Goal(s)/Objective(s): Provide an assessment of VERP effectiveness through gaining a deeper understanding of the perceptions of academic experts, park planners, and U.S. park managers.
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Evaluate the spruce budworm situation and provide technical assistance in the planning and conduct of suppression projects for the Passamaquoddy Tribe
Problem Addressed: Precommercial thinning on an even-aged northern conifer stand in Maine
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Examination of stand structure and composition 32 years after treatment.
Key Findings: Early thinning treatments were found to have long-term effects on key stand attributes, even more than 30 years after treatment in areas with mixed species composition and moderate site potential.