Download or read book Cumulative Effects of Forest Practices on the Environment written by Rollin R. Geppert and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cumulative Effects of Forest Management on California Watersheds written by Richard B. Standiford and published by Division of Agricultural Sciences University of California. This book was released on 1981 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-12-19 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important. Streamflow from forests provides two-thirds of the nation's clean water supply. Removing forest cover accelerates the rate that precipitation becomes streamflow; therefore, in some areas, cutting trees causes a temporary increase in the volume of water flowing downstream. This effect has spurred political pressure to cut trees to increase water supply, especially in western states where population is rising. However, cutting trees for water gains is not sustainable: increases in flow rate and volume are typically short-lived, and the practice can ultimately degrade water quality and increase vulnerability to flooding. Forest hydrology, the study of how water flows through forests, can help illuminate the connections between forests and water, but it must advance if it is to deal with today's complexities, including climate change, wildfires, and changing patterns of development and ownership. This book identifies actions that scientists, forest and water managers, and citizens can take to help sustain water resources from forests.
Download or read book The Cumulative Effects of Forest Practices on Forest Hydrology written by James H. Towie and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final E I S Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Forest Practices Rules and Regulations and Appendixes written by Washington (State). Forest Practices Board and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bighorn National Forest N F Woodrock Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Forestry written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status and Recommendations on Cumulative Effects of Forest Practices written by Marcy Golde and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Idaho Panhandle National Forests N F Stimson Access Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cumulative Effects of Forest Practices in Oregon written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Methodologies and Mechanisms for Management of Cumulative Coastal Environmental Impacts written by Barbara Vestal and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Communications Natural Resources and Policy written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book House Joint Resolution 49 Forest Practices and Watershed Effects written by Hugh Zackheim and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cumulative Effects Analysis in U S Forest Service Decision making written by Courtney Allison Schultz and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation investigates the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) implementation of the cumulative effects analysis (CEA) requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The CEA regulation requires federal agencies to provide an analysis of environmental effects, with consideration of past, present, and foreseeable future actions by both public and private parties, often on broad geographic scales. Studies in the late 1990's found that compliance with CEA requirement was highly variable across agencies. Of late, judicial enforcement of the CEA requirement has been on the rise with the USFS the focal agency in the majority of decisions. This study investigates USFS implementation of the CEA requirement, with a focus on wildlife, and uses the Idaho Panhandle National Forest (IPNF) as a case study. Case law and NEPA document analysis, along with semi-structured interviews, are used to investigate: legal standards for CEA and wildlife analysis, the current state of CEA practice, impediments to implementation, and opportunities for improvement. The case law analysis reveals that plaintiffs have successfully challenged the agency for failure to consider other relevant projects in a CEA, lack of rationale for findings, reliance on stale data, and failure to include CEA at the appropriate junctures in the planning process. Findings from the IPNF case study indicate that landscape-level analysis and the inclusion of past actions in CEA continue to be major challenges in implementing the requirement. Confusion over the nature of the requirement, limited monitoring data, and lack of time and funding impede the agency's ability to effectively conduct CEA. Cumulative impacts to wildlife are measured in terms of changes to suitable habitat. No clear picture is provided of changes to habitat availability or population status over time. The efficacy of using habitat as a proxy for species presence is questionable, as is the scientific foundation of some tools used by the IPNF to support its wildlife CEA. Recommendations, such as improved monitoring, better understanding of species-habitat relationships, and options for increasing the scientific credibility of agency decisions, are discussed herein as ways to improve wildlife planning and CEA on USFS lands.
Download or read book The Rational Planning Model in Forest Planning written by Jim Luzzi and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
