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Analyses and Recommendations for Spruce Budworm Survey Sampling and Decision-Making on Small Land Ownerships in Maine

Problem Addressed: Privately owned commercial forest land spruce budworm spraying
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Evaluate spruce-fir mortality on small ownerships, determine salvage needs, and disseminate information to the landowner.
Key Findings: Five things should be done, and are explained in the report
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Analysis of Relative Benefits of the Spruce Budworm Control Program

Problem Addressed: Spruce Budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Measure the loss of the public sector relative to the losses of the private sector that would be incurred if the spruce budworm epidemic is not controlled in the 1976 proposed project area.
Key Findings: The relative losses and benefits accruing to public and private interest from a Budworm Management Program are the basis for determining the equitable burden.
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Forest Certification for Northern Minnesota’s Family Forest Landowners: Knowledge, Interest, and Preferences for Education

Problem Addressed: Forest certification
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Investigate whether greater knowledge increases interest in family forestland certification, and exploring family forest landowners' preferences for education
Key Findings: Results indicated that segmenting the family forest landowner population according to value orientations can provide an opportunity for tailored educational programs.
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Linking Attitudes, Policy, and Forest Cover Change in Buffer Zone Communities of Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Problem Addressed: Deforestation in Nepal
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Examine the effectiveness of the MPFS to offer insight into the complex coupled human and natural system in Nepal.
Key Findings: Since the MPFS was enacted, there was first a continued decrease in forest cover, followed by a significant increase overall.
Views: 1004
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Public Access to Private Land: Research Summary

Problem Addressed: Private land usage
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Determine issues and realize solutions
Key Findings: People are concerned about issues relating to public recreation access to private land
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Wildfire Risk as a Socioecological Pathology

Problem Addressed: Wildfire risk
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Characterize the primary social and ecological dimensions of the wildfire risk pathology
Key Findings: A fire-adapted governance system that engages a wide array fo human actors in social networks and planning processes that promote complex thinking about the future offers the best chance of mitigating the wildfire risk pathology,
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A Qualitative Study of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitors’ Environmental Values and Motivations

Problem Addressed: Volunteer motivation
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Explore the meaning of helping the environment as a motivator for Maine Volunteer Lake Monitors (VM)
Key Findings: Four broad, inter-related motivations are pragmatic, impassioned, recreational, and heritage
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