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We compared survival, reproduction, and body mass of radio-marked and non radio-marked spotted owls (Strix occidentalis) to determine if backpack radios influenced reproduction or survival. In most study areas and years, there were no differences (P > 0.05) in survival of males and females or in survival of radio-marked versus banded owls. There was no difference (P = 0.31) in mean mass of owls before and after they had worn radio transmitters. Radio-marked owls produced fewer (P < 0.01) young than did owls that were not radio-marked. because of the possible relationship between lower...

The PP PRUNE program allows users to conduct a financial analysis of pruning ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.). The increase in product value and rate of return from pruning the butt 16.5-foot log can be estimated. Lumber recovery information is based on actual mill experience with pruned and unpruned logs. Users supply lumber prices by grade, the cast of pruning, and tree descriptions from growth and yield information. The program estimates the difference in value for trees and stands with and without pruning and the difference in present net worth from adding pruning to a...

Results of the first 20 years of the Stampede Creek levels-of-growing-stock study in southwest Oregon are summarized. To age 53, growth in this site III Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) stand has been strongly related to level of growing stock. Marked differences in volume distribution by tree sizes are developing as a result of thinning. Periodic annual increment is about twice the mean annual increment in all treatments, which indicates that the stand is still far from culmination.

Results of the Hoskins LOGS study in western Oregon are summarized and management implications discussed through the fifth and final planned treatment period. To age 40 thinnings in this low site I Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) stand resulted in large increases in diameter growth with reductions in basal area and volume growth and yield. Growth was strongly related to the level of growing stock. Culmination of cubic-foot mean annual increment does not appear to be near for any of the treatments.

This book examines the potential of Silvicultural approaches for managing animal damage in forests at two levels: management of free-to-grow stands and sitespecific practices that foster prompt and successful regeneration. Introductory chapters provide a historical perspective of animal damage management in the Pacific Northwest, describe the elements of an integrated approach to forest protection, review the principles of vegetation management and wildlife management, and examine the influence of Silvicultural practices on habitat and animal damage. Individual chapters are devoted to the...

A science perspective of forest health in the Blue Mountains is summarized by using both historical and biological information. Many of the current pest problems are related to human activities that have occurred over the last 90 years. The almost complete loss of periodic low-intensity fires since 1900 plus extensive logging of pine have resulted in many thousands of acres of fir occupying pine sites. These fir forests are highly susceptible to pests and to catastrophic forest fires. Some long-term management strategies are now needed to alleviate the problems. Research recommendations...

Timber sales offered at the Blue River Ranger District since the 1988 introduction of management for stand structural retention were studied to describe and quantify, where possible, economic implications of that management. Values for the potential lumber from merchantable green trees ranged from $102 to $1114 per acre among the harvest units surveyed thus far. Protecting residual stand structure by not broadcast burning created an average savings of $237 per unburned acre. When postsale snag creation was necessary to meet stand prescription requirements, average topping cost per tree was...

Logging residues were broadcast burned, piled and burned, removed, or left in place after clearcutting in a high-elevation subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.) lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.) forest in north-central Washington. Survival, height growth and foliar nutrient content of planted Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco) and lodgepole pine seedlings, variations in soil factors (nutrients, temperature, moisture, and compaction), and air temperature were compared for four residue treatments. First- and second-year survival of...

The DFPRUNE spreadsheet program is designed to estimate the expected financial return from pruning coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesii. It is a significant revision of the PRUNE-SIM program. The PRUNE-SIM program was based on the average product recovery for unpruned logs from a single stand that received frequent light thinnings. The DFPRUNE program incorporates new recovery information for unpruned young-growth Douglas-fir and can be used to assess the economic potential of pruning for a wide range of management regimes. Product prices and descriptions...

A program for receiving sampling data for all immature stages of the western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentals Freeman) is described. Versions were designed to be used on field data recorders with either CP/M or DOS operating systems, such as the HUSKY HUNTER (Models 1, 2, and 16), but they also may be used on personal computers with compatible operating systems. The algorithm for the program was derived, primarily, from the findings of Srivastava and others (1984). The program allows the user to review the current plot statistics, including sampling precision, at any time while...