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Fire trends, Northern Forest

Problem Addressed: Longterm trend in fire in NY, VT, NH, ME

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Describe longterm trends

Key Findings: Area burned at historic lows; fire numbers not declining. Response capacity eroding

Recommendation: Don't assume the fire issue has gone away.

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Fire trends southern New England

Problem Addressed: Describe trends in forest fire occurrence on region

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Better inform the public and agencies on longterm trends

Key Findings: Fires much better controlled than in past; fire weather has been favorable, values at risk far higher

Recommendation: Don't assume the fire problem has gone away.

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Fire trends Lake States

Problem Addressed: Is there a trend in fire occurrence in the Lake States?

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Describe trends in fire numbers and area burned in MI, WI, MN

Key Findings: Fire occurrence data are weak; whether a trend depends on period analyzed

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Spruce budworm returns to Northeast

Problem Addressed: Current status of Spruce fir forests in NY, VT, NH, and ME

Goal(s)/Objective(s): DEscribe extent and condition of region's spruce fir forests and timber supply

Key Findings: Most of the spruce fir area is in Maine; an large surplus is in the 21-40 yr age class

Recommendation: Land managers need to prepare in advance for possible budworm outbreak

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Tree Growth Participation in Maine’s Organized Towns

Problem Addressed: Description of land in Maine's Tree Growth Tax 1977 to 2013

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Analyze how area and number of landowners in TGT has changed by county

Key Findings: Tree Growth area has peaked, but remains important in all counties.

Recommendation: Additional research to retain and improve Tree Growth Tax program

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Practical economics of forest ecosystem management: case of Ukrainian Carpathians

Problem Addressed: Longterm planning issues in forest management in Carpathians

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Enrich discussion of issues not addressed in recent formal planning

Key Findings: Planning systems need major improvements; financial soundness of "back to Nature" not certain

Recommendation: Assess practical economic issues more deeply; consider market context

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Two unpublished papers on forest practices regulation

Problem Addressed: Challenges in devising effective forest practice regulations

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Outline the issues in stream corridors and other forest regulations; provide extensive lit. cites.

Key Findings: Papers are old, but the issues persist. Much to learn.

Recommendation: Must get serious about practical research to design better rules

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Estimating timberland parcel value in the northeast United States using acreage and commercial timber value

Problem Addressed: Evaluating market value of timberland can be difficult because of the various factors that influence it

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Assess the relationship between the sale price, commercial timber value (CTV), acreage, and other factors

Key Findings: A strong relationship between sale price, CTV, and acreage was found (R2 = 0.71) with limited variation attributable to year or state

Recommendation: Developed equation may be useful for evaluating future land transactions and establishing baselines in the region

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Influence of partial harvesting and site factors on the abundance and composition of natural regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA

Problem Addressed: Understanding the factors regulating the composition and abundance of natural regeneration in Acadian forest ecosystems.

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Importance of silvicultural treatment and site factors in structuring the species composition and abundance of natural regeneration.

Key Findings: Overstory and understory vegetation exhibit greater control over regeneration patterns than substrate and soil attributes, or silvicultural treatment, in partially harvested mixedwood stands.

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Long-term compositional dynamics of Acadian mixedwood stands under different silvicultural regimes

Problem Addressed: Forest response to natural disturbances and silvicultural treatments over time

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Tree species composition versus initial composition and harvest disturbance history after 5 decades of silvicultural treatments

Key Findings: Higher harvest intensity increases dominance by early successional species; lighter harvests maintain dominance by late successional species

Recommendation: Sustaining cedar recruitment may require additional silvicultural treatments

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