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Relationships between Sitka black-tailed deer and their habitat.

Old-growth, western hemlock-Sitka spruce forest in southeastern Alaska is an important element of the habitat of Sitka black-tailed deer. The conversion of uneven-aged, old-growth forests to even-aged, second-growth forests has generated concern about the future carrying capacity of the habitat for deer, especially where snow accumulation is common on winter ranges....

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Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley

Year:

1984

Keywords:

Wildlife habitat management, wildlife habitat, timber management, habitat selection, deer (black-tailed), Alaska (southeast)

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-168. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 27 p

Precommercial thinning: implications of early results from the Tongass-Wide Young-Growth Studies experiments for deer habitat in southeast Alaska

This report documents the results from the first ?5-year? round of understory responses to the Tongass-Wide Young-Growth Studies (TWYGS) treatments, especially in relation to their effects on food resources for black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis). Responses of understory vegetation to precommercial silviculture experiments after their...

Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley; Michael H. McClellan; Jeffrey C. Barnard; Mary A. Friberg

Year:

2013

Keywords:

Silviculture, adaptive management, Odocoileus hemionus, habitat model, nutrition, understory vegetation, snow.

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-593. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 64 p.

Relations between red alder composition and understory vegetation in young mixed forests of southeast Alaska.

Interest in mixed red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.)—conifer young-growth stands has grown in southeast Alaska, USA, because they appear to provide much more productive understory vegetation and wildlife habitat than do similar-aged pure conifer stands. We studied understory vegetation in nine even-aged young-growth stands (38-42 years old)...

Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley; Robert L. Deal; Ewa H. Orlikowska

Year:

2006

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Source:

Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 36: 738-748

Responses of southeast Alaska understory species to variation in light and soil environments

Aboveground growth rates of seedlings of bunchberry (Cornus canadensis L.), oval-leaf blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.), salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis Pursh), devilsclub (Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq.), and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.) were...

Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley; Bernard T. Bormann; Jeffrey C. Barnard; S. Mark Nay

Year:

2014

Keywords:

Light, understory, growth, PAR, soils, autecology, Cornus canadensis, Vaccinium ovalifolium, Rubus spectabilis, Oplopanax horridus, Tsuga heterophylla, Alnus rubra, southeastern Alaska.

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Res. Pap. PNW-RP-598. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 17 p.

Sociocultural effects of tourism in Hoonah, Alaska.

This report examines the growth and development of the tourism industry in Hoonah, Alaska, and its effects on community life and resource use. The report describes the gradual development of tourism in Hoonah and presents resident perceptions of tourism?s effect on the natural and social environment. A multisited ethnographic approach was used featuring indepth, open-...

Author(s):

Lee K. Cerveny

Year:

2007

Keywords:

Alaska, tourism, communities, natural resources

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-734. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 115 p

Master-planned in exurbia: examining the drivers and impacts of master-planned communities at the urban fringe

Smart growth strategies of infill and compact growth in existing suburban cities will most likely not be sufficient to absorb a new US household growth in the future. To meet housing demands and preferences, master-planned communities will continue to be built in outlying exurban areas. However, little is known about the impacts these communities may have on the...

Author(s):

Jenna H. Tilt; Lee Cerveny

Year:

2013

Keywords:

population growth, land use change, housing preference, natural amenities, community cohesion, community design

Source:

Landscape and Urban Planning. 114: 102-112

Preliminary research findings from a study of the sociocultural effects of tourism in Haines, Alaska.

This report examines the growth and development of the tourism industry in Haines, Alaska, and its effects on community life and land use. It also describes the development of cruise-based tourism and its relation to shifts in local social and economic structures and patterns of land use, especially local recreation use trends. A multisited ethnographic approach was...

Author(s):

Lee K. Cerveny

Year:

2004

Keywords:

Tongass National Forest, southeast Alaska, tourism, communities

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-612. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 144 p

Maintaining wildlife habitat in southeastern Alaska: implications of new knowledge for forest management and research.

We review results and implications from recent wildlife studies that followed from the 1997 Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP) and identify information needs and directions for research, development, and application. Sustained population viability of wildlife species was identified as a major issue in the TLMP planning process. Several species were identified as...

Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley; Winston P. Smith; Scott M. Gende

Year:

2005

Keywords:

Land-management planning, forest management, ecosystem management, forest planning, Alaska, Tongass National Forest

Source:

Landscape and Urban Planning. 72: 113-133

Potential management of young-growth stands for understory vegetation and wildlife habitat in southeastern Alaska.

I review the current state of knowledge about dynamics of understory vegetation in postlogging succession and responses to silviculture treatments in southeastern Alaska, and I derive implications for future research and development. The classic Alaback [Ecology 63 (1982) 1932] model of postlogging succession has dominated ecological thinking in the region for the past...

Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley

Year:

2005

Keywords:

Silviculture, forest management, even-aged forests, clearcutting, Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla

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Landscape and Urban Planning. 72: 95-112

Houston's Regional Forest

The population in and around Houston has grown rapidly over the past twenty years, now exceeding five million people. Studies of the area have noted that the loss of trees and changes to the forest makeup have generally accompanied this growth. Trees and urban forestry practices can be used effectively to reduce many of the negative effects of urban growth and other...

Author(s):

David J. Nowak; Peter D. Smith; Michael Merritt; John Giedraitis; Jeffrey T. Walton; Robert E. Hoehn; Jack C. Stevens; Daniel E. Crane; Mark Estes; Stephen Stetson; Charles Burditt; David Hitchcock; Wendee Holtcamp

Year:

2005

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Source:

Texas Forest Service Communication/Urban and Community Forestry 9/05-5000. 24p.

Influence of precommercial thinning and herbicides on understory vegetation of young-growth Sitka spruce forest in southeastern Alaska

The effects of precommercial thinning on the understory vegetative cover of 16- to 18-year-old spruce-hemlock (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carriere--Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.) stands were studied in seven replicate areas over seven growing seasons postthinning. Vegetative cover was analyzed at the class level, but species-...

Author(s):

Elizabeth C. Cole; Thomas A. Hanley; Michael Newton

Year:

2010

Keywords:

silviculture, even-aged, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, black-tailed deer

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40(4): 619-628

Managing young upland forests in southeast Alaska for wood products, wildlife, aquatic resources, and fishes: problem analysis and study plan.

Red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) appears to influence the productivity of young-growth conifer forests and affect the major resources (timber, wildlife, and fisheries) of forested ecosystems in southeast Alaska. We propose an integrated approach to understanding how alder influences trophic links and processes in young-growth ecosystems. The presence...

Author(s):

Mark S. Wipfli; Robert L. Deal; Paul E. Hennon; Adelaide C. Johnson; Toni L. de Santo; Thomas A. Hanley; Mark E. Schultz; Mason D. Bryant; Richard T. Edwards; Ewa H. Orlikowska; Takashi Gomi

Year:

2002

Keywords:

Red alder, young-growth management, vegetation, wildlife, fish, invertebrates

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-558. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 64 p

Bald Mountain Fire, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, FARSITE analysis

While the Near Term Fire Behavior analysis option in WFDSS is similar to FARSITE, the advantage of using FARSITE lies in the ability to use gridded winds which produces more reliable fire behavior results in complex terrain. A couple of FARSITE simulations were completed to evaluate fire growth and fire behavior in relation to the values, notably Red's Horse Ranch...

Author(s):

LaWen Hollingsworth

Year:

2012

Keywords:

Near Term Fire Behavior analysis, WFDSS, FARSITE, Bald Mountain Fire

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Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. 4 p.

Synthesis of science to inform land management within the Northwest Forest Plan area

The 1994 Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) was developed to resolve debates over old-growth forests, endangered species, and timber production on federal forests in the range of the northern spotted owl. This three-volume science synthesis, which consists of 12 chapters that address various ecological and social concerns, is intended to inform forest plan revision and...

Author(s):

Thomas A. Spies; Peter A. Stine; Rebecca A. Gravenmier; Jonathan W. Long; Matthew J. Reilly

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Northwest Forest Plan, science, management, restoration, northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, climate change, socioeconomic, environmental justice.

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-966. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 1020 p. 3 vol.

Seasonal changes in chemical composition and nutritive value of native forages in a spruce-hemlock forest, southeastern Alaska.

Twenty-two forages from Admiralty Island, southeastern Alaska, were monitored bimonthly for one year to assess seasonal changes in their chemical composition: neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, cellulose, lignin/cutin, invitro dry-matter digestibility, total nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, copper, manganese, iron, and zinc....

Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley; Jay D. McKendrick

Year:

1983

Keywords:

Forage production, nutrient analysis, native plants, phytochemistry, phenology, seasonal variations, Alaska (southeastern), southeastern Alaska, wildlife habitat

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-312. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 48 p

Institutional, individual, and socio-cultural domains of partnerships: a typology of USDA Forest Service recreation partners

Federal land management agencies, such as the USDA Forest Service, have expanded the role of recreation partners reflecting constrained growth in appropriations and broader societal trends towards civic environmental governance. Partnerships with individual volunteers, service groups, commercial outfitters, and other government agencies provide the USDA Forest Service...

Author(s):

Erin Seekamp; Lee K. Cerveny; Allie McCreary

Year:

2011

Keywords:

natural resources management, cognitive mapping, pile sort method, partnership typology, multidimensional scaling, motivations

Source:

Environmental Management. 48: 615-630

Shape selection in Landsat time series: A tool for monitoring forest dynamics

We present a new methodology for fitting nonparametric shape-restricted regression splines to time series of Landsat imagery for the purpose of modeling, mapping, and monitoring annual forest disturbance dynamics over nearly three decades. For each pixel and spectral band or index of choice in temporal Landsat data, our method delivers a smoothed rendition of...

Author(s):

Gretchen G. Moisen; Mary C. Meyer; Todd A. Schroeder; Xiyue Liao; Karen G. Schleeweis; Elizabeth A. Freeman; Chris Toney

Year:

2016

Keywords:

attribution, canopy change activities, change agents, forest disturbance, landcover change, R package, regression splines, tree canopy cover

Source:

Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13358.

Examining USDA Forest Service recreation partnerships: institutional and relational interactions

Since the 1980s, the USDA Forest Service budget has experienced limited growth. Downsizing and outsourcing characterize the agency's response to constrained appropriations. The agency increasingly works with partners to meet targets that otherwise could not be achieved. Partnerships may take many structural forms (e.g., memorandums of understanding, joint venture...

Author(s):

Erin Seekamp; Lee K. Cerveny

Year:

2010

Keywords:

agency capacity, federal appropriations, public-private relationships, trust, synergy

Source:

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 28(4): 1-15

Responses of southeast Alaska understory species to variation in light and simulated herbivory

Responses to variation in light intensity, simulated herbivory by clipping, and their interaction were studied over three seasons in a factorial experimental design. Six major species of southeast Alaska forest understories were studied, each as a separate experiment: bunchberry, Cornus canadensis L.; threeleaf foamflower, Tiarella...

Author(s):

Thomas A. Hanley; Jeffrey C. Barnard

Year:

2014

Keywords:

Autecology, clipping, black-tailed deer, silviculture, survival growth, biomass, browsing, grazing.

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-599. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 22 p.

ECO-Report - Scale matters - some thoughts on landscape sustainability

ECO-Report is an annual Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) publication which contains a set of articles showcasing the Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project (BEMRP) research projects and activities. The articles are concise, user-friendly, and designed to inform a broad range of audiences interested in ecosystem management. Articles featured in...

Author(s):

Sharon Ritter; Janie Canton-Thompson; Greg Jones; Ward McCaughey; Dave Calkin; Mick Harrington; Peter Kolb; LaWen Hollingsworth; Joe Jensen; Katie Knotek; Brooke Thompson

Year:

2005

Keywords:

Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project, BEMRP, Forest Service Research, ecosystem management

Source:

Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project. 20 p.

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Relationships between Sitka black-tailed deer and their habitat.

Precommercial thinning: implications of early results from the Tongass-Wide Young-Growth Studies experiments for deer habitat in southeast Alaska

Relations between red alder composition and understory vegetation in young mixed forests of southeast Alaska.

Responses of southeast Alaska understory species to variation in light and soil environments

Sociocultural effects of tourism in Hoonah, Alaska.

Master-planned in exurbia: examining the drivers and impacts of master-planned communities at the urban fringe

Preliminary research findings from a study of the sociocultural effects of tourism in Haines, Alaska.

Maintaining wildlife habitat in southeastern Alaska: implications of new knowledge for forest management and research.

Potential management of young-growth stands for understory vegetation and wildlife habitat in southeastern Alaska.

Houston's Regional Forest

Influence of precommercial thinning and herbicides on understory vegetation of young-growth Sitka spruce forest in southeastern Alaska

Managing young upland forests in southeast Alaska for wood products, wildlife, aquatic resources, and fishes: problem analysis and study plan.

Bald Mountain Fire, Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, FARSITE analysis

Synthesis of science to inform land management within the Northwest Forest Plan area

Seasonal changes in chemical composition and nutritive value of native forages in a spruce-hemlock forest, southeastern Alaska.

Institutional, individual, and socio-cultural domains of partnerships: a typology of USDA Forest Service recreation partners

Shape selection in Landsat time series: A tool for monitoring forest dynamics

Examining USDA Forest Service recreation partnerships: institutional and relational interactions

Responses of southeast Alaska understory species to variation in light and simulated herbivory

ECO-Report - Scale matters - some thoughts on landscape sustainability

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