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Coalition Reveals First Ever Strategic Plan for Western Forests

This Document elaborates issues, projects, and strategies to deal with the changing environment of Western American forest land. . The 2008 Farm Bill set into motion a landmark endeavor for all U.S. states and Pacific Islands to complete assessments of the forests within their boundaries and to develop strategies to address identified threats and opportunities. This document states some of these findings up through 2013

A series of 15 video presentations from the Climate Change Resource Center on climate variability and projections, ecological responses to climate variability, and management responses

The AWRA Conference, titled "Healthy Forests = Healthy Waters", is accepting abstracts until FEBRUARY 8, 2013. The conference itself will be held June 27-28, 2013. The conference sessions will be relevant to water managers, aquatic biologists/ecologists, planners, engineers, forestland managers, economists, consultants, water purveyors and industrial users of water.

USDA Forest Service is seeking nominations and applications for 12-15 vacancies on the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) Technical Advisory Panel (Panel). The CFRP Panel evaluates grant proposals that may receive funding though the CFRP and uses a consensus based process to provide recommendations to the Forest Service on which ones best meet the program objectives.

What is Biochar? Is there a potential market for this woody biomass residue from forest product manufacturing operations? Read about the latest research from Colorado State University and Colorado State Forest Service’s Utilization and Marketing Program.

All ecosystems are dynamic, changing due to growth, succession and disturbances. Modeling large landscapes in the United States requires the collective knowledge of experienced and knowledgeable vegetation and fire experts. In collaboration with hundreds of colleagues, LANDFIRE produced more than 1,000 state-and-transitions models and descriptions — one for every ecosystem (called Biophysical Settings or BpS) mapped by the Program. The result is a major contribution to basic and applied vegetation ecology across the country.

by Yasmeen Najmi, Sterling Groghan, Dr. Cliff Crawford. June 2005. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, Albuquerque, NM

We invite you to offer a paper or poster at the 2013 Convention to inform the conversation and to ensure that our profession and its practitioners continue to ensure sustainable forests and protect the values they provide for the nation.

This November 2010 report by the Forest Guild, commissioned by the Climate Action Reserve, highlights the differences in carbon storage in major forest types of the U.S. The report discusses the influence that growth cycles, external disturbances, and forest management practices have on LDW. The report also provides an in-depth discussion of various sampling methods and guidance for managers planning dead wood inventories.