bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Authors: Schlecht Eric V. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The National Taxpayers Union, a nonprofit, grassroots organization with more than 300,000 members who work for less wasteful spending and a more accountable government, believes the Committee of Scientists missed an opportunity to look at the big picture. The efficient and ecologically sound forest management achieved by some states and corporations argues for devolution of the national forests. But instead, the committee recommends giving more responsibility, and more federal dollars, to an agency that is inefficient, expensive, bureaucratic, and not sufficiently accountable.
A Decision Support System for Timber Harvest Scheduling
Authors: Carter Douglas R. , Arvanitis Loukas G. , Brackett Daniel , Boycheva Valentina , Sager Scott 
Published: April 2024

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A World Wide Web interface has been developed for an integrated geographic information system (GIS) and timber harvest scheduling model. The interface builds on the Austin Cary Memorial Forest GIS, which was developed to enhance teaching, research, and extension in GIS and related technologies for students, professors, and professional foresters. This Web-based decision support system includes applications for browsing data, displaying maps and images, and modeling timber harvests. The timber harvest scheduling model allows users to experiment with different scenarios by observing how economic and physical parameter changes affect forest timber outputs and structure.
Management Models: Defining Stand-Level Sustainability; Exploring Stand-Level Stewardship
Authors: Seely Brad , Kimmins J. P. (Hamish) , Welham Clive , Scoullar Kim 
Published: April 2024

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Today's forest manager must balance recreation and other nonconsumptive values with the increasing demand for both timber and nontimber forest products. How do we ensure that our actions represent an appropriate balance among competing demands? What is sustainable forest management, and how might we reconcile this concept with the developing standards of "green" certification? Decision support tolls can help make long-term projections of forest conditions and values that may result from alternative management strategies. Here we describe a decision support software package for forest ecosystem management, called FORECAST.
A Scentsible Approach to Controlling Southern Pine Beetles: Two New Tactics Using Verbenone
Authors: Clarke Stephen R. , Salom Scott M. , Billings Ronald F. , Berisford C. Wayne , Upton William W. , McClellan Quintin C. , Dalusky Mark J. 
Published: April 2024

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Two new tactics for controlling southern pine beetle infestations use a beetle-produced inhibitor: verbenone. The techniques, verbenone-only and verbenone-plus-felling, reduce tree loss by disrupting infestation growth. In three years of field tests, the verbenone-only tactic completely suppressed 69 percent of the treated infestations, and the verbenone-plus-felling tactic suppressed 86 percent. The tactics provide much-needed alternatives to current control techniques and will allow suppression of infestations where tree felling is restricted or prohibited. In anticipation of registration of the pheromone by the Environmental Protection Agency, a technology transfer program has been developed to provide the materials and training necessary for effective use of the treatments.
Estimating Stumpage Values from Transaction Evidence Using Multiple Regression
Authors: Bare B. Bruce , Smith Robert L. 
Published: April 2024

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To estimate the stumpage value of individual species and qualities of timber in lump-sum timber sales for excise tax purposes, an eight-step approach for constructing the relevant data set is suggested. An example uses western Washington sales date, but the basic procedure applies to any valuation of individual species in a set of lump-sum timber transactions. In addition to producing credible stumpage value estimates, the modeling process allows examination of selected sale characteristics that influence the values. The proposed approach should be considered by appraisers and forest economists who seek an accurate, simple valuation strategy.
What We Know -- and Don't Know -- about Water Quality at Stream Crossings
Authors: Taylor Steven E. , Rummer Robert B. , Yoo Kyung H. , Welch Richard A. , Thompson Jason D. 
Published: April 2024

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Forest road stream crossings, including fords, culverts, and bridges, are primary contributors of sediment to forest streams. Information on the water quality impacts from each type of crossing is limited, but the available literature indicates that significant amounts of sediment are produced during installation of fords and culverts; construction and use of temporary bridges have the least impact on water quality. This review of our current state of knowledge on the water quality impacts from crossings shows that we need date for a wide variety of steam sizes, soil types, terrain, and climatological conditions so that policymakers can develop scientifically sound best management practices.
Forest Roads: Where Soil and Water Don't Mix
Authors: Egan Andrew F. 
Published: April 2024

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One guiding principle that will help forester s minimize the impact of roads on water quality is a seemingly obvious statement: Roads are horizontal features in a landscape characterized by vertical processes. Erosion mitigation efforts require understanding surface water momentum, planning roads to avoid surface water as much as possible, and working with the elements of the universal soil loss equation--rainfall and runoff erosivity, soil erodibility, slope length and percent slope, vegetative cover, and soil conservation practices.
Understanding and Reducing Erosion from Insloping Roads
Authors: Elliot William J. , Tysdal Laurie M. 
Published: April 2024

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A computer program can help managers anticipate erosion and sediment delivery attributable to forest roads. The watershed version of the water erosion prediction project (WEPP) predicts road erosion rates within the observed range but overestimates sediment plume lengths. The predicted sources of sediment from an insloping road are mainly from the road ditch and the downslope channel; less sediment comes from the traveled way and the cutslope. Mitigation measures to minimize ditch erosion and channel flow rates will have the greatest effects on reducing sediment delivered from insloped forest roads.
The Employer's Perspective on New Hires
Authors: Block Nadine E. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Forestry leaders in federal and state government agencies, nongovernment organizations, forest certification, consulting, and industry report that they are seeking forestry graduates with technical depth plus the breadth of knowledge, inquiring minds, and integrative skills that will serve them throughout their careers in the profession. The precise mix of skills and expertise varies with the needs of the employer, but most respondents question the ability of four-year degree programs to prepare students adequately for the challenges that forestry faces.
Sustainable Forestry Oregon Style
Authors: Bordelon Michael A. , McAllister David C. , Holloway Ross 
Published: April 2024

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Over the past five years, the Oregon Department of Forestry has developed a new management plan for state forests in northwest Oregon. The approach results in health, productive, sustainable forest ecosystems and promotes the view that forest values such as timber and wildlife are compatible. Forest landscapes must be designed for wildlife habitat diversity, strategies must be operationally feasible, and the plan must be flexible enough to allow forest managers to address changes. Careful monitoring and an adaptive management approach are key to the plan's success over time.
The Old Orchard White Pine Plantation at Biltmore
Authors: McNab W.H. , Ritter B.A. 
Published: April 2024

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A pioneering case study in the Old Orchard Plantation on Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina, considered current yields and the effects of periodic thinning on height and basal area growth, as well as cubic volume and board-foot yields. Established in 1899, one of three plots of this eastern white pine stand was first thinned in 1916. Beyond providing growth-and-yield data, the Old Orchard Plantation demonstrates the value of maintaining permanent forest research plots for long-term ecological and silvicultural studies.
Outcomes-Based Forestry Education: An Application in New Brunswick
Authors: Zundel Pierre E. , Needham Ted D. 
Published: April 2024

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Outcomes-based education focuses on students' abilities to practice what they know rather than on teachers, teaching, and content. Such a method starts with explicitly and publicly identifying the abilities and qualities we want students to possess. Teaching and assessment should align with the resources and students we have and the outcomes we seek. Success can then be judged on how well students perform.
Afforestation in Israel: A Source of Social Goods and Services
Authors: Ginsberg Paul 
Published: April 2024

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For more than 90 years, the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael (KKL) has undertaken afforestation activities in Israel. Tree planting has played a pivotal role in renewing Israel's battered Mediterranean landscape, enhancing not only the country's physical development but also its social development by providing employment, and recreational, educational, and commodity services. The future of Israel's forest resources is a subject of continuing debate in Israeli society, one mirroring a broader dialogue about the society's future and the land on which it lives.
Developing an Off-Campus Natural Resource Conservation Program
Authors: Linehan Peter E. , Miller Deborah L. , Jose Shibu 
Published: April 2024

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The University of Florida has created an off-campus natural resource conservation education program in the Florida Panhandle to meet the needs of place-bound students. By partnering with the nearby University of West Florida and Pensacola Junior College and strengthening an existing research center, the program leverages scarce educational resources. It offers a science-based curriculum that integrates forestry and wildlife education and also allows students to focus on their own particular interests in natural resources.
Digital Imaging Basics for Natural Resource Managers
Authors: Greenfield Paul H. 
Published: April 2024

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The increase in processing speed and the miniaturization of digital storage have made digital imaging available to anyone. One advantage of digital imagery for natural resource managers is that it can be enhanced on the computer to bring out details of interest--whether vegetative stress, species composition, or growth and volume. However, there are many considerations that need to be addressed when contracting for digital imaging services or purchasing your own equipment and performing the work in-house.
Videography for Foresters
Authors: Linden David S. 
Published: April 2024

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Many types of video cameras and video systems are used by remote sensing specialists. Cameras can be black-and-white, color, or even color-infrared. Although not a substitute for aerial photography or satellite images, videography is a fast and inexpensive way to obtain images from the air for certain applications. Combined with geographic positioning system data, video images can be quickly and easily integrated with GIS.
The Courage to Say "Not Yet" to the Proposed Code of Ethics
Authors: Cornett Zane J 
Published: April 2024

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The model of the "loving critic"--someone sufficiently serious to study his or her institution, and sufficiently dedicated to become expert in the art of modifying it--should inspire us as we consider the proposed Code of Ethics for the Society of American Foresters. Does the proposal go far enough? Have we tested the nuances of the language against our beliefs? Have we asked how nonmembers will interpret it? How far into the 21st century will this code be our guidepost? Lacking good answers to such questions, I fear we have not yet given due consideration to what is arguably SAF's most important document. Far too few of us have been involved in the revision process--certainly not enough to provide the serious introspection that loving critics must apply to their profession.
Thinning and Growth: A Full Turnaround
Authors: Zeide B. 
Published: April 2024

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Is it possible to increase natural growth of forest stands by judicious removal of some trees? This question inspired generations of foresters to design and test many methods of thinning, invent the ultimate arbiter of forest science–permanent plots–and develop much of this science to boot. From the initial feeling that our actions can only undermine the plentitude of undisturbed forests, we went through several more assertive stances only to return to the original belief. In the process, we have realized that we are interested mostly in the value of forest output rather than in its quantity, and that the method to maximize this value is yet to be discovered.
Enemies of the Trees? Subsistence Farmers and Perverse Protection of Tropical Dry Forest
Authors: Roth L.C. 
Published: April 2024

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As deforestation and habitat degradation proceed worldwide, the elaboration of realistic policies to protect and sustain forests assumes increasing urgency. Experience from one area of threatened tropical dry forest illustrates, however, that staunch environmental regulation based on partial understandings can have strikingly contradictory effects. In this study from the Dominican Republic, extensive dialogue and field observation with local residents offered a glimpse beyond the obvious proximal causes of forest loss–the subsistence farmers and charcoal makers regularly seen felling trees–to important influences of their socioeconomic and legal contexts.
Is This the Age of Intensive Management? A Study of Loblolly Pine on Georgia's Piedmont
Authors: Yin R. , Sedjo R.A. 
Published: April 2024

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Using data for loblolly pine from Georgia's Piedmont, we find that, although the transition from natural to artificial regeneration leads to increased and better distributed stems, the control of competing vegetation results in a dramatic boost to the growth rate from previous- to current-generation plantations. Our results indicate that the marginal returns of forest management are increasing rather than diminishing; the more intensive the management, the better its economic performance. These findings suggest that intensive management represents a major technical change and bodes well for the future of commercial forestry in the South.
Engineered Lumber Products: Taking Their Place in the Global Market
Authors: Schuler A. , Adair C. , Elias E. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
World demand for engineered lumber products is driven by a shift to performance-based building codes; the changing nature of the softwood fiber supply; worldwide demand for affordable housing; and advances in resin technology and wood conversion systems. From structural composite lumber to prefabricated wood I-joists and glulam, these products extend the forest resource by allowing higher product recoveries and using conversion technology that facilitates broader use of underutilized species and sizes. They also enable higher stumpage prices as markets are created for a wider range of species, grades, and sizes of timber. And sustainable forestry objectives are enhanced as markets for small-diameter, low-grade fiber are developed throughout the world.
Evaluating Forestland Classification Schemes as Tools for Maintaining Biodiversity
Authors: Pregitzer K.S. , Goebel P.C. , Wigley T.B. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Monitoring and managing biodiversity requires information about habitat and, in most cases, specific information on the composition and structure of the current vegetation. Forestland classification schemes are a source of this information, but we conclude that no one classification scheme provides all the information managers need to maintain biodiversity. Rather, each provides some relevant information; in combination, they may help resource managers organize information at the appropriate spatial scales for monitoring and maintaining biodiversity.
Perspective: Scientists, Truth, and the Media: A Clearcut Issue
Authors: Egan A.F. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
A few years ago I met a woman from Maine who held a clearly articulated position on the clearcutting referendum in her state. I liked her, although I dis-agreed with her position that the practice should be banned from Maine's woods. She obviously felt deeply about forests. I could appreciate this, because I share this connection, as I believe most foresters do.
Extension in Alabama: Landowner Education and Support
Authors: Glover G.R. , Jones S.B. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Private forest landowners own three-quarters of Alabama's 22 million commercial forested acres. Improving private forest management can make a significant impact on the multiple resources provided by these forests. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, through the Private Forest Management Team, cooperates with industry, landowner organizations, state and federal agencies, and others in several innovative programs. With limited budgets and personnel, state extension programs must develop innovative working relationships to enhance forest landowner education and support informed forest resource management decisions.
Massachusetts Family Forests: Birth of a Landowner Cooperative
Authors: Barten P.K. , Damery D. , Catanzaro P. , Fish J. , Campbell S. , Fabos A. , Fish L. 
Published: April 2024

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The story is as old as our profession: private lands, low-value species, a stagnant rural economy, development pressure, and loss of forests. A group of foresters and landowners is trying to reverse this cycle by forming a cooperative enterprise. This article summarizes our approach and experiences during the start-up phase. The overarching objective of Massachusetts Family Forests is to sustain or enhance the forest resources, rural character, and economy of our region.
Restoring Native Monterey Pine Forests in the Presence of an Exotic Pathogen
Authors: Storer A.J. , Wood D.L. , Gordon T.R. , Libby W.J. 
Published: April 2024

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On the Monterey Peninsula, many native stands of Monterey pine are overmature, largely as a result of fire suppression. In addition, the pathogen that causes pitch canker has recently been introduced and is now well established. Management practices aimed at increasing natural regeneration will convert these forests to younger age classes in which ecological and evolutionary processes are optimized within the constraints imposed by fire suppression, pitch canker, and occupation of the forest by humans.
Property Tax Equivalency on Federal Resource Management Lands
Authors: Schuster E.G. , Gebert K.M. 
Published: April 2024

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As revenue-sharing payments from federal lands decline, government officials and resource professionals are increasingly concerned about the equivalency between federal payments on resource management lands and likely property taxes those lands could generate. We developed tax equivalency information through a nationwide random sample of 105 counties, where we simulated agency property taxes after working with county assessors and agency land personnel. We found that although tax-equivalent counties receive somewhat larger federal payments, the big difference is in tax bills: Tax-equivalent counties have substantially lower tax bills than nonequivalent counties.
Commentary: We're Here to Help: Science and Technology in SAF
Authors: Friedman S.T. 
Published: April 2024

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How can the science and technology community within SAF improve its contribution to SAF as a whole? This is the question the Forest Science and Technology Board and the Working Groups will be addressing in the months and years to come. I would like to use this space to invite members' perspectives on how to improve the science and technology contribution.…
Developing a GIS Program in Rural Mexico: Community Participation Equals Success
Authors: Bocco G. , Rosete F. , Bettinger P. , Velázquez A. 
Published: April 2024

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We discuss results of a participatory project in an indigenous community in central Mexico, where a GIS program was implemented. The implementation is described in three ways: by system design, by training of community members, and by development of spatial databases. A variety of factors contributed to the success of the program development, including hands-on training sessions focused on GIS techniques that would support the development and automation of the community's forest management plan. As a result, the forest plan was fully automated by trainees, and the community subsequently obtained green certification for sustainable forest management.
ARC Partnerships: Industry and Academia Explore Remote Sensing Applications
Authors: Means J.E. , Hopkins P.F. , Jensen J.R. , Schill S.R. , Chipman J.W. , Ramsey R.D. , Stow D.A. 
Published: April 2024

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Incorporating remote sensing and GIS technology into forestland management requires significant investment in tools and expertise, for uncertain benefits. The NASA-sponsored Affiliated Research Center (ARC) program seeks to reduce the risk through industry-university partnerships. These partnerships help define feasibility, benefits, and costs for new or improved information, methods, and products. The projects described include inventory, stand height and volume classification, and species type mapping and incorporate the use of digital airborne and satellite imagery, radar, and lidar data. Partners may include forest companies, consultants, technology developers, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Case studies describe partnership projects of University of South Carolina and Westvaco; SUNY-ESF and Emerge; SUNY-ESF and Highland Geographic, Inc.; University of Wisconsin–Madison and George Banzhaf & Company; and Oregon State University, Pacific Meridian Resources, and Spencer B. Gross, Inc.
Professional Resource Guide
Authors:   none
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This annual guide lets you locate and learn about various products and services in the forestry and natural resources fields. The guide is organized alphabetically within categories. You may find the same vendor listed under different categories, as many companies provide products and services that serve a variety of forestry and natural resources needs. A constantly updated version in accessible online at www.safnet.org/buyersguide/buyersguide.htm.
Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative: An Experiment in Collaborative Continuing Education
Authors: Coffin B.A. , Yount L. , Laursen S.D. 
Published: April 2024

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The Minnesota Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative was formed to provide a forum for technology transfer between scientists and practitioners and to enhance interdisciplinary interaction. This cooperative model is an ongoing experiment that recognizes the importance of continuing education that brings resource professionals together from a variety of resource disciplines and employer groups. The inherent strengths and efficiencies of the cooperative structure must be supported by careful attention to ongoing challenges, including funding.