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Title: Proceedings of the Symposium on Ponderosa Pine: Issues, Trends, and Management, 2004 October 18-21, Klamath Falls, OR

Author: Ritchie, Martin W.; Maguire, Douglas A.; Youngblood, Andrew, tech. coordinators

Date: 2005

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-GTR-198. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 281 p

Station ID: GTR-PSW-198

Description: Ponderosa pine is one of the most widely distributed tree species in western North America. It is highly-valued as a source of lumber, but also is key to the health and social value western forests, whether growing in pure stands or in mixture with other conifer and hardwood species. In recent years, management objectives for forests containing this species have shifted from an emphasis on timber production to an emphasis on restoring ecosystem health and reducing the risk of non-characteristic wildfires. The symposium on "Ponderosa Pine: Issues, Trends, and Management" was convened to provide a venue for researchers and managers to explore the current state-of-our-knowledge, including management practices that help managers to adapt to constantly changing constraints and objectives.

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Front Matter

Front Matter, Table of Contents, and Preface 2.8 MB

Introduction

Overview of Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems 1.3 MB
Russell T. Graham and Theresa B. Jain

An Overview of Key Silvicultural Information for Ponderosa Pine 240 KB
John Fiske and John Tappeiner

Silviculture and Ecosystem Management

Silvicultural Systems for Managing Ponderosa Pine 119 KB
Andrew Youngblood

Multiaged Silviculture of Ponderosa Pine 216 KB
Kevin L. O’Hara

The West-Wide Ponderosa Pine Levels-of-Growing-Stock Study at Age 40 267 KB
William W. Oliver

Accelerating Development of Late-Successional Features in Second-Growth Pine Stands of the Goosenest Adaptive Management Area 494 KB
Martin W. Ritchie and Kathleen A. Harcksen

Positive Seedling-Shrub Relationships in Natural Regeneration of Ponderosa Pine 230 KB
Christopher R. Keyes and Douglas A. Maguire

Soils and Productivity

Managing Ponderosa Pine Forests in Central Oregon: Who Will Speak for the Soil? 237 KB
Matt D. Busse and Gregg M. Riegel

Management of Ponderosa Pine Nutrition Through Fertilization 589 KB
Mariann T. Garrison-Johnston, Terry M. Shaw, Peter G. Mika and Leonard R. Johnson

Range and Wildlife Issues and Management

Ungulate Ecology of Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems in the Northwest 576 KB
Martin Vavra, Kenric Walburger and Timothy DelCurto

A Comparison of Bird Species Composition and Abundance Between Late- and Mid-seral Ponderosa Pine Forests 706 KB
T. Luke George, Steve Zack, and William F. Laudenslayer, Jr.

Effects of Site on the Demographics of Standing Dead Trees in Eastside Pine Forests 149 KB
William F. Laudenslayer, Jr.

Woodpecker-snag Interactions: an Overview of Current Knowledge in Ponderosa Pine Systems 1.2 MB
Kerry L. Farris and Steve Zack

Forest Disturbance

Fire Ecology of Ponderosa Pine and the Rebuilding of Fire-Resilient Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems 1.6 MB
Stephen Fitzgerald

Diseases as Agents of Disturbance in Ponderosa Pine 57 KB
Gregory M. Filip

Bugs in the System: Development of Tools to Minimize Ponderosa Pine Losses from Western Pine Beetle Infestations 205 KB
Chrisopher J. Fettig

Project and Case Studies

Reintroducing Fire into the Blacks Mountain Research Natural Area: Effects on Fire Hazard 980 KB
Carl N. Skinner

Three Studies on Ponderosa Pine Management on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation: Stocking Control in Uneven-aged Stands, Forest Products from Fire-damage Trees, and Fuels Reduction 143 KB
John V. Arena

Lessons Learned on 50,000 Acres of Ponderosa Pine Plantations in Northern California 535 KB
Jeff Webster

Citation

Ritchie, Martin W.; Maguire, Douglas A.; Youngblood, Andrew, tech. coordinators 2005. Proceedings of the Symposium on Ponderosa Pine: Issues, Trends, and Management, 2004 October 18-21, Klamath Falls, OR Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-GTR-198. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 281 p.