Mass movement response to forest management in the central Oregon coast ranges.

Stuart Gresswell; David Heller; Douglas N. Swanston

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Mass movement response to forest management in the central Oregon coast ranges.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stuart Gresswell, David Heller, Douglas N. Swanston

Year:

1979

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Bull. PNW-RB-084. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p

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Abstract

Timber management activities have clearly accelerated the number and frequency of soil mass movements on the Mapleton District , Siuslaw National Forest as a result of the November 29-December 1, 1975 storm. Exclusive of roads, clearcutting is the most damaging activity.

Keywords

landslide (-forest damage, erosion) forestry methods, logging (-erosion, timber management planning

Citation

Gresswell, Stuart; Heller, David; Swanston, Douglas N. 1979. Mass movement response to forest management in the central Oregon coast ranges. Res. Bull. PNW-RB-084. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p