Northern Minnesota Independence Day storm: a research needs assessment.

William J. Mattson Jr.; D.S. Shriner

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-216

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Northern Minnesota Independence Day storm: a research needs assessment.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William J. Mattson, Jr., D.S. Shriner

Year:

2001

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-216

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-216. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station

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Abstract

Nearly 500,000 acres of forest and water were severely impacted by a powerful wind and rain storm in northeastern Minnesota on the fourth of July 1999. Trees were uprooted and snapped off in a swath that was 4-12 miles wide and 30 miles long. This document addresses the many ecological and social research needs in nine discipline areas that were generated as a consequence of this unprecedented storm event. It is intended to be a resource for research planning, for prioritizing storm-recovery management activities, and for research-related access to affected wilderness areas.

Citation

Mattson, W.J.; Shriner, D.S. 2001. Northern Minnesota Independence Day storm: a research needs assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-216. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station