Forest ecosystems are notably influenced by: (1) the rate and spatial distribution of forest land development, and (2) how remaining undeveloped forest lands are managed. Regarding this second factor, economics and ecology research conducted in different locations in the U.S. suggests that...

This study develops a method to estimate the welfare impacts of climate change on landowners using a discrete-choice econometric model of land management. We apply the method to forest management in the Pacific states of the U.S. and estimate welfare effects on the region that holds the largest...

Suspended sediment and nutrients following forest management activities or wildfires are transported to streams and lakes via surface runoff and are a major threat to water quality. Land and water managers resort to hydrologic models to test hypotheses that can help them make informed decisions to...

Silviculture Treatments for Ecosystem Management in the Sayward (STEMS) is a large-scale, multi-disciplinary experiment that compares forest productivity, economics, and public perception of seven silvicultural regimes that have been replicated at three sites in the Sayward Forest. The STEMS...

In 1994, a large-tree harvest standard known as the "21-inch rule" was applied to land and resource management plans of national forests in eastern Oregon and Washington (hereafter, the "east side") to halt the loss of large, old, live, and dead trees and old forest patches. These trees and forest...

In the Pacific Northwest of the United States, 20th century timber harvesting resulted in major declines in area of forests supporting large live and dead trees (i.e., snags), that are not only key habitat elements for many wildlife species but also critical components of ecosystem function....

The Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) (NSO) was listed as federally threatened in 1992 due to widespread logging of its old-growth forest habitat. The NSO recovery plan in 2011 elevated competition with Barred Owls (Strix varia) (BO) and wildfires as primary NSO threats based partly ...

This article explores the changing relationships between the USDA Forest Service and 10 small, forest-based communities in the Northwest Forest Plan area in Washington, Oregon, and California. Interviews with 158 community members and agency personnel indicated that community member interviewees...

Collaborative planning is increasingly common in the context of natural resource management in the United States. However, there is no universal way to organize collaborative groups, and, subsequently, collaborative structures vary from collaborative group to collaborative group. In order to...

This chapter synthesizes findings from NWFP monitoring and scientific research on the relationship between federal forest management and socioeconomic well-being in forest communities in the NWFP area (which includes 72 counties in western Washington, western Oregon, and northwestern California),...