Western Reserve Land Conservancy的动态

Curious about inherent riparian buffer variability in western Oregon and Washington? Check out the latest paper in Journal of Forestry led by Allison Swartz! (open access so follow the link) https://lnkd.in/g2PcQgDm

More reflections: I applied the lessons of my PhD in my impact work in community forestry in Africa, water resources in Spain and later in deforestation in South America, usually working with very talented GIS/remote sensing specialists. First, it’s worth clarifying what I mean by change agents their relation to impact.?Impact is the way we understand and measure what has changed, it’s easier to pick out a specific habitat, species or resource, the target and see how that has changed, than to look at it more generally. When we measure impact we are comparing it either with data on how extensive or its state was at an earlier time (baseline) or at a time when we started measuring it (bench mark). That is not always easy to do, so a work around is to think about how your habitat, species or resource might be changed in the future if all went well with your planned intervention or project and work backwards to work out how you can arrive at the future you want to see. Another approach to impact measurement is to take an observation, more fish in the sea or less fish in the sea, have an idea or theory about what is causing that change and collect data that allows you to demonstrate that the world is working the way you think it is. ?A Theory based approach...I will explain...

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The University of Idaho College of Natural Resources is using remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools to help manage forests. ?? In a recent Idaho Today segment, Dennis Becker, the Dean of U of I's College of Natural Resources, discussed how "smart forestry" is revolutionizing forest management methods. Watch the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gNsUgthU #uidaho #research #NaturalResources #Boise #Idaho

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Lost plane to found boundaries! Beyond the Map: Using Crashed Plane Remnants to Define Property Boundaries in GPS-Blind Zones. Adventures and surveying are inseparable companions, often calling for innovative solutions. Deep within dense forest, where every tree resembles a 'reference tree', our task was to locate a "reserve road" and a 'closed road' to relate them with the original portion boundaries. With GNSS out of reach due to heavy tree cover and the option of a very long forestry road traverse or days of clearing lines, the surveying expedition took an unexpected turn when we stumbled upon the remnants of a crashed Cessna. The single-engine plane had gracefully come to rest in the forest after a daring inverted final approach by the pilot. Miraculously, all onboard walked away unharmed. The crash site had provided official and unofficial coordinates, serving as a beacon in the dense forest. Overlaying these coordinates onto the crown plan, the first reference tree could be located using a compass traverse to within four or five metres. A second reference tree was supposed to exist at another key terminal of the portion plan. The closed road was dimensioned on a cancelled certificate of title with a connection to a reference tree. Calculating the magnetic bearing based connection to the other terminal it was possible to traverse the un-dimensioned forestry road to locate the approximate area of the ref tree. Both the reserve road and the closed road start on a ridge and finish very deep in a valley where timber was harvested during both world wars. It is very unlikely that we would have found the initial reference tree so easily without the crash site. With surveying not every day is an historical adventure but probably at least three are!

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On September 16, 2023, I visited the riparian forest along HGH Road in Madison County's central reaches of Alabama's Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Always on the alert for signs of Nature's forces at work, I found a 30-inch diameter red oak struck by lightning in the prior week's thunderstorms. This photo essay reports that find and my subsequent observations and photographs from my May 28, 2024, return visit: https://lnkd.in/eEjQUba2 I offer these observations: 1. Nature never breaks her own laws.?(Leonardo da Vinci) 2. Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.?(Albert Einstein) 3. Our education and knowledge are limited; we can never know all.?(Yours truly) Nature-Inspired Life and Living; Nature-Buoyed Aging and Healing! #environment #environmentaleducation #environmental #environmentalscience #natureconnection #forestry #conservation #conservationeducation #hiking #hikingtrails #ecology #nature #natureinspired #inspiredbynature #forests #alabama #wildliferefuge #oak #lightningstrike #lightning #sauntering

While the forests are different, this is something we are watching carefully. What do I mean by saying "the forests are different?" Well, we are in a rain forest and a very rural area. This study is being done in a drier climate (with different vegetation) and a more urban area. Currently, many in our area are the rope in a three-way tug-of-war between the USDA Forest Service, the State Fire Marshall's Office, and the insurance companies. The USDA Forest Service owns conservation easements that prevent properties within 1/4 mile of the Rogue River from cutting wild trees (or, technically, even pruning the wild trees). These easements were acquired in the 1970s - before the concept of defensible space had arisen and before the Silver Fire, the Biscuit Fire, the Chetco Bar Fire, the Klondike Fire, the Flat Fire, and the Anvil Fire (six of the 40 or more named fires that have been impacted our area). The State Fire Marshall's Office requires property owners to maintain defensible space. Insurance companies are refusing to write new policies and, in some cases, are indicating a reluctance to renew existing policies - citing wildfire risk as the basis for their decision.

New research is reshaping our understanding of historic fire regimes in western Oregon landscapes. As we work to care for land and water, reintroducing good fire in partnership with local experts and Indigenous leaders has been a critical tool in advancing our mission to protect and care for these special places. You can check out some of the latest research, led by James Johnston of the OSU College of Forestry, in the article below! https://lnkd.in/gdDBWzYm