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The Hiawatha National Forest: An Examination of Trust Between Natural Resource Agencies and Local Communities

Problem Addressed: Community relationships
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Capture a range of perspectives on the agency-community relationship between USFS personnel working at HNF and residents living nearby.
Key Findings: Many study participants explained how important it is that the community trusts the agency because of their dependence upon the HNF.
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Growing a Sustainable Bioenergy Industry for the Northeast

Problem Addressed: The Northeast Woody/Warm-Season Biomass Consotium
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Design, implement, analyze and evaluate robust, scalable, and sustainable value chains for lignocellulosic biomass suitable for advanced transportation fuels for our region.
Key Findings: Sustainable bioenergy value claims can provide broad societal benefits, but must be implemented with full consideration of the biophysical, social, cultural and economic resources and values of the region.
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A Study of the Market for the Balsam Fir Dimension Lumber in the Twin Cities

Problem Addressed: Utilization of balsam fir
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Determine an estimate of the current market share of balsam fir in the Twin Cities markets and to obtain information concerning the opinions and attitudes of retail yard owner/managers.
Key Findings: The biggest hurdles to overcome for increased market share of balsam fir in the Twin Cities' dimension lumber market are a lack of knowledge and familiarity with the species on the part of retailers and large order customers, and the real or perceived supply instabilities.
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A Cooperative Pilot Study of the Insecticide Sumithion

Problem Addressed: Insecticide effects
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Evaluate the effectiveness of a selected treatment of Sumithion in controlling the spruce budworm and the effect of Sumithion on birds, fish, and aquatic invertebrates
Key Findings: The stonefly larvae seem to have suffered the greatest reduction.
Recommendation: In late spring of 1969, samples of aquatic insects in the test and control stream should be undertaken to determine the recovery of fish food organisms.
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1984 Spruce Budworm Research in Maine: A Review of Research Funded by the Maine Forest Service’s Spruce Budworm Research Program

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Briefly summarize recently completed and ongoing research projects and to make that information available to forest managers, other potential users and the general public
Key Findings: Technology transfer is a key concern for the review committee.
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A Review of Entomological Survey and Assessment Techniques used in Regional Spruce Budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) Surveys and in the Assessment of Operational Spray Programs

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Ensure on a technical level the general principles of survey and assessment techniques were understood and evaluated in a manner unlikely to cause problems between jurisdictions, and create a sufficient standardization of techniques to allow a realistic comparison of results across jurisdictions.
Key Findings: Differences which existed were only minor and usually reflected modifications to suit local conditions or needs and standardization seemed unnecessary.
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A Demonstration of Bacillus Thuringiensis, Plus the Enzyme Chitinase, Against the Spruce Budworm in Maine. Part I. Efficacy

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm in northern Maine
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Evaluate Bacillus thuringiensis and B.t. plus chitinase on controlling damage of the spruce budworm in northern Maine.
Key Findings: The B.t. alone treatments showed levels of crown damage that were indistinguishable from that of control plots.
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