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- Social and ecological conditions are constantly changing, but research concerning how visitors to wildlands perceive such changes across time is both limited and narrow. With a focus on the social settings of recreation experiences, this study provides an understanding of how perceptions of wildland visitors have changed over time. Specifically, across three time periods (1989, 1994, and 2022) within a wildland unit in Montana (USA), we found that preferences for encounters with other visitors remained relatively stable, levels of acceptable encounters (or thresholds) increased across time...AuthorsWilliam L. Rice, Chris A. ArmatasKeywordsSourceJournal of Leisure Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2024.2358319.Year2024
- In Mediterranean climates, drought is recognized as the main abiotic stress negatively affecting plant survival and growth after establishment. However, several factors besides water scarcity interact to affect plant performance, including stocktype, field establishment techniques, environmental variability, and the inherent ecological requirements of the target species. To fully comprehend the extent each of these factors influences plant performance, we analyzed plant survival, growth, and physiological performance of contrasting stocktypes of Nothofagus glauca seedlings, a shade-intolera...AuthorsManuel Acevedo, Carolina Alvarez-Maldini, Kas Dumroese, Marta Gonzalez, Eduardo Cartes, Jan R. Bannister, Simon Sandoval, Andree Alvarez, Claudia StangeKeywordsSourceForest Ecology and Management. 569: 122190.Year2024
- This report traces the flow of Idaho’s 2015 timber harvest through the primary wood products industry and characterizes the structure, capacity, and condition of Wyoming’s forest products sector. Trends in timber harvest, production, sawmill capacity, mill residuals, and sales value are presented. Employment and worker earnings in the State’s primary and secondary forest products industries are also discussed. Periodic survey data collected from the forest products industry provides detailed information on Idaho’s timber resources, wood utilization, and the economic contributions of the...AuthorsEric A. Simmons, Kate C. Marcille, Todd A. Morgan, John D. ShawKeywordsSourceResour. Bull. RMRS-RB-40. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 26 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RB-40.Year2024
- SNAPSHOT USA is a multi-contributor, long-term camera trap survey designed to survey mammals across the United States. Participants are recruited through community networks and directly through a website application (https://www.snapshot-usa.org/). The growing Snapshot dataset is useful, for example, for tracking wildlife population responses to land use, land cover, and climate changes across spatial and temporal scales. Here we present the SNAPSHOT USA 2021 dataset, the third national camera trap survey across the US. Data were collected across 109 camera trap arrays and included 1711...AuthorsHila Shamon, Roi Maor, Michael V Cove, Roland Kays, Jessie Adley, Peter D. Alexander, David N. Allen, Maximilian L. Allen, Cara L. Appel, Evan Barr, Erika L. Barthelmess, Carolina Baruzzi, Kelli Bashaw, Guillaume Bastille‐Rousseau, Madison E. Baugh, Jerrold Belant, John F. Benson, Bethany A. Bespoyasny, Tori Bird, Daniel A. Bogan, LaRoy S. E. Brandt, Claire E. Bresnan, Jarred M. Brooke, Frances E. Buderman, Suzannah G. Buzzell, Amanda E. Cheeseman, M. Colter Chitwood, Petros Chrysafis, Merri K. Collins, D. Parks Collins, Justin A. Compton, L. Mike Conner, Olivia G. Cosby, Stephanie S. Coster, Benjamin Crawford, Anthony P. Crupi, Andrea K. Darracq, Miranda L. Davis, Brett A. DeGregorio, Kimberly L. Denningmann, Kyle D. Dougherty, Ace Driver, Andrew J. Edelman, E. Hance Ellington, Susan N. Ellis‐Felege, Caroline N. Ellison, Jean E. Fantle‐Lepczyk, Zach J. Farris, Jorie Favreau, Pilar Fernandez, M. Caitlin Fisher‐Reid, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth A. Flaherty, Tavis Forrester, Sarah R. Fritts, Travis Gallo, Brian D. Gerber, Sean T. Giery, Jessica L. Glasscock, Alex D. Gonatas, Anna C. Grady, Austin M. Green, Tremaine Gregory, Noel Griffin, Robert H. Hagen, Christopher P. Hansen, Lonnie P. Hansen, Steven C. Hasstedt, Haydée Hernández‐Yáñez, Daniel J. Herrera, Robert V Horan, Victoria L. Jackson, Luanne Johnson, Mark J. Jordan, Willaine Kahano, Joseph Kiser, Travis W. Knowles, Molly M. Koeck, Caroline Koroly, Kellie M. Kuhn, Erin K. Kuprewicz, Diana J. R. Lafferty, Scott D. LaPoint, Marcus Lashley, Richard G. Lathrop, Thomas E. Lee, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Damon B. Lesmeister, Jason V Lombardi, Robert A. Long, Robert C. Lonsinger, Paula MacKay, Sean P. Maher, David S. Mason, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Remington J. Moll, Jessica B. Moon, Alessio Mortelliti, Alexis M. Mychajliw, Christopher M. Nagy, Sean A. Neiswenter, Dana L. Nelson, Claire E. Nemes, Clayton K. Nielsen, Elizabeth Olson, M. Teague O'Mara, Brian J. O'Neill, Blake R. Page, Elizabeth Parsons, Brent S. Pease, Mary E. Pendergast, Mike Proctor, Heather Quick, Christine C. Rega‐Brodsky, Michael S. Rentz, Kylie Rezendes, Daric Rich, Derek R. Risch, Andrea Romero, Brigit R. Rooney, Christopher T. Rota, Corey A. Samples, Christopher Schalk, Çağan H. Sekercioğlu, Maksim Sergeyev, Austin B. Smith, Daniel S. Smith, Jinelle H. Sperry, Jennifer L. Stenglein, Michael K. Stokes, Johnathon S. Stutzman, Kimberly R. Todd, John P. Vanek, Wren Varga, Zachary M. Wardle, Stephen L. Webb, Nathaniel H. Wehr, Laura S. Whipple, Christopher A. Whittier, Jane S. Widness, Jacque Williamson, Andrew M. Wilson, Alexander J. Wolf, Marketa Zimova, Adam S. Zorn, William J. McSheaKeywordsSourceEcology. 105(6): e4318.Year2024
- Background. Characterisation of fuel consumption provides critical insights into fire behaviour, effects, and emissions. Stand-replacing prescribed fire experiments in central Utah offered an opportunity to generate consumption estimates in coordination with other research efforts. Aims. We sought to generate fuel consumption maps using pre- and post-fire airborne laser scanning (ALS) and ground measurements and to test the spatial transferability of the ALSderived fuel models. Methods. Using random forest (RF), we empirically modelled fuel load and estimated consumption from pre- and...AuthorsT. Ryan McCarley, Andrew T. Hudak, Benjamin C. Bright, James Cronan, Paige Eagle, Roger D. Ottmar, Adam WattsKeywordsSourceInternational Journal of Wildland Fire. 33: WF23160.Year2024
- The REPLANT Act, part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, directs the Forest Service to plant more than a billion trees on 4 million acres of deforested national forest lands over the next decade. Most of these lands were burned by severe wildfire, and are not reforesting naturally due to a lack of seed sources and unfavorable climatic conditions. Currently, there are several bottlenecks in the planting pipeline, so maximizing the survival and growth of seedlings is critical.AuthorsJoy Drohan, Paula J. Fornwalt, Laura MarshallKeywordsSourceScience You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), August 2024. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.Year2024
- Limber pine is an ecologically vital species that provides food for wildlife, facilitates the establishment of other tree species, and grows where other species struggle. A nonnative disease, white pine blister rust (WPBR), and native bark beetles are killing limber pines faster than they can grow back.AuthorsLauren Hines-Acosta, Kelly Burns, Anna W. Schoettle, Jane Stewart, Wade TinkhamKeywordsSourceScience You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), July 2024. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.Year2024
- Every 10 years the Forest Service presents an assessment of the nation’s forests and rangelands. The 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment (RPA Assessment) looks at historical data trends and projects the availability and condition of renewable resources across the nation’s forests and rangelands 50 years into the future. Mandated by the 1974 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act, it is the sixth report in almost 50 years. Scientists from USDA Forest Service research stations, including the Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), and numerous collaborators have been hard...AuthorsSylvia Kantor, Linda A. Joyce, Claire B. O’Dea, Matt C. Reeves, Travis WarziniackKeywordsSourceScience You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 67. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 13 p.Year2024
- Past reviews of the USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) Research and Development (R&D) branch have identified several persistent challenges, including unclear strategic direction and a need for greater communication with end users. We conducted research focused on the Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) of R&D to understand current perceptions about the station’s efficacy and strategic direction as well as its engagement with partners both inside and outside of Forest Service. We conducted fifty-eight interviews with Forest Service and RMRS leaders, scientists, and partners. Interviewee...AuthorsS. Michelle Greiner, Courtney Schultz, Nathaniel AndersonSourceJournal of Forestry. 122(1): 91-102.Year2024
- Given the importance of climate in shaping species’ geographic distributions, climate change poses an existential threat to biodiversity. Climate envelope modeling, the predominant approach used to quantify this threat, presumes that individuals in populations respond to climate variability and change according to species-level responses inferred from spatial occurrence data - such that individuals at the cool edge of a species’ distribution should benefit from warming (the “leading edge”), whereas individuals at the warm edge should suffer (the “trailing edge”). Using 1,558 tree-ring time...AuthorsMargaret E. K. Evans, Sharmila M. N. Dey, Kelly A. Heilman, John R. Tipton, Justin DeRose, Stefan Klesse, Emily L. Schultz, John D. ShawSourcePNAS. 121(24): e2315700121.Year2024