and resilient connections between communities and forests, and consider a range of governance structures to positively influence the well being of forest communities and forests, including collaboration and community-based forestry.

Author : Michael Pilarski
Publisher : Kivak I Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Forest protection
ISBN : 1882308514

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Restoration Forestry by Michael Pilarski Pdf