Download or read book Forest Management Guide for Great Lakes St Lawrence Landscapes written by Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides direction to forest managers on maintaining or enhancing natural landscape structure, composition and patterns that provide for the long term health of forest ecosystems in an efficient and effective manner. This volume of the Landscape Guide addresses only the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forest region of Ontario. It is intended to make the forest management planning process more efficient and the direction provided by the guide more accessible, not only to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the forest industry but also to the public. Equally as important, this new approach for setting strategic level direction in the forest management plans reflects the most recent scientific understanding of managing forest ecosystems, with the intent of ensuring the conservation of forest biodiversity in the province.--Ministry of Natural Resources website.
Download or read book A Silvicultural Guide for the Great Lakes St Lawrence Conifer Forest in Ontario written by Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and published by Peterborough : Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forest Management Guide for Boreal Landscapes written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of the Landscape Guide is to direct forest management activities to maintain or enhance natural landscape structure, composition and patterns that provide for the long term health of forest ecosystems in an efficient and effective manner. This document contains contextual information, information on the development of the guide, applying the landscape guide in a forest management plan, and monitoring, evaluating and reviewing the guide.--Includes text from document.
Download or read book Meeting Emerging Ecological Economic and Social Challenges in the Great Lakes Region written by Ontario Forest Research Institute and published by Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation provides summaries of the concurrent session & poster presentations from a meeting held to discuss emerging forest resource & sustainable forestry issues in the Great Lakes region. Topics covered include economic issues such as certification, criteria, & indicators of sustainability; value-added forest products; environmental education; involvement of private landowners in developing strategies for sustainable forest management; climate change; riparian zone management; and maintaining wildlife habitat.
Download or read book Sustainable Forest Management Community Handbook for the Great Lakes Region written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances written by Ajith H. Perera and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a natural forest disturbance? How well do we understand natural forest disturbances and how might we emulate them in forest management? What role does emulation play in forest management? Representing a range of geographic perspectives from across Canada and the United States, this book looks at the escalating public debate on the viability of natural disturbance emulation for sustaining forest landscapes from the perspective of policymakers, forestry professionals, academics, and conservationists. This book provides a scientific foundation for justifying the use of and a solid framework for examining the ambiguities inherent in emulating natural forest landscape disturbance. It acknowledges the divergent expectations that practitioners face and offers a balanced view of the promises and challenges associated with applying this emerging forest management paradigm. The first section examines foundational concepts, addressing questions of what emulation involves and what ecological reasoning substantiates it. These include a broad overview, a detailed review of emerging forest management paradigms and their global context, and an examination of the ecological premise for emulating natural disturbance. This section also explores the current understanding of natural disturbance regimes, including the two most prevalent in North America: fire and insects. The second section uses case studies from a wide geographical range to address the characterization of natural disturbances and the development of applied templates for their emulation through forest management. The emphasis on fire regimes in this section reflects the greater focus that has traditionally been placed on understanding and managing fire, compared with other forms of disturbance, and utilizes several viewpoints to address the lessons learned from historical disturbance patterns. Reflecting on current thinking in the field, immediate challenges, and potential directions, the final section moves deeper into the issues of practical applications by exploring the expectations for and feasibility of emulating natural disturbance through forest management.
Download or read book Forest Plans of North America written by Jacek P. Siry and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Plans of North America presents case studies of contemporary forest management plans developed for forests owned by federal, state, county, and municipal governments, communities, families, individuals, industry, investment organizations, conservation organizations, and others in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The book provides excellent real-life examples of contemporary forest planning processes, the various methods used, and the diversity of objectives and constraints faced by forest owners. Chapters are written by those who have developed the plans, with each contribution following a unified format and allowing a common, clear presentation of the material, along with consistent treatment of various aspects of the plans. This work complements other books published by members of the same editorial team (Forest Management and Planning, Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resource Management), which describe the planning process and the various methods one might use to develop a plan, but in general do not, as this work does, illustrate what has specifically been developed by landowners and land managers. This is an in-depth compilation of case studies on the development of forest management plans by the different landowner groups in North America. The book offers students, practitioners, policy makers, and the general public an opportunity to greatly improve their appreciation of forest management and, more importantly, foster an understanding of why our forests today are what they are and what forces and tools may shape their tomorrow. Forest Plans of North America provides a solid supplement to those texts that are used as learning tools for forest management courses. In addition, the work functions as a reference for the types of processes used and issues addressed in the early 21st century for managing land resources. Presents 40-50 case studies of forest plans developed for a wide variety of organizations, groups, and landowners in North America Illustrates plans that have specifically been developed by landowners and land managers Features engaging, clearly written content that is accessible rather than highly technical, while demonstrating the issues and methods involved in the development of the plans Each chapter contains color photographs, maps, and figures
Download or read book Forest Management Guide for Natural Disturbance Pattern Emulation written by Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Compilation of Forest Biomass Harvesting and Related Policy in Canada written by Jean Roach and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main objective of this literature review is to summarize policies, including legislation, regulations and guidelines, related to the harvest of woody forest biomass in Canada. The focus of the literature review is on policy that applies to Crown land. The report focusses on policy related to biomass harvesting from logged blocks and roadside debris, rather than purpose-grown plantations, since this is seen as the major new forest biomass energy source, and policy relating to the latter has not been developed in Canada.--Document.
Download or read book A Citizen s Guide to Forest Management Planning in Ontario written by Marcelo Levy and published by Don Mills, Ont. : Federation of Ontario Naturalists. This book was released on 1996 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forest Landscape Handbook written by British Columbia. Recreation Management Branch and published by Information Services Branch, Ministry of Forests. This book was released on 1981 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical principles for including landscape aesthetic considerations in forest and range management. Discusses basic forest landscape concepts and various techniques and applications for the forest manager to consider in implementing integrated landscape management.
Download or read book Public Acceptance of Disturbance Based Forest Management written by Bruce Shindler and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. A mail survey to local residents was used to describe the public¿s understanding of this form of management, identify perceived associated risks and potential barriers to implementation, and the overall level of support for disturbance-based practices. The public generally supports the disturbance-based concept, particularly ecological benefits, but many are still uncertain about details and are withholding judgment until they see the outcomes of implementation. Support is highly correlated with citizens¿ past interaction with local managers. Concerns involve the amount of timber harvesting necessary to achieve objectives and the possibility that changing national politics may influence the consistency of agency policies toward disturbance-based mgmt.
Download or read book Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape written by David Euler and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the big picture of ecological patterns and processes through a detailed case study of the vast managed forest region of Ontario. The book synthesizes ecological landscape knowledge, explores gaps in understanding, and offers suggestions for future directions.
Download or read book Forest Landscape Analysis and Design written by Nancy M. Diaz and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forest Research Information Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Silvicultural Guide to Managing for Black Spruce Jack Pine and Aspen on Boreal Forest Ecosites in Ontario written by Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A guide to forest water management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people worldwide lack adequate access to clean water to meet basic needs, and many important economic activities, such as energy production and agriculture, also require water. Climate change is likely to aggravate water stress. As temperatures rise, ecosystems and the human, plant, and animal communities that depend on them will need more water to maintain their health and to thrive. Forests and trees are integral to the global water cycle and therefore vital for water security – they regulate water quantity, quality, and timing and provide protective functions against (for example) soil and coastal erosion, flooding, and avalanches. Forested watersheds provide 75 percent of our freshwater, delivering water to over half the world’s population. The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance and recommendations on how to manage forests for their water ecosystem services, and offers insights into the business and economic cases for managing forests for water ecosystem services. Intact native forests and well-managed planted forests can be a relatively cheap approach to water management while generating multiple co-benefits. Water security is a significant global challenge, but this paper argues that water-centered forests can provide nature-based solutions to ensuring global water resilience.
