Current Research

My current research focuses on the ecological role of disturbance in hardwood forest ecosystems of the Cumberland Plateau and associated highlands. I am interested in defining the appropriate silvicultural techniques for sustaining the production of desired benefits in the region. My initial activities in this new program are focusing on understanding vegetation distribution in relation to environmental gradients and understanding structural and compositional dynamics in response to disturbance. Several studies have been installed in the region which will test vegetation manipulation treatments and allow for analysis of their impacts on the dynamics, productivity, and sustainability of upland hardwood forests. 

Current studies
 

• Prescribed fire use to promote desired species composition and structure
• Applied silviculture systems such as variable retention shelterwood harvests Wildlife habitat creation and population dynamics congruent with silviculture (regeneration and intermediate stand treatments)
• Development of an ecological framework for forests and woodlands based on disturbance knowledge
• Management options for mixed woods Regeneration responses to forest management and natural disturbances such as tornado-created forest gaps
• Assisting the Land Trust of North Alabama and the Monte Sano State Park with a comprehensive plan to address non-native invasive species on over 8,000 acres of urban-forest interface.
• Contributing to the restoration of threatened or endangered species such as the American chestnut tree (partners include the Redstone Arsenal and The American Chestnut Foundation), the Whooping crane (partners include Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities, Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge) and Morefield’s leather flower (Alabama A&M University, Huntsville Botanical Garden, Alabama Natural Heritage Program) by studying the forested habitat characteristics and associated pressures.
• We are assessing the efficacy of riparian tree planting to better assist the Alabama Forestry Commission and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in their efforts to help landowners reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, and increase potential for income and wildlife habitat.

Research Interests

Forests in the Cumberland Plateau and associated highlands are an amalgam of biological composition and social structure. Using our forested resources wisely requires pragmatic science to address pending questions, and strong partnerships to apply best practices on the ground. The U.S. Forest Service’s field research work unit located in Huntsville, Alabama is engaging myriad partners to help guide the use, growth and sustainability of the hardwood forests in the area. Economic drivers, such as Brown-Forman and Jack Daniel’s need for quality white oak logs, are being coupled with the biological conundrum of regenerating oak to raise awareness of how active management and viable markets can work towards sustained solutions.

Past Research

Upland hardwood silviculture research in the Cumberland Plateau and associated highlands has a long history. Research units previously located in Berea, KY and Sewanee, TN set the stage for the next generation of studies. Our focused program of research on applied silviculture in these systems addresses current issues related to the management of these systems. Callie has been engaged in research here for 15 years, and has installed over 10 large-scale field studies in AL, TN and KY. Her work encompasses forests managed by the William B. Bankhead and Daniel Boone National Forests; Alabama’s James B. Skyline Wildlife Management Area; Forest Industry (Mead, MeadWestvaco, Coastal Timberlands, WestRock, Stevenson Land Company); non-governmental lands and private land ownerships. She is active in technology transfer, coordinating over 50 field-oriented training and short courses for State forestry and wildlife agencies, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, university faculty and students, consulting foresters and other forest managers. Callie serves as adjunct faculty at several universities, and has served on over 50 graduate student committees. She has given over 200 presentations across the US, and was invited to present her research in Denmark, Sweden and China. She has hosted several Chinese researchers and collaborated in forestry and wildlife research projects with them.

Why This Research is Important

The upland hardwood and mixed pine-hardwood systems of the Cumberland Plateau and associated highlands provide a diverse and dynamic array of eco-system goods and services. My research aims to advance our knowledge of the ecology and silviculture of these forests to inform management decisions and establish guidelines that ensure the integrity and resiliency of these ecosystems. Restoration is a serious economic problem, requiring investment and often involving timber management. When restoration involves precommerical thinning or other tending treatments such as the use of herbicides or prescribed burning, there are major costs involved. In simple terms, dumping a bunch of small diameter trees on the ground and burning them up costs money. There isn’t enough tax payer money (whether allocated to federal lands or to cost-share programs for private landowners) to fund all these activities and to accomplish all the needed restoration in eastern upland hardwood forests. The value of timber becomes important as a revenue stream to off-set some of the costs of restoration. A conundrum- how does one use fire for restoration without causing damage to timber trees? How do we balance the damage that may be incurred and subsequent rot, tree snags, trees with holes, which create ephemeral but valued wildlife habitat, with a need to maintain an overstory for 200 or more years, and then with real costs associated with regenerating the stand? Planning for the future of our forests will allow us wise use, economic investment, and community commitment. Forestry is essential to the economy of the Cumberlands, for example, forestry is Alabama’s second largest manufacturing industry, and with the continued population growth in the area, active conservation will be imperative. Through a network of partnerships and outreach activities, we hope to educate the public on the application of conservation tools, including timber harvesting, the selective use of herbicides, and prescribed fire. Our research aims to get the urban population engaged and invested, and balance smart growth to include providing multiple uses of our forests, including wood products, recreation, and natural scenery.

Education

• Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. Forest Resources
• Pennsylvania State University, M.S. Forest Ecology
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Biology

Professional Experience

Professional Organizations

• Society of American Foresters, Mountain Lakes Chapter, Alabama, Chair (2016 - Current)
• North Alabama Land Trust, Committee Member (2010 - Current)
  Assist Land Trust employees and board with outreach and education related to sound forest stewardship
• North Alabama Land Trust, Board Member (2009 - 2015)
• Huntsville Tree Commission, Board Member (2003 - 2010)
• Society of American Foresters, Mountain Lakes Chapter, Alabama, Chair (2003 - 2005)
• Society of American Foresters, Mountain Lakes Chapter, Alabama, Vice-Chair (2002 - 2003)
• Society of American Foresters, Pisgah Chapter, North Carolina, Secretary-Treasurer (1998 - 2000)
• Society of American Foresters, Broadleaf Chapter, Mississippi, Secretary-Treasurer (1996 - 1998)

Awards & Recognition

Featured Publications & Products

• Schweitzer, Callie ; Dey, Daniel ; Wang, Yong . 2019. White oak (Quercus alba) response to thinning and prescribed fire in northcentral Alabama mixed pine hardwood forests.
• Schweitzer, C.J. . 2019. Recruiting oak using midstory herbicide shelterwood prescriptions in Cumberland Plateau forests in Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
• Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2019. Oak symposium: sustaining oak forests in the 21st century through science-based management.
• Schweitzer, Callie J. 2019. History, highlights, and perspectives of southern upland hardwood silviculture research.
• Sutton, W.B. ; Wang, Y. ; Schweitzer, C.J. . 2019. Herpetofaunal responses to forest management: a synopsis of findings in oak-hardwood restoration forest stands. In: Clark, S.L.; Schweitzer, C.J., eds.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Knapp, Benjamin O.; Battaglia, Mike A.; Deal, Robert L.; Hart, Justin L.; O'Hara, Kevin L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Schuler, Thomas M. 2019. Barriers to natural regeneration in temperate forests across the USA.
• Margenau, E.L; Wang, Y.; Schweitzer, Callie; Stringer, B.K. 2018. Responses of early successional songbirds to a two stage shelterwood harvest for oak forest regeneration..
• Schweitzer, Callie; Dey, Daniel C.; Wang, Yong. 2018. Overstory tree mortality and wounding after thinning and prescribed fire in mixed pine-hardwood stands.
• Dey, Daniel ; Schweitzer, Callie . 2018. A Review on the Dynamics of Prescribed Fire, Tree Mortality, and Injury in Managing Oak Natural Communities to Minimize Economic Loss in North America.
• Schweitzer, Callie J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2017. Midstory shelterwood to promote natural Quercus reproduction on the Mid-Cumberland Plateau, Alabama: Status four years after final harvest.

Publications

• Schweitzer, Callie; Dey, Daniel C. 2021. Coproducing science on prescribed fire, thinning, and vegetation dynamics on a National Forest in Alabama..
• Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2021. Learning to live with fire: managing the impacts of prescribed burning on eastern hardwood v alue.
• Newman, Brent C.; Sutton, William B.; Moncayo, Abelardo C.; Hughes, Holly R.; Taheri, Ali ; Moore, Thomas C.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Wang, Yong . 2020. Heartland Virus in lone star ticks, Alabama, USA.
• Schweitzer, Callie J.; Calvert, Jared ; Clark, Stacy . 2020. Managers and scientists unit to adapt a shelterwood prescription to shift stand dynamics for competitive oak reproduction.
• Kabrick, John M.; Clark, Kenneth L.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Delgado, Bethany L. Muñoz; Dey, Daniel C.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C.; Keyser, Tara L.; Knapp, Benjamin O.; MacLean, David A.; Raymond, Patricia ; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Vickers, Lance A. 2020. Research and management partnerships for resolving regeneration and recruitment challenges in hardwood-softwood mixtures in eastern North America.
• Schweitzer, Callie J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2020. Testing five treatments to control Lonicera and promote natural hardwood reproduction in north Alabama.
• Newman, Brent C.; Sutton, William B.; Wang, Yong ; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Moncayo, Abelardo C.; Miller, Brian T. 2019. A standardized method for the construction of a tick drag/flag sampling approach and evaluation of sampling efficacy.
• Barefoot, Carson R.; Willson, Kevin G.; Hart, Justin L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2019. Effects of thinning and prescribed fire frequency on ground flora in mixed Pinus-hardwood stands.
• Clark, Stacy; Schweitzer, Callie; Todd, David. 2019. Emerging needs for oak management and research..
• Schweitzer, Callie; Calvert, Jared; Clark, Stacy. 2019. Managers and scientists unite to adapt a shelterwood prescription to shift stand dynamics for competitive oak reproduction..
• Schweitzer, Callie J.; Wang, Yong ; Dey, Daniel C. 2019. Red maple sprouting clumps dominate oaks after thinning and burning.
• Willson, Kevin G.; Barefoot, Carson R.; Hart, Justin L.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Dey, Daniel C. 2018. Temporal patterns of ground flora response to fire in thinned Pinus Quercus stands.
• Trammell, Benjamin; Hart, Justin; Schweitzer, Callie; Dey, Daniel C.; Steinberg, Michael. 2017. Effects of intermediate-severity disturbance on composition and structure in mixed Pinus-hardwood stands.
• Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Clark, Stacy L.; Saxton, Arnold M.; Sharp, Ami M.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Hebard, Frederick V. 2017. Growth, survival, and competitive ability of chestnut (Castanea Mill.) seedlings planted across a gradient of light levels.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John M.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2017. Silviculture to restore oak savannas and woodlands.
• Sutton, WB; Wang, Y; Schweitzer, Callie;  McClure, C. 2017. Spatial ecology and multi-scale habitat selection of the Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) in a managed forest landscape.
• Cox, Lauren E.; Hart, Justin L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2017. Structural complexity and developmental stage after an intermediate-scale wind disturbance on an upland Quercus stand.
• Weigel, Dale R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Peng, Chao-Ying Joanne. 2017. Stump sprout dominance probabilities of five oak species in southern Indiana 25 years after clearcut harvesting.
• Margenau, Eric L.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2016. Breeding bird response to a second-stage shelterwood harvest in an upland hardwood forest.
• Cox, Lauren E.; Hart, Justin L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2016. Composition, structure, and intra-stand spatial patterns along a disturbance severity gradient in a Quercus stand.
• Varner, Julian (Morgan); Arthur, Mary; Clark, Stacy; Dey, Daniel C.; Hart, Justin; Schweitzer, Callie. 2016. Fire in Eastern North American Oak Ecosystems: Filling the Gaps.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Dey, Daniel C.; Wang, Yong. 2016. Hardwood-pine mixedwoods stand dynamics following thinning and prescribed burning.
• Schweitzer, Callie; Clatterbuck, W.K.; Oswalt, Christopher, eds. 2016. Proceedings of the 18th biennial southern silvicultural research conference.
• Schweitzer, Callie; Janzen, G.; Dey, Daniel C. 2016. Regenerating oak stands the "natural" way.
• Clark, Stacy L.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Keyser, Tara L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Spetich, Marty; Simon, Dean; Warburton, Gordon S. 2016. Response of planted northern red oak seedlings to regeneration harvesting, Midstory removal, and prescribed burning.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Kabrick, John M. 2016. Silviculture to restore oak woodlands.
• Keasberry, Amanda; Hart, Justin; Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie. 2016. Spatial Patterns of Irradiance and Advanced Reproduction along a Canopy Disturbance Severity Gradient in an Upland Hardwood Stand.
• Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2016. Stand dynamics of an oak woodland forest and effects of a restoration treatment on forest health.
• Schweitzer, Callie J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2016. Stem diameter dynamics under varying shelterwood treatments in an upland hardwood forest on the Cumberland Plateau escarpment.
• De Steven, Diane; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Hughes, Steven C.; Stanturf, John A. 2015. Afforesting agricultural lands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (USA): effects of silvicultural methods on understory plant diversity.
• White, Stephen D; Hart, Justin L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2015. Altered structural development and accelerated succession from intermediate-scale wind disturbance in Quercus stands on the Cumberland Plateau, USA.
• Schweitzer, Callie; Lemke, Dawn; Tadesse, Wubishet; Wang, Yong. 2015. Assessment of forest management influences on total live aboveground tree biomass in William B Bankhead National Forest, Alabama.
• Clark, Stacy; Schlarbaum, Scott; Schweitzer, Callie. 2015. Effects of visual grading on northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) seedlings planted in two shelterwood stands on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, USA.
• Stringer, Brandie K.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2015. Forest canopy reduction and breeding bird responses: treatment-and temporal-dependent patterns.
• Conner, Padraic; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2015. Influences of shelterwood prescriptions to aboveground carbon storage and herpetofaunal and small mammal communities.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Guyette, Richard P.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Kabrick, John M. 2015. Restoring oak forest, woodlands and savannahs using modern silvicultural analogs to historic cultural fire regimes.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Dey, Daniel C. 2015. The conundrum of creating understory light conditions conducive to promoting oak reproduction: midstory herbicide and prescribed fire treatments.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2015. Timing fire to minimize damage in managing oak ecosystems.
• Cowden, M.M.; Hart, J.L.; Schweitzer, C.J.; Dey, D.C. 2014. Effects of intermediate-scale wind disturbance on composition, structure, and succession in Quercus stands: Implications for natural disturbance-based silviculture.
• Weber, T.A.; Hart, J.L.; Schweitzer, C.; Dey, D.C. 2014. Influence of gap-scale disturbance on developmental and successional pathways in Quercus-Pinus stands.
• Sutton, W.B.; Wang, Y.; Schweitzer, C.J.; Steen, D.A. 2014. Lizard Microhabitat and Microclimate Relationships in Southeastern Pine-Hardwood Forests Managed With Prescribed Burning and Thinning.
• Sutton, W.B.; Czech, H.A.; Wang, Y.; Schweitzer, C. 2014. New Records of Amphibians and Reptiles from Alabama, USA.
• Schweitzer, Callie; Clark, Stacy L.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Stringer, Jeff; Sitzlar, Robbie. 2014. Proactive restoration: planning, implementation, and early results of silvicultural strategies for increasing resilience against gypsy moth infestation in upland oak forests on the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Kabrick, John M. 2014. Restoration for the future: Setting endpoints and targets and selecting indicators of progress and success.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2014. Restoration for the future: endpoints, targets, and indicators of progress and success.
• Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Saunders, Mike R.; Belair, Ethan P.; Torreano, Scott J.; Schlarbaum, Scott E. 2014. The American chestnut and fire: 6-year research results.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Dey, Daniel C.; Wang, Yong. 2014. Thinning and prescribed fire alters hardwood seedling sprouting in the William B Bankhead National Forest, Alabama.
• White, Stephen D.; Hart, Justin, L..; Cox, Lauren E.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2014. Woody regeneration in a Southern Appalachian Quercus stand following wind disturbance and salvage logging.
• Sutton, William B.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2013. Amphibian and reptile responses to thinning and prescribed burning in mixed pine-hardwood forests of northwestern Alabama, USA.
• Lemke, D.; Schweitzer, C.J.; Tadesse, W.; Wang, Y.; Brown, J.A. 2013. Geospatial assessment of invasive plants on reclaimed mines in Alabama.
• Schweitzer, Callie J.; Dey, Daniel C. 2013. Logging intensity impact on small oak seedling survival and growth on the Cumberland Plateau in northeastern Alabama.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Wang, Yong. 2013. Overstory tree status following thinning and burning treatments in mixed pine-hardwood stands on the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama.
• Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2013. Red maple (Acer rubrum) response to prescribed burning on the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama.
• Cantrell, Andrew W.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Greenberg, Cathryn H. 2013. Short term response of herpetofaunal to oak-regeneration treatments on the mid-Cumberland Plateau of southern Tennessee.
• Wick, Jill M.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2013. Short-term effects of silviculture on breeding birds in William B. Bankhead National Forest.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J., eds. 2012. Abstracts of the proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference.
• Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Franklin, Jennifer A.; Buckley, David S.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Saxton, Arnold M.; Hebard, Frederick V. 2012. Early results of a chestnut planting in eastern Kentucky illustrate reintroduction challenges.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J., eds. 2012. Extended abstracts of the proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference.
• Cantrell, Andrew W.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Greenberg, Cathryn H. 2012. Herpetofaunal response to oak-regenerating silvicultural practices in the mid-Cumberland plateau of southern Tennessee.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J., eds. 2012. Proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference.
• Arthur, Mary A.; Alexander, Heather D.; Dey, Daniel C.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Loftis, David L. 2012. Refining the oak-fire hypothesis for management of oak-dominated forests of the eastern United States.
• Clark, Stacy L.; Franzreb, Kathleen E.; Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Keyser, Tara; Loeb, Susan C.; Loftis, David L.; McNab, W. Henry; O'Keefe, Joy M.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Spetich, Martin. 2012. Researching effects of prescribed fire in hardwood forests.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Brissette, John C.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Guldin, James M. 2012. Silviculture of forests in the Eastern United States.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Janzen, Greg. 2012. The application of single-tree selection compared to diameter-limit cutting in an upland oak-hickory forest on the Cumberland Plateau in Jackson County, Alabama.
• Dey, Daniel C.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Kabrick, John M.; Jacobs, Douglass F. 2012. Underplanting to sustain future stocking of oak (Quercus) in temperate deciduous forests.
• Grayson, Stephen F.; Buckley, David S.; Henning, Jason G.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Loftis, David L. 2012. Understory light regimes following silvicultural treatments in central hardwood forests in Kentucky, USA.
• Carpenter, John P.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie; Hamel, Paul B. 2011. Avian community and microhabitat associations of Cerulean Warblers in Alabama.
• Schweitzer, Callie; Dey, Daniel C. 2011. Forest structure, composition, and tree diversity response to a gradient of regeneration harvests in the mid-Cumberland Plateau escarpment region, USA.
• Thompson, Jason D.; Rummer, Bob; Schweitzer, Callie. 2011. Harvesting productivity and disturbance estimates of three silvicultural prescriptions on the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
• Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Saxton, Arnold M.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Smith, David R.; Mangini, Alex; Hebard, Frederick V. 2011. Incidence of Craesus castaneae (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) on Chestnut Seedlings Planted in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
• Grayson, Stephen F.; Buckley, David S.; Henning, Jason G.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Clark, Stacy L. 2011. Influence of alternative silvicultural treatments on spatial variability in light in central hardwood stands on the Cumberland Plateau.
• Cantrell, A.W.; Wang, Y.; Schweitzer, C.J. 2011. New county records from Grundy County, Tennessee on the Mid-Cumberland Plateau of Southern Tennessee, USA.
• Wang, Naijiang; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2011. Shade tolerance of selected afforestation species on Loess Plateau, China.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Stringer, Jeff W.; Clark, Stacy L.; Loftis, David L. 2011. Using silviculture to sustain upland oak forests under stress on the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
• Felix, Zachary I.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2010. Abundance and population structure of eastern worm snakes in forest stands with various levels of overstory tree retention.
• Sutton, William B.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2010. Amphibian and reptile response to prescribed burning and thinning in pine-hardwood forests: pre-treatment results.
• Felix, Zachary I.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2010. Effects of experimental canopy manipulation on amphibian egg deposition.
• Wang, Yong; Parajuli, Shanta; Schweitzer, Callie; Smalley, Glendon; Lemke, Dawn; Tadesse, Wubishet; Chen, Xiongwen. 2010. Forested land cover classification on the Cumberland Plateau, Jackson County, Alabama: a comparison of Landsat ETM+ and SPOT5 images.
• Sutton, William B.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2010. Habitat relationships of reptiles in pine beetle disturbed forests of Alabama, U.S.A., with guidelines for a modified drift-fence sampling method.
• Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Dimov, Luben D.; Hebard, Frederick V. 2010. Nursery quality and first-year response of american chestnut (Castanea dentata) seedlings planted in the southeastern United States.
• Zak, Joel C.; Dimov, Luben D.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Clark, Stacy L. 2010. Relationship between herbaceous layer, stand, and site variables in the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama.
• Felix, Zachary; Gatens, Lisa J.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2009. First records of smoky shrew (sorex fumeus) in Alabama.
• Thompson, Jason D.; Rummer, Bob; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2009. Harvesting productivity and disturbance estimates of three silvicultural prescriptions in eastern Kentucky.
• Stanturf, J.A; Gardiner, E.S; Shepard, J.P; Schweitzer, C.J; Portwood, C.J; Dorros, L.C. 2009. Restoration of bottomland hardwood forest across a treatment intensity gradient..
• Stanturf, John A.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Shepard, James P.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Portwood, C. Jeffrey; Dorris, Lamar C. Jr. 2009. Restoration of bottomland hardwood forests across a treatment intensity gradient.
• Felix, Z.; Wang, Y.; Czech, H.; Schweitzer, C. 2008. Abundance of juvenile eastern box turtles in manages forest stands.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2007. Oak regeneration response to moderate and heavy traffic under mechanical harvesting in an oak-hickory forest on the Cumberland platueau.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Lesak, Adrian A.; Wang, Yong. 2006. Predicting oak density with ecological, physical, and soil indicators.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Gardiner, Emile S.; Loftis, David L. 2006. Response of sun-grown and shade-grown northern red oak seedlings to outplanting in clearcuts and shelterwoods in North Alabama.
• Carpenter, John P.; Soehren, Eric C.; Lesak, Adrian A.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2005. Status of the cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) in Northern Alabama, 1999-2004.
• McNab, W. Henry; Loftis, David L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Sheffield, Raymond. 2004. A Pilot Test of Indicator Species to Assess Uniqueness of Oak-Dominated Ecoregions in Central Tennessee.
• Gardiner, Emile S.; Stanturf, John A.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2004. An Afforestation System for Restoring Bottomland Hardwood Forests: Biomass Accumulation of Nuttall Oak Seedlings Interplanted Beneath Eastern Cottonwood.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2004. First-Year Response on an Upland Hardwood Forest to Five Levels of Overstory Tree Retention.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2004. Monitoring and Assessment of Tree Establishment in the Wetland Reserve Program in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
• Stanturf, John A.; Conner, William H.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Ezell, Andrew W. 2004. Recognizing and Overcoming Difficult Site Conditions for Afforestation of Bottomland Hardwoods.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Loftis, David L.; Wang, Yong; Janzen, Greg C. 2004. Regeneration Potential of Selected Forested Stands on the Cumberland Plateau of North Alabama.
• Felix, Zachary I.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2004. Relationships Between Herpetofaunal Community Structure and Varying Levels of Overstory Tree Retention in Northern Alabama: First-year Results.
• Stanturf, John A.; Cardiner, Emile S.; Shepard, James P.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Portwood, C. Jeffrey; Dorris, Lamar. 2004. Restoring bottomland hardwood forests: A comparison of four techniques.
• Lesak, Adrian A.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2004. Songbird Community Variation Among Five Levels of Overstory Retention in Northern Alabama.
• Sheffield, Raymond M.; Schweitzer, Callie J. 2002. Modeling missing remeasurement tree heights in forest inventory data.
• Stanturf, John A.; Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Shepard, James P. 2001. Achieving restoration success: myths in bottomland hardwood forests.
• Gardiner, Emile S.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Stanturf, John A. 2001. Photosynthesis of Nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii Palm.) seedlings interplanted beneath an eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr. Ex Marsh.) nurse crop.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2000. Forest statistics for Tennessee's Plateau counties - 1999.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2000. Forest statistics for Tennessee, 1999.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 2000. Forest statistics for east Tennessee, 1999.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Stanturf, John A. 1999. A Comparison of Large-Scale Reforestation Techniques Commonly Used on Abandoned Fields in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Vally.
• Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Stanturf, John A.; Allen, James A.; Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 1999. Afforestation of agricultural lands in the lower Mississippi Alluvial valley: the state of our understanding.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 1999. Forest statistics for Central Tennessee, 1998.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 1999. Forest statistics for West Central Tennessee, 1997.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 1999. Forest statistics for West Tennessee, 1997.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Gardiner, Emile S.; Stanturf, John A.; Ezell, Andrew W. 1999. Methods to Improve Establishment and Growth of Bottomland Hardwood Artificial Regeneration.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Sharpe, William E.; Edwards, Pamela J. 1999. The Effect of Soil Manganese on Japanese Larch (Larix Leptolepis Sieb. and Zucc.) Seedlings in the Greenhouse.
• Stanturf, John A.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Gardiner, Emile S. 1998. Afforestation of marginal agricultural land in the lower Mississippi River Alluvial Valley, U.S.A..
• Stanturf, John A.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Schoenholtz, Stephen H.; Barnett, James P.; McMahon, Charles K.; Tomszak, Donald J. 1998. Ecosystem Restoration: Fact or Fancy.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo. 1998. What is restoring bottomland hardwood forests A study from the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
• Schweitzer, Callie Jo; Stanturf, John A. 1997. From Okra to Oak: Reforestation of Abandoned Agricultural Fields in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.

Citations of non US Forest Service Publications

• Schweitzer, C.J. 2018.  Let’s talk about fire in upland (oak) hardwood forests.  Alabama Treasured Forests 32(3): 14-15.
  
  Schweitzer, C.J. 2018. Mountain Lakes Chapter Update. Southeastern Forester 37(3): 8.

   

  Schweitzer, C.J. 2018. Mountain Lakes Chapter Update. Southeastern Forester 37(4): 10.

   

  Moore, J.M.; Schweitzer, C.J. 2019. Using prescribed fire to restore and sustain oak ecosystems. CompassLive January 31, 2019. 5 pg.

   

  Schweitzer, C.J. 2019. Mountain Lakes Chapter Update. Southeastern Forester 38(2): 8.

   

  Schweitzer, C.J. 2018. Around the Station Newsletter. Research Forester uses trail hikes to educate hikers and ThinkerCon comes to Alabama. November, 2018. Pages 5-6.

   

  Schweitzer, C.J. 2019. Around the Station Newsletter. “Big Tree” self-guided hiking trail. April, 2019. Page 5.

   

  Schweitzer, C.J. 2019. Around the Station Newsletter. Silviculture training and Earth Day. June, 2019. Page X.

Research Highlights

Highlight	Title	Year
SRS-2017-169	Keeping oak forests in oak Maintaining oaks in southeastern forests is desirable for economic and ecological reasons. Forest managers face many challenges as oak forests g ...	2017
SRS-2020-55	Scientists Embrace Shared Stewardship to Deliver Silviculture Research Since 1992, the SRS Upland Hardwood Ecology and Management Research Work Unit has provided workshops and trainings to fulfill continuing educati ...	2020
SRS-2020-24	White Oak Reproduction Under Fire: Thinning and Prescribed Fire to Benefit Species in Demand White oak commodity production has seen an uptick due to increased demand for spirits distilled in white oak barrels. To maintain white oak prim ...	2020
SRS-2018-43	Why are we using prescribed fire in upland hardwoods? Prescribed fire in upland hardwoods can be a management conundrum. Challenges include timing fire to meet goals for forest reproduction without ...	2018