The effect of PCT on the abundance of herbaceous species

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "The effect of PCT on the abundance of herbaceous species"

Transcription

1 The effect of PCT on the abundance of herbaceous species Kerienne La France and Mark Roberts September 9, 2008 T. Mamashita Forest Ecology Lab Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick

2 Introduction & Methodology Impact on crop trees well documented, but what about other ecosystem components? The effect of PCT on herbaceous species is not fully understood Herbaceous layer includes all vascular plants < 1 m in height Majority of plant species diversity Nutrient cycling and energy flow T. Mamashita

3 Introduction Plant survival, growth and germination may be influenced by the following: Stand-level characteristics: Light availability Growing space Fine-scale disturbance features: Slash Substrates Microtopography All of these environmental features can be directly affected by thinning activities

4 Introduction Objectives 1) Compare species abundance and environmental features between PCT stands and unthinned controls over time. 2) Identify relationships between plant species abundance and possible causal factors (ie: environmental variables).

5 Methodology Study Area South-East New Brunswick moist soils, soft-wood dominated Clear-cut, naturally regenerating stands Sites were selected using GIS records (where available). Age range years. GIS Map J.D. Irving Ltd.

6 Methodology Stand-level features: Sampled in six 5.64 m fixed radius plots per stand: volume of CWD (perpendicular distance method) tree height and DBH tree density tree species 300 m 200 m

7 Methodology Study Design Sampling area 6 ha 4 parallel transects 50 1m 2 quadrats 300 m Vegetation & environmental variables measured within each quadrat 200 m

8 Methodology Vegetation & Environmental Variables: Percent cover for each species Percent cover & number of regenerating seedlings Canopy cover HW & SW (available light) Ground disturbance percent cover & depth of tracks Slash (HW & SW ) <0.5 cm cm > 7 cm Substrates mineral soil humus HW & SW litter A. Witkowski

9 Results Stand-level Environmental Variables: Significant Treatment*Age interactions: Total Stem Density Stump Density Other significant differences: Snag Density (decreased in PCT) Stems/ha Total Stem Density PCT unthinned Stand age (yrs)

10 Results Stand-level Environmental Variables PCA : stump dens height PCT unthinned Axis 2 (EV=0.1485) hw dens cwdvol stump ht shrub dens snag dens snag ht sw dens Axis 1 (EV=0.2025)

11 Results Quadrat-level Environmental Variables: Significant Treatment effects on: Slash Several variables showed a sig. change over time: Slash height (decreased) Softwood canopy cover (increased) SW litter (increased) % Cover % Cover Slash PCT unthinned SW Canopy Cover Stand age (yrs)

12 Results Quadrat-level Environmental Variables PCA : slashht slash/cwd Axis 2 (EV=0.0941) hwcover hwlitter conepcs swlitter swcover PCT unthinned Axis 1 (EV=0.1570)

13 Results Species Diversity: Shannon s Diversity Sig. treatment*age interaction: Shannon s Diversity No sig. difference between PCT & Control stands for: Simpson s Diversity Species Richness Evenness Diversity Index PCT unthinned Stand age (yrs)

14 Results V. angustifolium Individual Species Cover: Several species showed a sig. decrease over time: Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium myrtilloides Kalmia angustifolia Viburnum nudum PCT had a sig. effect on several species: Aralia nudicaulis Maianthemum canadense Trientalis borealis Clintonia borealis % Cover % Cover PCT unthinned M. canadense Stand age (yrs)

15 Results Quadrat-level Environmental/Vegetation CCA: a) Samples PCT unthinned slash/cwd slashht swcover Axis 2 (EV=0.0562) hwleaves hwcover Axis 1 (EV=0.1163)

16 Results Quadrat-level Environmental/Vegetation CCA: b) Species slash/cwd picrub Axis 2 (EV=0.0562) gaupro rhocan slashht gauhis swcover nemmuc gaybac picmar vacmyr osmcin kalang corcan coptri vacang abibal vibnud pteaqu dalrep acerub tribor -0.4 aranud -0.6 maican hwleaves hwcover Axis 1 (EV=0.1163)

17 Conclusions & Recommendations PCT sites initially have lower stem density & fewer snags PCT sites have more slash, although slash height was similar in both treatments Managers may consider avoiding large slash piles that may inhibit germination

18 Conclusions PCT increases cover for some species (ecologically sig.?) Changes in overall herbaceous species composition are attributed to stand age rather than treatment. Increasing canopy cover over time seems to be the driving factor in overall species composition. The effects of PCT do not exceed the natural range of variability

19 Conclusions Additional patterns in species composition may be clearer by analysing species by groups: Growth Form (trees, shrubs, forbs, ferns, etc.) Raunkaier s Life Forms (Ph, Ch, Cr, etc) Reproductive Mechanism (veg( vs. seed)

20 Acknowledgments Advisory Committee: Supervisor: Mark Roberts Graham Forbes Charles Bourque T. Mamashita NSERC J.D. Irving Ltd. Fundy Model Forest Network Sustainable Forest Management Network Special thanks to the grad students and summer assistants in the Forest Ecology, Wildlife Ecology & Bryophyte Labs!

Effects of Simulated MPB on Hydrology and Post-attack Vegetation & Below-ground Dynamics

Effects of Simulated MPB on Hydrology and Post-attack Vegetation & Below-ground Dynamics Effects of Simulated MPB on Hydrology and Post-attack Vegetation & Below-ground Dynamics Principal investigators: Uldis Silins and Ellen Macdonald Ph.D. projects: Anne McIntosh and Pablo Piña Lead field

More information

Relative impact. Time

Relative impact. Time Relative impact? Time Relative impact MPB - Unique disturbance agent Larger & older trees selectively killed but remain standing (vs logging) needles can remain 3-5 yrs+ Understory & soil layers not directly

More information

Defining tipping points in seedling survival and growth with competition thresholds. Andrew S. Nelson University of Idaho

Defining tipping points in seedling survival and growth with competition thresholds. Andrew S. Nelson University of Idaho Defining tipping points in seedling survival and growth with competition thresholds Andrew S. Nelson University of Idaho Forest Vegetation Management The practice of efficiently channeling limited site

More information

2017 Cannonsville Tornado Salvage

2017 Cannonsville Tornado Salvage 2017 Cannonsville Tornado Salvage Growth of a Naturally-regenerating Catskill Forest 20 Years after a Catastrophic Storm Event Deborah Layton, MS, NYCDEP Forest Scientist History of the Study Area May

More information

Lecture 3.4: Fire effects on vegetation

Lecture 3.4: Fire effects on vegetation Lecture 3.4: Fire effects on vegetation First-order fire effects Occur during or immediately after a fire Localized to the burned area Some examples of 1 st order fire effects: Burned or scorched foliage

More information

Lower Canopy & LOD: Productivity, Structure, Diversity " ESRM 304"

Lower Canopy & LOD: Productivity, Structure, Diversity  ESRM 304 Lower Canopy & LOD: Productivity, Structure, Diversity " ESRM 304" Learning Objectives " Ø Know why we measure lower canopy vegetation & Large Organic Debris (LOD)" Ø Know what basic lower canopy & groundstory

More information

Lower Canopy & LOD: Productivity, Structure, Diversity ESRM 304

Lower Canopy & LOD: Productivity, Structure, Diversity ESRM 304 Lower Canopy & LOD: Productivity, Structure, Diversity ESRM 304 Learning Objectives Ø Know why we measure lower canopy vegetation & Large Organic Detritus (LOD) Ø Know what basic lower canopy & groundstory

More information

PRINCIPLES OF SILVICULTURE FWF 312 SOME SELECTED SILVICULTURAL DEFINITIONS

PRINCIPLES OF SILVICULTURE FWF 312 SOME SELECTED SILVICULTURAL DEFINITIONS PRINCIPLES OF SILVICULTURE FWF 312 SOME SELECTED SILVICULTURAL DEFINITIONS Age Class (Cohort) A distinct aggregation of trees originating from a single natural event or regeneration activity, or a grouping

More information

Change Monitoring Inventory

Change Monitoring Inventory Change Monitoring Inventory Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Standards Prepared by Ministry of Forests Resources Inventory Branch for the Terrestrial Ecosystem Task Force Resources Inventory Committee

More information

Riparian Forest Ecology & Management. Derek Churchill, Nov 8, 2014

Riparian Forest Ecology & Management. Derek Churchill, Nov 8, 2014 Riparian Forest Ecology & Management Derek Churchill, Nov 8, 2014 Outline 1. Importance of Riparian Zones 2. Watersheds & Stream Type 3. Forest Stream Interactions 4. Riparian forest types & development

More information

Nutrition management of cedar and hemlock plantations in coastal British Columbia

Nutrition management of cedar and hemlock plantations in coastal British Columbia Nutrition management of cedar and hemlock plantations in coastal British Columbia The Salal Cedar Hemlock Integrated Research Program Cindy Prescott, Toktam Sajedi, Victor Nery Faculty of Forestry UBC

More information

Responsible Forest Management IS Wildlife Management

Responsible Forest Management IS Wildlife Management FOREST WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA Daniel Ray Forest Stewardship Biologist NC Wildlife Resources Commission Forest Stewardship Values Timber or Wildlife What about the other forest resources?

More information

Mechanical Site Preparation

Mechanical Site Preparation Mechanical Site Preparation 1 Mechanical Site Preparation Introduction...3 CONTENTS The Benefits of Guidelines...3 Considerations...5 Design Outcomes To Maintain Soil Productivity...6 Planning...7 Planning

More information

ATTACHMENT 4: DESCRIPTION OF TREATMENT TYPES MESABI PROJECT

ATTACHMENT 4: DESCRIPTION OF TREATMENT TYPES MESABI PROJECT ATTACHMENT 4: DESCRIPTION OF TREATMENT TYPES MESABI PROJECT Treatment Description Photo Example Create young forest with harvest Primary Treatments Two Age Cut Harvest is designed to maintain and regenerate

More information

Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Standards

Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Standards Ground Sampling Quality Assurance Standards MINISTRY OF FORESTS RESOURCES INVENTORY BRANCH APRIL 30, 1999 Ground Sampling Standards April 30, 1999 Vegetation Resources Inventory i Table of Contents GROUND

More information

New Sampling Protocols and Data for the National FIA Program

New Sampling Protocols and Data for the National FIA Program New Sampling Protocols and Data for the National FIA Program John D. Shaw Interior West Forest Inventory and Analysis USDA Forest Service Interior West FIA User Group Webcast April 13, 2010 What s New

More information

Goal of the Lecture. Lecture Structure. FWF 410: Wildlife Habitat Evaluation. To introduce students to the basic steps of wildlife habitat evaluation.

Goal of the Lecture. Lecture Structure. FWF 410: Wildlife Habitat Evaluation. To introduce students to the basic steps of wildlife habitat evaluation. FWF 410: Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Matthew J. Gray, Ph.D. College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Tennessee-Knoxville Goal of the Lecture To introduce students to the basic

More information

Evaluation of an Oak Woodland Restoration at Deer Grove Forest Preserve. Pete Jackson February 7, 2009

Evaluation of an Oak Woodland Restoration at Deer Grove Forest Preserve. Pete Jackson February 7, 2009 Evaluation of an Oak Woodland Restoration at Deer Grove Forest Preserve Pete Jackson February 7, 2009 Savanna Oak Woodland Mesic Ravine Prairie Opening Sedge meadow Marsh Objective: determine whether

More information

Hands on R Final Project Greg Pappas

Hands on R Final Project Greg Pappas Understory Vegetation Response to Mountain Pine Beetle-Induced Lodgepole Pine Mortality in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Introduction This study characterizes the response of understory vegetation

More information

Swallowwort: Passenger or Driver of Change? Scott Ward The College at Brockport, SUNY

Swallowwort: Passenger or Driver of Change? Scott Ward The College at Brockport, SUNY Swallowwort: Passenger or Driver of Change? Scott Ward The College at Brockport, SUNY The vigor of swallowwort Introduced mid-late 1800s, escaped gardens High fecundity: up to 350 viable seeds per stem

More information

SILVICULTURE & WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

SILVICULTURE & WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT SILVICULTURE & WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT Ralph D. Nyland Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 13210 Nyland - 2010 All

More information

Diversity of bryophytes in relation to coarse woody debris: does it differ between a post fire and a post clearcut chronosequence?

Diversity of bryophytes in relation to coarse woody debris: does it differ between a post fire and a post clearcut chronosequence? Diversity of bryophytes in relation to coarse woody debris: does it differ between a post fire and a post clearcut chronosequence? Myriam Paquette Master student, Biology, UQAT Under the direction of :

More information

Aspen and Oak Community Response to Restoration. Bobette Jones Coye Burnett

Aspen and Oak Community Response to Restoration. Bobette Jones Coye Burnett Aspen and Oak Community Response to Restoration Bobette Jones Coye Burnett Shade intolerant Aspen Life History Clonal: relies on vegetative reproduction between episodic seeding event Disturbance dependent:

More information

Silviculture Art & science of establishing & tending trees & forests

Silviculture Art & science of establishing & tending trees & forests Silviculture Art & science of establishing & tending trees & forests Karen Bennett, karen.bennett@unh.edu Extension Forestry Professor & Specialist Presented to NH Coverts, May 2015 Silviculture Actions

More information

Signs of Disease or Damage. What it may indicate. Broken branches Water entering through old wounds and supporting wood decay by fungi

Signs of Disease or Damage. What it may indicate. Broken branches Water entering through old wounds and supporting wood decay by fungi Forest Health Indicator: Tree and Crown Condition Name(s): Damage to trees by disease, air pollution, weather, or human activities can affect the health of forests and can also be an indication of overall

More information

THE COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH UNIT

THE COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH UNIT THE COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH UNIT Forest Engineering, From Where We ve Been, to Where We re Going. Council On Forest Engineering 40 th COFE Annual Meeting, Bangor ME Monday, July 31, 2017 D R. BRIAN

More information

Fuel loads, fire severity, and tree mortality in Florida Keys pine forests

Fuel loads, fire severity, and tree mortality in Florida Keys pine forests Fuel loads, fire severity, and tree mortality in Florida Keys pine forests Jay Sah, Mike Ross, Danielle Ogurcak SERC, Florida International University, Miami, FL & Jim Snyder USGS, Florida Integrated Science

More information

Understory plant diversity and composition in boreal mixedwood forests

Understory plant diversity and composition in boreal mixedwood forests Understory plant diversity and composition in boreal mixedwood forests SFM Network Research Note Series No. 72 Highlights Understory plant communities are critical components of boreal mixedwood forests

More information

Red Pine Management Guide A handbook to red pine management in the North Central Region

Red Pine Management Guide A handbook to red pine management in the North Central Region Red Pine Management Guide A handbook to red pine management in the North Central Region This guide is also available online at: http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/fmg/nfgm/rp A cooperative project of: North Central

More information

The Sustainability of Forest Residue for Bioenergy in Canada: What can biodiversity tell us? Venier, L.A., Aubin, I., Webster, K. Fleming, R.

The Sustainability of Forest Residue for Bioenergy in Canada: What can biodiversity tell us? Venier, L.A., Aubin, I., Webster, K. Fleming, R. 1 The Sustainability of Forest Residue for Bioenergy in Canada: What can biodiversity tell us? Venier, L.A., Aubin, I., Webster, K. Fleming, R., Hazlett, P., Titus, B. Forest Residue 2 Tree-length Harvest

More information

THE EFFECTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT ON NATIVE TREE RECRUITMENT

THE EFFECTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT ON NATIVE TREE RECRUITMENT THE EFFECTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT ON NATIVE TREE RECRUITMENT Hannah Carpenter Missouri Botanical Garden REU Program University of Nebraska-Omaha Danelle Haake Missouri Botanical Garden

More information

NATURAL REGENERATION DURING SECONDARY SUCCESSION IN TROPICAL SEASONALLY DRY FORESTS

NATURAL REGENERATION DURING SECONDARY SUCCESSION IN TROPICAL SEASONALLY DRY FORESTS NATURAL REGENERATION DURING SECONDARY SUCCESSION IN TROPICAL SEASONALLY DRY FORESTS Géraldine Derroire - Bangor University Landscape patterns Landscape scale Past and present land uses Remnant vegetation

More information

Variable Method Source

Variable Method Source Appendix S1 Appendix S1: Table S1 Plot variables Variable Method Source COVERS % shrub cover ocular estimate of shrub cover % forb cover ocular estimate of forbs % coarse woody debris % live overhead canopy

More information

Forest Characteristics. Integrating Forest Management and Wildlife. Effects of Silvicultural Practices. Management of Succession

Forest Characteristics. Integrating Forest Management and Wildlife. Effects of Silvicultural Practices. Management of Succession Forest Characteristics Integrating Forest Management and Wildlife Site descriptors such as aspect, elevation, and soil types Site Index a way of describing the productivity of the site Sam Jackson Nov.

More information

Lauren S. Pile PhD Student Forest Resources Clemson University

Lauren S. Pile PhD Student Forest Resources Clemson University Lauren S. Pile PhD Student Forest Resources Clemson University Can reach sexual maturity after 3 growing seasons Can form monospecific woodlands within 10 years of invasion Fast growing with broad ecological

More information

Lauren S. Pile1 & G. Geoff Wang2. Clemson University. 1PhD Candidate. 2Professor of Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Lauren S. Pile1 & G. Geoff Wang2. Clemson University. 1PhD Candidate. 2Professor of Silviculture and Forest Ecology Lauren S. Pile1 & G. Geoff Wang2 1PhD Candidate 2Professor of Silviculture and Forest Ecology Clemson University Disturbance can drive forest community change Fire Fauna Old field (secondary succession)

More information

Regeneration dynamics of seedling origin aspen: Managing for resiliency in forest restoration

Regeneration dynamics of seedling origin aspen: Managing for resiliency in forest restoration Regeneration dynamics of seedling origin aspen: Managing for resiliency in forest restoration American Society of Mining and Reclamation April 12, 2017 Carolyn King & Simon Landhäusser Renewable Resources,

More information

Equipment. Methods. 6. Pre-treatment monitoring will take place during the growing season.

Equipment. Methods. 6. Pre-treatment monitoring will take place during the growing season. Vegetation and Fuel Monitoring Protocols for the Long Island Pine Barrens Fire Management Demonstration Site Project Adapted from the UMass Project Managing Fuels in Northeastern Barrens Plot Selection,

More information

A brief introduction to general terms and concepts related to the forestry learning objectives

A brief introduction to general terms and concepts related to the forestry learning objectives A brief introduction to general terms and concepts related to the forestry learning objectives The profession embracing the science, art, and practice of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests

More information

Managing Forested Wildlife Habitats

Managing Forested Wildlife Habitats Managing Forested Wildlife Habitats Matt Tarr Wildlife Specialist UNH Cooperative Extension What management activities are right for a given property? There is no one right way to manage any piece of land

More information

FORESTRY TALK: A GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS

FORESTRY TALK: A GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS FORESTRY TALK: A GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS If you re planning to harvest trees in your woodlot or to establish a forest on your property, you may need to communicate with foresters and logging contractors

More information

Forest Ecology: Point Pleasant Park Field Project

Forest Ecology: Point Pleasant Park Field Project Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching Proceedings of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education Vol. 32, 127-134, 2011 Forest Ecology: Point Pleasant Park Field Project Allison Schmidt and Christine

More information

Northern deciduous forest as wildlife habitat. Tom Paragi Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fairbanks

Northern deciduous forest as wildlife habitat. Tom Paragi Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fairbanks Northern deciduous forest as wildlife habitat Tom Paragi Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fairbanks Boreal food webs Pastor et al. 1996 Biodiversity and ecosystem processes in boreal forest. Pages 33-69

More information

Promotion of herbaceous plant communities by forest canopy gaps. BIOS 35502: Practicum in Environmental Field Biology.

Promotion of herbaceous plant communities by forest canopy gaps. BIOS 35502: Practicum in Environmental Field Biology. Einecker 1 Promotion of herbaceous plant communities by forest canopy gaps BIOS 35502: Practicum in Environmental Field Biology Brynn Einecker Mentor: Dr. Walt Carson 2014 Einecker 2 Abstract A distinguishing

More information

WATER AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

WATER AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS WATER AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS Water and Aquatic Ecosystems as Resources Properties of Water, Water Bodies and Watersheds A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 Describe the ecological,

More information

Uncompahgre Mesas Project Area 2015 Monitoring Report

Uncompahgre Mesas Project Area 2015 Monitoring Report Uncompahgre Mesas Project Area 15 Monitoring Report This report presents a summary of data from the Uncompahgre Mesas project area. Pre-harvest data were collected on 18 ½ acre plots beginning in 9 ( Original

More information

The Effects of Site Preparation on the Long Term Growth and Productivity of Interior Douglas-fir and Western White Pine

The Effects of Site Preparation on the Long Term Growth and Productivity of Interior Douglas-fir and Western White Pine The Effects of Site Preparation on the Long Term Growth and Productivity of Interior Douglas-fir and Western White Pine Jonathan Cherico MS Student University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources Department

More information

Mechanisms of succession and regeneration

Mechanisms of succession and regeneration Mechanisms of succession and regeneration Outline: Mechanisms of succession and vegetation dynamics. Synthetic concepts and simple models of forest dynamics Overview of the modern conceptual framework

More information

Extension Note. Effects of Spacing Paper Birch Mixedwood Stands in Central British Columbia FRBC Project HQ96423-RE (MOF EP 1193) JANUARY 1999

Extension Note. Effects of Spacing Paper Birch Mixedwood Stands in Central British Columbia FRBC Project HQ96423-RE (MOF EP 1193) JANUARY 1999 29 Extension Note JANUARY 1999 Effects of Spacing Paper Birch Mixedwood Stands in Central British Columbia FRBC Project HQ96423-RE (MOF EP 1193) Phil Comeau B.C. Ministry of Forests Research Branch P.O.

More information

The effects of biomass removal on mechanized planting and mounding

The effects of biomass removal on mechanized planting and mounding The effects of biomass on mechanized planting and mounding NSFP-seminar: Forest regeneration and bioenergy Vantaa 15.12.2006 Veli-Matti Saarinen Finnish Forest Research Institute Suonenjoki Research Unit

More information

Silviculture Overview: Back to the Basics. Outline

Silviculture Overview: Back to the Basics. Outline Silviculture Overview: Back to the Basics Tony D Amato Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources University of Vermont Outline Discussion of general patterns of stand dynamics for northeastern

More information

SFM Indicator 2 Key Sub-Indicator Field Monitoring Procedures

SFM Indicator 2 Key Sub-Indicator Field Monitoring Procedures SFM Indicator 2 Key Sub-Indicator Field Monitoring Procedures Prepared for: Pope & Talbot Ltd. Prepared by: Phil MacDonald, RFT & Dennis Hamilton, RPBio. March 31, 2006 Background An important component

More information

In this presentation we are going to talk about monitoring, measuring and the quantification of carbon stocks in tropical peatland forests.

In this presentation we are going to talk about monitoring, measuring and the quantification of carbon stocks in tropical peatland forests. In this presentation we are going to talk about monitoring, measuring and the quantification of carbon stocks in tropical peatland forests. 1 By way of introduction, we will see why we care about peatlands,

More information

The Power of Sampling Method Designs: Detecting Changes in the Abundance of Invasive Species. Sarah E. Johnson Erika L. Mudrak Donald M.

The Power of Sampling Method Designs: Detecting Changes in the Abundance of Invasive Species. Sarah E. Johnson Erika L. Mudrak Donald M. The Power of Sampling Method Designs: Detecting Changes in the Abundance of Invasive Species Sarah E. Johnson Erika L. Mudrak Donald M. Waller Are Our Monitoring Programs Adequate? Why conservation monitoring

More information

Pacific dogwood (Gp) - Cornus nuttallii

Pacific dogwood (Gp) - Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood (Gp) - Cornus nuttallii Tree Species > Pacific dogwood Page Index Distribution Range and Amplitiudes Tolerances and Damaging Agents Silvical Characteristics Genetics and Notes BC Distribution

More information

Managing for a healthy sugarbush in a changing climate

Managing for a healthy sugarbush in a changing climate Managing for a healthy sugarbush in a changing climate Vermont Maple Conference, Peoples Academy, Morrisville, VT January 28, 2017 Jared Nunery & Nancy Patch County Foresters Vermont Dept. of Forests,

More information

Succession in the Forest

Succession in the Forest Curriculum Connection Grade 7 Science: Unit A: Interactions & Ecosystems (STS & Knowledge Outcomes 1, 3) Science 20: Unit D: Changes in Living Systems (20-D1.2k, 20-D1.3k) Biology 30: Unit D: Population

More information

ASCC Data Collection and Implementation Timeline

ASCC Data Collection and Implementation Timeline ASCC Data Collection and Implementation Timeline Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA) Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change Workshop March 25-26, 2019 GUIDING PRINCIPLES ASCC is a

More information

Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Adaptation Fund 2014 Restoring Oak Resilience at the Table Rocks, Rogue River Basin, Oregon FACT SHEET

Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Adaptation Fund 2014 Restoring Oak Resilience at the Table Rocks, Rogue River Basin, Oregon FACT SHEET Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Adaptation Fund 2014 Restoring Oak Resilience at the Table Rocks, Rogue River Basin, Oregon FACT SHEET Project Overview Oak ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest exist

More information

Overview of WSFG. Scott McPherson April 4, 2006 North Bay

Overview of WSFG. Scott McPherson April 4, 2006 North Bay Overview of WSFG Scott McPherson April 4, 2006 North Bay A Bit of History Methodology developed in 1994 In response to a new business relationship between Government and the forest industry In response

More information

SULPHUR TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

SULPHUR TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SULPHUR TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED The overarching purpose of the Sulphur Timber Stand Improvement Project is to improve the overall health and vigor of immature lodgepole pine stands,

More information

The effects of precommercial thinning on the value chain of balsam fir spruce stands in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada.

The effects of precommercial thinning on the value chain of balsam fir spruce stands in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. The effects of precommercial thinning on the value chain of balsam fir spruce stands in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Doug Pitt, Len Lanteigne, and collaborators CIF-IFC Electronic Lecture, September

More information

Status. ENFIN COST Action E43 Entered into the force June 10, Need for coordination. Office holders

Status. ENFIN COST Action E43 Entered into the force June 10, Need for coordination. Office holders COST Action E4 Harmonisation of National Inventories in Europe: Techniques for Common Reporting Global Forest Resource Assessment: Towards FRA 2010 FAO/Metla/UNECE Expert Consultation (Kotka V) Kotka,

More information

REFORESTATION AFTER HARVEST

REFORESTATION AFTER HARVEST REFORESTATION AFTER HARVEST You will be harvesting some timber. Do you need to plan to reforest the area? The purpose of the reforestation rules is to establish standards to ensure the timely replacement

More information

REGENERATION STANDARDS

REGENERATION STANDARDS REGENERATION STANDARDS Effective Date: August 1, 2004 MODIFIED: May 1, 2006 Review Date: December 31, 2006 INTRODUCTION The purpose of establishing regeneration standards is to bring consistency to measuring

More information

Canada Thistle: An Invasive Alien Plant in our Neck of the Woods

Canada Thistle: An Invasive Alien Plant in our Neck of the Woods Canada Thistle: An Invasive Alien Plant in our Neck of the Woods Jessica Humber 1 and Luise Hermanutz 2 1 M.Sc. Candidate 2Associate Professor / Supervisor Department of Biology Memorial University of

More information

Responses of Seedlings and Saplings to Canopy Gaps in Coastal Old-Growth Forests.

Responses of Seedlings and Saplings to Canopy Gaps in Coastal Old-Growth Forests. School of Resource and Environmental Management, SFU Department of Geography, UBC Responses of Seedlings and Saplings to Canopy Gaps in Coastal Old-Growth Forests. J. Passmore, L. Daniels, K. Lertzman,

More information

UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT NORTHWEST CERTIFIED FORESTRY

UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT NORTHWEST CERTIFIED FORESTRY UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT NORTHWEST CERTIFIED FORESTRY Rolf Gersonde, 6/6/2015 Uneven-aged Management in 90 Minutes 2 Silviculture Background Forest Ecology Management Tools and Stocking Control Multi-aged

More information

Wetland Vegetation Monitoring Protocol

Wetland Vegetation Monitoring Protocol Wetland Vegetation Monitoring Protocol Terrestrial Long-term Fixed Plot Monitoring Program Regional Watershed Monitoring and Reporting November 2011 Report prepared by: Natasha Gonsalves, Environmental

More information

New Thinning Research - Implications for Forest Management

New Thinning Research - Implications for Forest Management New Thinning Research - Implications for Forest Management Dr. Niall Farrelly Irish Forestry Woodland & Bio Energy Show, Fri 10 th May 2013, Stradbally, Co. Laois Potential Hectares of First Thinning Private

More information

Spruce Budworm Human Response Cycle: How it shaped everything in Maine forestry for the past 40 years Robert G. Wagner

Spruce Budworm Human Response Cycle: How it shaped everything in Maine forestry for the past 40 years Robert G. Wagner Spruce Budworm Human Response Cycle: How it shaped everything in Maine forestry for the past 40 years Robert G. Wagner NERCOFE Workshop University of Maine Orono, ME March 10, 2014 Progress of 1970s SBW

More information

Forensic Forestry Reading the Land

Forensic Forestry Reading the Land Principles of Forest Ecology and Management or Forensic Forestry Reading the Land Jonathan Kays University of Maryland Extension Where Do We Start? Think Like A Plant Act Like A Plant Thinking and Acting

More information

FOR 274: Forest Measurements and Inventory. Tree Age: Introduction. Tree Age: Terms. Tree Age and Site Indices Age Site Indices Variable Radius Plots

FOR 274: Forest Measurements and Inventory. Tree Age: Introduction. Tree Age: Terms. Tree Age and Site Indices Age Site Indices Variable Radius Plots FOR 274: Forest Measurements and Inventory Tree Age and Site Indices Age Site Indices Variable Radius Plots Tree Age: Introduction Tree Age: Defined as the time elapsed since germination (or budding of

More information

A Pictorial Comparison of Seasonal Timing and Frequency of Prescribed Fire in Longleaf Pine Stands

A Pictorial Comparison of Seasonal Timing and Frequency of Prescribed Fire in Longleaf Pine Stands FORESTRY & WATER RESOURCES A Pictorial Comparison of Seasonal Timing and Frequency of Prescribed Fire in Longleaf Pine Stands When using prescribed fire in longleaf pine stands, land managers should consider

More information

What is Forestry? Defining a Forest 14/05/2018. What do you think of when you hear, forest? What do you think of when you hear, forest?

What is Forestry? Defining a Forest 14/05/2018. What do you think of when you hear, forest? What do you think of when you hear, forest? What is Forestry? 1 2 3 4 6 An ecosystem in which the dominant plants are trees where I hunt 2 main types: 5 1 7 But forests also include: 8 Forests vary in size, composition, and function. Shrubs Decomposers

More information

2.0 Plant /Tree Processes in the Boreal Forest

2.0 Plant /Tree Processes in the Boreal Forest 2.0 Plant /Tree Processes in the Boreal Forest 2.1 Processes common to most boreal plants a) All plants, animals, or anything living must have respiration which is the changing of energy from one form

More information

California Tahoe Conservancy Monitoring Plan

California Tahoe Conservancy Monitoring Plan California Tahoe Conservancy Monitoring Plan Acknowledgements University of California Cooperative Extension Expertise and time contributed Susie Kocher Richard Harris Gary Nakamura Mike De Lasaux United

More information

Simulating Regeneration Dynamics in Upland Oak Stands

Simulating Regeneration Dynamics in Upland Oak Stands Simulating Regeneration Dynamics in Upland Oak Stands Powered By Powered by: USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Dr. David Loftis Powered By Powered by: Regen for Excel is a simulation model

More information

OptFuels Vegetation and Fuels Inputs

OptFuels Vegetation and Fuels Inputs OptFuels Vegetation and Fuels Inputs Vegetation and Fuels Overview Spatial Data Inputs for OptFuels Modeling Stand and Fuelbed Dynamics Regeneration Modeling Disturbance Updating (Angora, Past Treatments)

More information

Cover it up! Using plants to control buckthorn

Cover it up! Using plants to control buckthorn Cover it up! Using plants to control buckthorn Mike Schuster, Peter Wragg, Peter Reich, Lee Frelich Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center University of Minnesota Alex Roth Paul Bockenstedt

More information

Vegetation Resources Inventory

Vegetation Resources Inventory Vegetation Resources Inventory Sample Data Compilation Process Prepared by Resources Inventory Branch Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management January 2005 Version 4.0 Sample Data Compilation Process

More information

Each point here will be imaged with airborne LiDAR and visited by crews to measure trees and their condition.

Each point here will be imaged with airborne LiDAR and visited by crews to measure trees and their condition. 2014 Interior Alaska Highlights: Forests of the Tanana Valley State Forest and Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Alaska This briefing is a synopsis of a more detailed report that is being published by the

More information

Stand Dynamics and Health. Helping Your Woods Grow. For most of us this is our goal. Traditional Land Knowledge. Forest Function and Wildlife Habitat

Stand Dynamics and Health. Helping Your Woods Grow. For most of us this is our goal. Traditional Land Knowledge. Forest Function and Wildlife Habitat Helping Your Woods Grow the art and science of silviculture Stand Dynamics and Health Kristi McClelland, King County DNRP Forester http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/cepublications/eb2000/eb2000.pdf Photo by John

More information

Understanding the role of biochar in site restoration and carbon sequestration

Understanding the role of biochar in site restoration and carbon sequestration Understanding the role of biochar in site restoration and carbon sequestration Deborah S. Page-Dumroese USDA Forest Service-Rocky Mountain Research Station ddumroese@fs.fed.us Overview Dead trees and slash

More information

3/8/2015. What You Will Learn: Intermediate Use Areas: Considerations and Tools. Time line for Forestry Activities

3/8/2015. What You Will Learn: Intermediate Use Areas: Considerations and Tools. Time line for Forestry Activities Intermediate Use Areas: Considerations and Tools The Woods In Your Backyard Program What You Will Learn: Options for converting lawns and intermediate use areas to natural areas. Tools and equipment considerations

More information

Intensively Managed Pine Plantations

Intensively Managed Pine Plantations Intensively Managed Pine Plantations QDMA Articles By: Scott Edwards, Steve Demarais, and Andy Ezell If you are like many deer hunters in the Southeast, your primary hunting area is leased from forest

More information

Forest Inventory in New Brunswick: A Year with LiDAR. Adam Dick New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources NEMO/SOMENS November 2014

Forest Inventory in New Brunswick: A Year with LiDAR. Adam Dick New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources NEMO/SOMENS November 2014 Forest Inventory in New Brunswick: A Year with LiDAR Adam Dick New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources NEMO/SOMENS November 2014 New Brunswick 750,000 people 7.3 million hectares 83% forested 9.5

More information

FOREST BIOMASS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION POTENTIALS, MANAGEMENT AND RISKS UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

FOREST BIOMASS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION POTENTIALS, MANAGEMENT AND RISKS UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE FOREST BIOMASS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION POTENTIALS, MANAGEMENT AND RISKS UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE Ashraful Alam, Antti Kilpeläinen, Seppo Kellomäki School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu

More information

Understanding Silviculture

Understanding Silviculture Understanding Silviculture The Art and Science of Growing a Forest Brian Knox President Jonathan Kays Extension Specialist Natural Resources Silviculture The art and science of tending a forest Art: Developing

More information

KUMAUN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

KUMAUN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE KUMAUN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE M. Sc. FORESTRY SEMESTER CURRICULUM (AS PER UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION AND INDIAN COUNCIL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION) Semester

More information

MISTIK MANAGEMENT LTD. FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN

MISTIK MANAGEMENT LTD. FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN MISTIK MANAGEMENT LTD. 2007 20-YEAR FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN Mistik 20-Year FMP Schedule 1. March 2006 Public Consultation Sessions Volume 1 Background Information 2. August 2006 Public Consultation

More information

REGENERATION AND SAPLING SURVEY

REGENERATION AND SAPLING SURVEY REGENERATION AND SAPLING SURVEY AIM To measure regeneration of seedlings and saplings, using a protocol developed by the Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie. RATIONALE Monitoring seedlings and saplings

More information

Making a Plan for Your Woods

Making a Plan for Your Woods Making a Plan for Your Woods Oak in the Driftless Workshop Dylan Bell, DNR Forester September 29, 2018 Overview of Today Why a management plan? What is a management plan? What is in a management plan?

More information

Angora Fire Vegetation Monitoring Annual Progress Report October 2010

Angora Fire Vegetation Monitoring Annual Progress Report October 2010 Angora Fire Vegetation Monitoring Annual Progress Report October 2010 Prepared by: Chris Carlson 1 Solomon Dobrowski 1 Hugh D. Safford 2 1 College of Forestry and Conservation University of Montana Missoula,

More information

Incorporating multi-cohort old aspen and mixedwood dynamics into a long term forest management plan

Incorporating multi-cohort old aspen and mixedwood dynamics into a long term forest management plan Incorporating multi-cohort old aspen and mixedwood dynamics into a long term forest management plan Session 4a Beyond Breakup Boreal Mixedwoods 2012 Conference Edmonton, AB Paul LeBlanc June 19 th, 2012

More information

Silviculture Lab 3: Pine Plantations Page 1 of 6

Silviculture Lab 3: Pine Plantations Page 1 of 6 Silviculture Lab 3: Pine Plantations Page 1 of 6 Learning Objective: Following this lab students will construct a rudimentary prescription for a pine plantation. Introduction Southern pine plantations,

More information

Ecology of the virgin balsam fir forests of Anticosti Island: Regime shifts from balsam fir forest to white spruce parklands?

Ecology of the virgin balsam fir forests of Anticosti Island: Regime shifts from balsam fir forest to white spruce parklands? Ecology of the virgin balsam fir forests of Anticosti Island: Regime shifts from balsam fir forest to white spruce parklands? Martin Barrette, PhD candidate Louis Bélanger, Director (Université Laval)

More information

Spruce and aspen regeneration following variable retention harvests at EMEND

Spruce and aspen regeneration following variable retention harvests at EMEND Spruce and aspen regeneration following variable retention harvests at EMEND SFM Network Research Note Series No. 41 Highlights Survival of planted spruce was unaffected by the percentage of residual trees,

More information

What is Silviculture? Silvics + Culture

What is Silviculture? Silvics + Culture What is Silviculture? Silvics + Culture What is Silviculture? Principles vs Practices Art and Science of directing forest establishment, composition and growth ---- (Smith Textbook) Cultural treatments

More information

Conserved Forest Ecosystems: Outreach and Research Cooperative (CFEOR)

Conserved Forest Ecosystems: Outreach and Research Cooperative (CFEOR) Conserved Forest Ecosystems: Outreach and Research Cooperative (CFEOR) Developing Adaptive Management Strategies for Ecosystems in Transition: Year 1 Project Report May 2009 (FY 2008-2009) Prepared By:

More information