Forest Resources In Southcentral Alaska

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Forest Resource Access Dependency And Vulnerability In Southeast And Southcentral Alaska

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Author : Mekbeb E. Tessema
language : en
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Release Date : 2011

Forest Resource Access Dependency And Vulnerability In Southeast And Southcentral Alaska written by Mekbeb E. Tessema and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.

Rural communities in the western U.S. and Alaska are highly dependent upon surrounding publicly-owned forests for various economic and non-economic values. Historically, limited data has hampered the understanding of such community-resource linkages. As a result, community interests may not be adequately considered in forest management plan development and policy formulation. Addressing this imbalance is an important issue for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), particularly as it shifts from timber-dominated goals to a more holistic ecosystem-based form of management. This study seeks to understand community-resource use linkages, dependency, and vulnerability surrounding the Chugach and Tongass NFs using place-level socioeconomic data from the 2000 U.S. Census in combination with permit data from the USFS's Timber Information Management Data System (TIM) and Special Use Data System (SUDS). Information on permittees' activities on forestland and socioeconomic profiles of permittee's community-of-origin are found to be valuable, not only for forest management and planning purposes, but also for community-level social assessment. An examination of 2007 permit data found that a majority of permit holders were local residents. These communities are found to be dependent on the two forests for various types of activities and are thus more likely to be vulnerable to changes in forest management and policies. The analysis also identified some limitations that may affect the quality of permit data and its potential use in community impact assessments. Despite these limitations of permit data, the methodologies utilized here demonstrate how TIM and SUDS data, in combination with U.S. Census data, could be used to describe Alaska residents' socioeconomic profiles for communities located in close proximity to the Tongass and Chugach NFs. Such information can assist USFS managers in deriving community-level estimates of forest resource use, degree of dependency, and vulnerability to the likely impacts of alternatives management approaches. Finally, recommendations are given to improve data recording, maintenance, and use in order to better understand communities that are dependent on forest resources in both the Chugach and Tongass NFs, and to specifically identify those communities potentially vulnerable to changes in forest management policies.

Forest Resources In Southcentral Alaska

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922

Forest Resources In Southcentral Alaska written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with Forests and forestry categories.

A collection of materials on the Afognak Island section of the Chugach National Forest, spruce beetles in Southcentral Alaska, and the timber and vegetation of the southern Alaska Range. Contains a retyped copy of 1922 letter from F.H. Moffit to A.D. Hopkins on spruce beetles in the area of near McCarthy, Alaska; a report on the timber resources of Afognak Island, and a photopies of pages from the "Vegetation" section of "The southern Alaska Range" by Stephen R. Capps.

Timber Resource Statistics Of South Central Alaska 2003

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Author : Willem W. S. Van Hees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Timber Resource Statistics Of South Central Alaska 2003 written by Willem W. S. Van Hees and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Forests and forestry categories.

Chugach National Forest Land And Resource Management Plan

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Author : United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980

Chugach National Forest Land And Resource Management Plan written by United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Chugach National Forest (Agency : U.S.). categories.

Forest Resources Of The South Central Region

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Author : LaRalle Smith
language : en
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Release Date : 1974

Forest Resources Of The South Central Region written by LaRalle Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Forests and forestry categories.

The Alaska Region

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Author : United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

The Alaska Region written by United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Forestry services categories.

Nontimber Forest Product Opportunities In Alaska

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Nontimber Forest Product Opportunities In Alaska written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Forests and forestry categories.

Nontimber forest products from southern Alaska (also called special forest products) have been used for millennia as resources vital to the livelihoods and culture of Alaska Natives and, more recently, as subsistence resources for the welfare of all citizens. Many of these products are now being sold, and Alaskans seek additional income opportunities through sustainable harvest and manufacture of such forest resources. We discuss the unique legal, regulatory, land tenure, geographic, vegetation, and climatic context that southern Alaska presents for marketing nontimber forest products; summarize the various species and types of products being harvested; and consider the marketing challenges and opportunities new entrepreneurs will encounter. The information and resources we provide are intended to enhance income opportunities for all Alaskans, while sustaining the organisms harvested, respecting traditional activities, and ensuring equitable access to resources.

Forest Health Restoration In South Central Alaska

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language : en
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Release Date : 2001

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Forest Resources Practices Region Ii Iii Reforestation Review Annotated Bibliography

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Author : Alaska. Region II and III Forest Practices Reforestation Science and Technical Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016

Forest Resources Practices Region Ii Iii Reforestation Review Annotated Bibliography written by Alaska. Region II and III Forest Practices Reforestation Science and Technical Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Reforestation categories.

This literature review and annotated bibliography was compiled by Region II and III Forest Practices Reforestation Science and Technical Committee. It covers documents relevant to reforestation of commercial timber harvest areas in the boreal and transitional forests of Regions II and III of Alaska (representing the southcentral region and Interior Alaska).

South Central Alaska Forests

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Author : Sally J. Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

South Central Alaska Forests written by Sally J. Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Forest surveys categories.

This publication presents highlights of a recent south-central Alaska inventory conducted by the Pacific Northwest Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program (USDA Forest Service). South-central Alaska has about 18.5 million acres, of which one-fifth (4 million acres) is forested. Species diversity is greatest in closed and open Sitka spruce forests, spruce woodlands, closed tall alder shrub type, and low shrub willow type. Of the forest land, 1.9 million acres are classified as timberland (unreserved productive forest land). About 1.3 million acres of forest land are reserved from harvest; these reserved forest acres are primarily on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, national parks, and the Chugach National Forest. The volume of timber on timberland was estimated at 5,087 million cubic feet; the plurality of volume44 percentis on state and local government lands with the remaining volume primarily on private lands (28 percent) and national forests (23 percent). Fifty-seven percent of timberland acres and 93 percent of the growing-stock volume is in sawtimber stands, with Sitka spruce forest type predominating. Most timberland in south-central Alaska is of relatively low productivity, producing less than 50 cubic feet per acre per year. For timberland acres on state and private lands, average annual mortality and harvest exceeded average annual growth.