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Displaying 1,091 - 1,100 of 65,140 Publications- This indicator measures the area and percentage of protected forested land that could be used to fulfill social, cultural, and spiritual needs and values. Cultural connectedness to forests can be tangible or intangible. For example, hunting, chopping firewood, hiking, or other tangible acts embody forest-related cultural practices. On the other hand, simply the existence of forests—whether or not an individual has physically been there—can shape personal and community values (Halla et al. 2023). People can attribute meaning to natural phenomena of forests but can also be connected to...AuthorsMichelle J. Thompson, Sonia Bruck, Stephanie Chizmar, Jesse Henderson, Gregory E. FreySourceFS-Indicator-6.43-2030.Washington, DC: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington Office.Year2025
- North American grasslands are climate-vulnerable biomes that provide critical ecosystem services and support biodiversity. However, grasslands are often not included in climate policy and treaties, and they are underrepresented in ecological climate-adaptation literature. We synthesized existing knowledge on climate adaptation in North American grasslands to provide resources and guidance for grassland managers facing increasing climate change impacts. We leveraged data from a systematic review and solicited input from management professionals at workshops to create a Grassland Adaptation...AuthorsJacy S. Bernath‐Plaisted, Stephen Handler, Marissa Ahlering, Leslie Brandt, Scott B. Maresh Nelson, Neal D. Niemuth, Todd A. Ontl, Courtney L. Peterson, Christine A. Ribic, Delane Strohmeyer, Benjamin ZuckerbergKeywordsSourceConservation Science and PracticeYear2025
- Vacuum drying technology can produce kiln-dried lumber at rates faster than conventional steam kiln-drying, resulting in reduced operating costs. Because of this, wood products manufacturers are increasingly becoming interested in vacuum drying technology, but the effects of this technology on the flatness of the resulting lumber are not known. This study compared the flatness of hard maple lumber when dried in a vacuum kiln with that of the same type of lumber dried in a conventional steam kiln. The drying schedules were also compared to quantify the difference in amount of time needed to...AuthorsAlex Anderson, Michael C. Wiemann, Scott Lyon, Scott BoweKeywordsSourceResearch Paper FPL-RP-723. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products LaboratoryYear2025
- AuthorsDenis M. Njoroge, Gbadamassi G. O. Dossa, Douglas Schaefer, Juan Zuo, Michael Ulyshen, Sebastian Seibold, Amy E. Zanne, Brad Oberle, Rhett D. Harrison, Shengjie Liu, Xiaobo Li, Tone Birkemoe, Melanie K. Taylor, Philip J. Burton, David B. Lindenmayer, Jari Kouki, Yagya Adhikari, Johannes H. C. CornelissenKeywordsSourceBiological ReviewsYear2025
- Family forest ownerships are classified in federal income tax law as either personal use, investment, or trade or business, and this classification determines the tax rates, deductions, credits, and filing requirements that apply. Tax classification, therefore, has implications for landowners’ overall profit potential and the economic sustainability of forest management. However, the relative proportion of family forest owners in each tax classification has never been estimated before, though many studies have looked at the typologies of family forest owners based on their forest management...AuthorsShivan Gc, Gregory E. Frey, Christopher Mihiar, Brett J. Butler, Consuelo BrandeisSourceTrees, Forests and PeopleYear2025
- Aim: Surveying for a species of concern ahead of proposed activities that alter its habitat is routine practice in conservation and management. Such surveys may accumulate large datasets that could further elucidate trends in abundance and distribution. However, the as-needed surveying of proposed activities may impart a sample site selection bias on the data if used for another purpose. Management of a threatened, forest-nesting seabird offered an example of this. Here we assessed how resource management planning and survey requirements can bias clearance monitoring survey data collected...AuthorsRyan Baumbusch, Adam Duarte, James T. PetersonKeywordsSourceJournal of Biogeography. 52(3): 699-711.Year2025
- Motivation: SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multicontributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of species interactions on daily activity patterns. Main Types of Variables Contained: SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023 contains 987,979 records of camera trap image sequence data and...AuthorsRoland Kays, Michael V Cove, Alex Jensen, Benjamin R. Goldstein, Christopher Pate, Brigit Rooney, Paula Castiblanco, Maggie E. Abell, Jessie Adley, Briana Agenbroad, Adam A. Ahlers, Peter D. Alexander, David Allen, Maximilian L. Allen, Jesse M. Alston, Mohammad Alyetama, Thomas L. Anderson, Raul Andrade, Christine Anhalt‐Depies, Cara L. Appel, Leslie Armendariz, Christopher R. Ayers, Amy B. Baird, Cara Bak, Griffin Bandler, Erin E. Barding, Evan G. Barr, Carolina Baruzzi, Kelli Bashaw, Silas C. Beers, Jerrold L. Belant, Emma Bell, John F. Benson, Anna Berg, Dylan L. Bergman, Brandon M. Bernhardt, Meagan A. Bethel, Tori Bird, Amanda B. Bishop, Daniel A. Bogan, LaRoy Brandt, Levin C. Brandt, Aidan B. Branney, Chloe Bratton, Claire E. Bresnan, Jarred M. Brooke, Erin K. Buchholtz, Frances Buderman, Alexandra D. Burnett, Emily E. Burns, Domnique A. Byrd, Susan A. Cannella, Kathleen A. Carey, William A. Carlile, Kellie L. Carter, Brenna J. Cassidy, Ivan Castro‐Arellano, Sara Cendejas‐Zarelli, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Amanda E. Cheeseman, Cary Chevalier, M. Colter Chitwood, Petros Chrysafis, Bret Aaron Collier, D. Parks Collins, Justin A. Compton, Rhea Cone, L. Mike Conner, Brianna L. Cook, Olivia G. Cosby, Stephanie S. Coster, Anthony P. Crupi, Andrea K. Darracq, Jon M. Davenport, Devin Davis, Drew R. Davis, Miranda L. Davis, Rebecca J. Davis, Brett A. DeGregorio, Anant Deshwal, Kyle D. Dougherty, Art Drauglis, Caleb J. Durbin, Andrew J. Edelman, Valerie Elder, Blakely Eller, E. Hance Ellington, Susan N. Ellis‐Felege, Caroline N. Ellison, Jean E. Fantle‐Lepczyk, Jonathan J. Farr, Zach J. Farris, Shannon P. Finnegan, M. Caitlin Fisher‐Reid, Elizabeth A. Flaherty, Gabriela Franzoi Dri, Sarah Fritts, Jeremy Fuller, Travis Gallo, Laken S. Ganoe, Carissa N. Ganong, Ricky Garibay, Brian D. Gerber, Francis D. Gerraty, Sean T. Giery, Selena M. Gilyot, Jessica L. Glasscock, Ben Goldfarb, Louis E. Good, Gracie Granados, Austin M. Green, Jasmine K. Grewal, Andrew Grusenmeyer, Joseph M. Guthrie, Matthew T. Hallett, Chris Hansen, Lonnie P. Hansen, Clae Hanson, Eamon J. Harrity, Steven C. M. Hasstedt, Mark Hebblewhite, Daniel J. Herrera, Angela Holland, Brigit R. Humphreys, Heide D. Island, Alexander R. Jack, Emily P. Johansson, Alex M. Johnson, Luanne Johnson, Tamara L. Johnstone‐Yellin, Maria Luisa S. P. Jorge, Willaine Kahano, Molly M. Koeck, Michael A. Kinsey, Brier E. Klossing, Travis W. Knowles, John L. Koprowski, Kellie M. Kuhn, Erin K. Kuprewicz, Diana J. R. Lafferty, Jessica A. Lamberton‐Moreno, Travis J. Land, Avy M. Langston, Scott LaPoint, Erin N. Largent, Marcus A. Lashley, Richard G. Lathrop, Thomas E. Lee, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Damon B. Lesmeister, Evan Rehm, Christopher SchalkKeywordsSourceGlobal Ecology and Biogeography. 34(1): e13941.Year2025
- The national Fire and Fire Surrogate (FFS) study was initiated more than two decades ago with the goal of evaluating the ecological impacts of mechanical treatments and prescribed fire in different ecosystems across the United States. Since then, 4 of the original 12 sites remain active in managing and monitoring the original FFS study which provides a unique opportunity to look at the long-term effects of these treatments in different regions. These sites include California (Blodgett Forest Research Station), Montana (Lubrecht Experimental Forest), North Carolina (Green River Game Land),...AuthorsAlexis A. Bernal, Scott L. Stephens, Mac A. Callaham, Brandon M. Collins, Justin S. Crotteau, Matthew B. Dickinson, Donald L. Hagan, Rachelle Hedges, Sharon M. Hood, Todd Hutchinson, Melanie K. Taylor, T. Adam. CoatesSourceEcological ApplicationsYear2025
- The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) record of decision directs federal agencies to monitor the social and economic impacts of the NWFP in two ways: determine whether the supply of timber and nontimber resources is predictable and sustainable; and evaluate changes in local communities associated with federal forest management. The methodology for this 25-year NWFP report combines established practices for measuring timber and other forest resource supply trends with the application of novel social science research approaches. County-scale quantitative analysis of social and economic change...AuthorsElisabeth GrinspoonKeywordsSourceGen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-1019. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 308 p. (Online Only).Year2025
- Wildfire impacts on communities and forests are a growing crisis in the United States. In 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service launched a major investment in landscape-level treatments to reduce hazardous fuels, which focused on 10 priority landscapes across eight states in the Western United States. Although these landscapes were designed to encompass communities facing high levels of wildfire risk, it is less clear how other community characteristics might vary, including sociodemographics, wildfire history, and past efforts to reduce wildfire risk. The goal of this...AuthorsRobert Anderson, Kathryn Hixson, Kelly Johnston, Miranda H. Mockrin, Molly MoweryKeywordsSourceGen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-1030. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 118 p. (Online Only)Year2025