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Journal of Forestry
Journal Prestige (SJR): 1.318

Citation Impact (citeScore): 1
Number of Followers: 15

Hybrid journal (It can contain Open Access articles)
ISSN (Print) 0022-1201 - ISSN (Online) 1938-3746
Published by Society of American Foresters

[1 journal]

Stumpage Price Distributions and Correlations and Their Impact On
Timberland Investment Modeling: An Analysis Using Maine Stumpage Prices
(1961–2017)
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  Authors: Eckardt R; Lutz J, MacKay D, et al.
  Pages: 241 - 255
  Abstract: AbstractThis paper analyzes more than 55 years of Maine stumpage prices and finds that the normal distribution does not best characterize many of the primary species and products located in the state. Nontrivial correlations are also identified among many of the species and product stumpage prices. The implications of these findings are discussed for the value of species and age diversification and the use of financial simulations to assess projected return distributions from timberland investments. Specifically, we look at two hypothetical timberland investment scenarios with varying amounts of species and age diversification and demonstrate the differences in the projected return distributions timber analysts would obtain with simple (normal distribution and independence) versus data-based (best-fit distributions and correlations) assumptions.
  PubDate: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab068
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2022)
Gauging Historical Forest Surveys: Recalibrating the Legacy of the Brandis
Hypsometer
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  Authors: Karns J; Wohlers D.
  Pages: 271 - 281
  Abstract: AbstractDuring the nineteenth century, the European field of forestry was transmitted through expanding colonial empires and networks that sought to inventory and monetize overseas woodlands. Encountering new environments and terrain, the nineteenth century British Empire discovered that existing surveying and enumeration methods were poorly suited for colonized territories. This was particularly true of British India, which spanned from modern-day Pakistan to Myanmar. Designed for European forests, forestry instruments in the nineteenth century performed poorly abroad. With the assistance of Syed Mir Mohsin Hussain, Dietrich Brandis—a German scientist and one of the first Inspectors General of Forests in British India—reconstituted a European hypsometer to address some of these challenges. The collaboration between the two men resulted in the Brandis hypsometer. For the subsequent half century, the hypsometer became a principal forestry device throughout the British Empire and the United States. Despite the widespread adoption of the device, critics challenged the operability and accuracy of the Brandis hypsometer. Using computer-aided design and modern fabrication techniques has allowed for a reexamination of this historic device. The authors’ investigation supports critics’ claims and suggests a degree of nuance for researchers relying on data produced by the device.
  PubDate: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab069
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2022)
Cultivating Collaborative Resilience to Social and Ecological Change: An
Assessment of Adaptive Capacity, Actions, and Barriers Among Collaborative
Forest Restoration Groups in the United States
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  Authors: Beeton T; Cheng A, Colavito M.
  Pages: 316 - 335
  Abstract: AbstractCollaboration is increasingly emphasized as a tool to realize national-level policy goals in public lands management. Yet, collaborative governance regimes (CGRs) are nested within traditional bureaucracies and are affected by internal and external disruptions. The extent to which CGRs adapt and remain resilient to these disruptions remains under-explored. Here, we distill insights from an assessment of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) projects and other CGRs. We asked (1) how do CGRs adapt to disruptions' and (2) what barriers constrained CGR resilience' Our analysis is informed by a synthesis of the literature, case examples and exemplars from focus groups, and a national CFLRP survey. CGRs demonstrated the ability to mobilize social capital, learning, resources, and flexibility to respond to disruptions. Yet authority, accountability, and capacity complicated collaborative resilience. We conclude with policy and practice recommendations to cultivate collaborative resilience moving forward.
  PubDate: Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab064
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2022)
Journal of Forestry Quiz
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  Pages: 358 - 359
  Abstract: May 2022
  PubDate: Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvac011
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2022)
Lessons from Yesterday’s Foresters
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  Authors: Sigg C.
  Pages: 239 - 240
  Abstract: Last summer, a possible COVID exposure at work sent me into quarantine a few days before the 4th of July. After getting tested and with my holiday plans scrapped, I loaded up on groceries to settle in for a long weekend- or more-alone while awaiting my test results. I was working the summer for the Forest Service at the Bent Creek Experimental Forest.
  PubDate: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab061
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2021)
Connecting Forestry Learning Objectives to Urban Forest Types
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  Authors: Coupland K; Magalhães J, Griess V.
  Pages: 256 - 270
  Abstract: AbstractApplied educational opportunities in forestry undergraduate curricula are essential for a complete postsecondary degree program. Walking distance to local urban forests present a way to teach forestry students in applied settings, while reducing the time, cost, and travel logistics. A case study at a Canadian university (University of British Columbia) was used to connect urban forest canopy cover to forestry learning objectives and walking time to the main teaching building. Individual tree canopies were identified with light detection and ranging data and aggregated to 0.05 ha grid sections. Using canopy cover and forest arrangement, the urban forest was classified into closed, open, small, sparse, or non- forest classifications. Forestry learning objectives were matched with each forest classification in conjunction with walkability to identify critical local location for forestry education. Results identified key areas suitable for teaching forestry and for linking forestry educational values with easily accessible high value locations.
  PubDate: Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab053
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2021)
Growth of Managed Older Douglas-fir Stands: Implications of the Black Rock
Thinning Trial in the Coast Range of Western Oregon
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  Authors: Tappeiner J; Adams D, Montgomery C, et al.
  Pages: 282 - 288
  Abstract: AbstractThe most recent remeasurement of growth (at approximate total stand age 100 years) from the Black Rock Thinning Trial in western Oregon provides useful information for forest owners interested in accelerating restoration of older forest characteristics in Douglas-fir stands of the Pacific Northwest. Thinnings at several intensities at total stand age of roughly 50 years effectively reset stand growth patterns. With quadratic mean diameters in thinned plots up to 40% higher than those of unthinned controls, thinned plot mean annual increments (MAIs) and periodic annual increments continue to rise 55 years after thinning, with the peak in board foot and cubic foot MAI apparently still decades in the future. Assuming repeatable future thinning responses similar to the Black Rock Trial, financial analysis of the opportunity costs of extending rotations to 100 years indicates that some thinning treatments can reduce opportunity costs by up to half at a 6% discount rate.
  PubDate: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab063
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2021)
The Great Lakes Silviculture Library: Insights into a Case Study Platform
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  Authors: Moser R; Sagor E, Russell M, et al.
  Pages: 289 - 301
  Abstract: AbstractInnovation and knowledge exchange are critical to foster adaptive management and continual learning. Across the spectrum of knowledge exchange, ranging from peer-reviewed research to anecdotes, there is a largely untapped middle ground: real-world silvicultural case studies implemented and documented by foresters. The University of Minnesota Great Lakes Silviculture Library is a novel, freely available platform designed to enable foresters to exchange these case studies. Five years after its launch, we conducted focus groups with foresters from Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA, and Ontario, Canada, to explore the platform’s usage and value. Participants valued having access to examples of silvicultural treatments and their outcomes that they could easily digest, apply, and share. They gained new knowledge from management across administrative boundaries. They also appreciated the consistent, relatable case study format. However, participants noted that limited time was the primary barrier to wider authorship and readership. The Library enables information exchange across agencies and disciplines within natural resources, giving greater voice to practicing foresters and supplementing other sources of forestry knowledge.
  PubDate: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab062
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2021)
New Hands in US Public Lands Management: The Role and Influence of
Nonagency Partners in Forest Service Stewardship Agreements
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  Authors: Cowan E; Grimm K, Davis E, et al.
  Pages: 302 - 315
  Abstract: AbstractThe USDA Forest Service (USFS) is increasingly turning to partnership tools such as stewardship agreements (SAs) to accomplish land management objectives. In these arrangements, nonagency partners (partners) often bring resources, capabilities, and preferences that can influence management processes and activities. We explored the nature of partner influence in SAs through interviews with USFS and partner staff in four SA case studies in Arizona, California, and New Mexico. Interviewees perceived that partners influenced project prioritization; implementation pace, scope, and approach; and SA participants’ ways of working. Influence was linked to partners’ involvement in SA project selection; contribution of resources, expertise, and capabilities; and assumption of some project implementation responsibilities. USFS-partner relationships also appeared to encourage partnership-oriented approaches beyond the original project. Our research suggests SA partners are uniquely influential in the implementation of USFS management activities and recommends additional exploration of SAs in the context of collaborative implementation.
  PubDate: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab058
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2021)
Relationship Between Riparian Buffers and Terrestrial Wildlife in the
Eastern United States
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  Authors: Larsen-Gray A; Loehle C.
  Pages: 336 - 357
  Abstract: AbstractWhen working forest stands are harvested, vegetated strips along streams are often retained as part of forestry best management practices (BMPs) to protect water quality. These riparian buffers, known as streamside management zones, when following forestry BMP recommendations, also likely provide benefits to various terrestrial wildlife species. To better understand the role of riparian buffers in contributing to biological diversity in working forest landscapes, we reviewed literature (n = 30) that reported on herpetofauna, bird, and mammal responses to riparian buffers in the eastern United States. Although few results were consistent among taxa, community composition commonly varied among riparian buffer widths. Narrower riparian buffers more commonly supported edge and disturbance-associated species whereas wider riparian buffers tended to support interior-associated species. We did not find a consistent width that supported all terrestrial wildlife species studied.
  PubDate: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT
  DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvab067
  Issue No: Vol. 120, No. 3 (2021)