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The Spruce Budworm in Maine in 1951

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm in Maine

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Provide information on ground, aerial, and egg mass surveys, special studies of the effect of environment and natural control factors on budworm populations, and rearing of parasites.

Key Findings: Populations of large larvae and pupae were considerably less in most of the observation points and in the special study plots.

Recommendation: Although no spraying will be recommended for 1952 in Maine the State and timberland owners should continue to be prepared to combat the past if it increases to outbreak proportions.

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Compendium of Eastern Spruce Budworm Program Status Reports for the Eastern Canadian Provinces and Maine

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Describe budworm research projects being planned for initiation prior to June 30, 1980.

Key Findings: Sevin-4-Oil, or one or more of its constituents, potentiates the virus Herpes virus varicellae, the causative virus in chicken pox and "shingles".

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Comments o the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for 1981-1985 Budworm Program in Maine

Problem Addressed: Spruce budworm programs

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Explain differences between the 1980 EIS and the 1981-85 DPEIS.

Key Findings: The DPEIS should have included figures estimating such funding so that the public would understand that the landowners are getting significant assistance even without funding for insecticides.

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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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Research Roundtable on Health, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

Problem Addressed: Heath and outdoor recreation connections

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Summarize current initiatives related to health, parks, and recreation.

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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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The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: An Examination of Trust Between Natural Resource Agencies and Local Communities

Problem Addressed: Trust between natural resource agencies and local communities

Goal(s)/Objective(s): Capture a range of perspectives on the agency-community relationship

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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.

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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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