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Parajuli, Rajan, Stephanie Chizmar, Mark Megalos, and Robert Bardon. "Educating Landowners on Forest-Based Alternative Income Streams in North Carolina: Program Evaluation and Lessons Learned." Journal of Forestry 118, no. 6 (September 24, 2020): 551–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvaa037.

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Abstract Forest-based payments for ecosystem services markets have grown considerably in recent years. Besides timber products from harvests, forests offer multiple nontimber and intrinsic benefits, which could be important sources of income for landowners. In summer 2019, we organized four region-specific educational workshops all across North Carolina to educate landowners, Extension agents, and natural resource professionals about these alternative forest-based income streams. In this article, we cover the topics included in those workshops, postworkshop evaluation, and lessons learned from those events, which provide useful insights for Extension and outreach professionals in program design and delivery in forest-based payments for ecosystem service markets. Study Implications This article presents the details of a program, postworkshop evaluation, and lessons learned, which serve as useful guidelines for Extension and outreach educators in designing and delivering similar programs in forest-based alternative income streams. Although markets for ecosystem services are improving worldwide along with increasing research and outreach efforts in forest-based intrinsic benefits, results from evaluation surveys suggest that attendees had limited knowledge in forest carbon markets, wetland mitigation banking, and conservation easements in North Carolina. More region-specific Extension and outreach programs highlighting the locally available nontimber market options are recommended all across the country. Similarly, partnerships with other state agencies and institutions in program planning, advertisement, and delivery would improve effectiveness of similar Extension and outreach programs.
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Day, Susan D., Sheri T. Dorn, Diane Relf, and J. Roger Harris. "Advanced Master Gardener-Tree Steward: Training to Enhance Community Volunteerism." HortTechnology 7, no. 4 (October 1997): 363–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.7.4.363.

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The Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Advanced Master Gardener-Tree Steward (AMGTS) program provides advanced training in leadership development and arboriculture to MG volunteer educators so they may expand the influence of extension through leadership in community forestry. A statewide survey of agents, MGs, and foresters served as the basis for developing the training package, which was funded in part by the Virginia Department of Forestry. According to a statewide survey, 70% of VCE MGs and extension agents with MG programs would like to be involved in community tree programming, while only 26% was currently involved. Typically, agents cited limited staff and volunteer resources as the primary factors in restricting program expansion. Furthermore, 90% of municipal foresters indicated they would like to work with trained volunteers. The AMGTS program simultaneously answers the desire of MGs to expand their role in the community landscape and the need of VCE to expand its outreach with increasingly limited resources. AMGTS training, guided by a 10-unit resource book, integrates technical and program management expertise to foster volunteer pride and self-sufficiency. This allows MG tree stewards to coordinate much of their own training and recruit and manage non-MG volunteers to whom they can provide limited training for specific projects, thus allowing program expansion without additional staff. The training is designed for delivery by knowledgeable professionals in the local community, such as arborists, horticulturists, college professors, extension specialists, MGs, and others who can provide quality training following the program guidelines.
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Yulita, Ita, Masyhudzulhak Djamil, and Indupurnahayu MM, Ak. "The Performance of Forestry Extension Functional Officials in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry." Jurnal Manajemen 7, no. 2 (December 30, 2016): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.32832/jm-uika.v7i2.1108.

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<p align="center"> </p><p>Workload, problem management and task completion in forestry are the work entrusted to the Forestry Extension Workers. In the highly complex condition of forestry problems, Forestry Extension Workers are needed to bridge and outline the problems and to prevent the emergence of deeper, more widespread and prolonged problems. The problems served as the background for the writer to conduct the study in the thesis completion in the Master of Management Program. The problems are related to the effects of competence, compensation and career development factors of the Forestry Extension Workers working in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the performance expected to achieve the completion of forestry extension works. The data analysis used to explain the effects of competence, compensation and career development and the performance of Forestry Extension Workers was the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with Smart PLS. Based on the estimations and t-values, it can be concluded that the exogenous variables of compensation and career development affect the endogenous latent factor of the performance of Forestry Extension workers (?), whereas competence has no effect on the performance of Forestry Extension Workers.</p><p> </p>
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Reid, Rowen. "The Australian Master Tree Grower Program." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 17 (2001): 137–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s081406260000361x.

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The Department of Forestry at The University of Melbourne with the financial support of the Myer Foundation, the RIRDC/LWRRDC/FWPRDC Joint Venture Agroforestry Program (JVAP) and the National Farm Forestry Program (AFFA) have developed and are delivering a unique and innovative participatory outreach and extension program for farmers active in revegetation, farm forestry and remnant forest management. Since the first program in 1996, 25 regional Australian Master Tree Grower (MTG) programs have been conducted involving more than 500 landholders across Australia.By acknowledging and drawing on the commitment and experience of locally selected tree growers, the MTG program aims to instil confidence through knowledge, provide farmers with a support network and encourage them to truly aspire to be ‘master tree growers’ in their own right. By starting with the landholders' motivations, rather than ending with them, the program allows participants to investigate and farm forestry projects. This is leading to the full potential of multipurpose tree growing to be realised for economic, social and environmental outcomes for farmers and their rural communities.
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Gordon, Jason S., Scott Cagle, John D. Kushla, and Brand Huffman. "Into the woods: Partnering with the Department of Corrections to deliver forestry extension programming." Forestry Chronicle 92, no. 04 (December 2016): 465–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2016-082.

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This paper describes a pilot series of extension programs delivered to inmates within the Mississippi Department of Corrections system. The project was a collaboration between the Chickasaw County Regional Correctional Facility, state Extension forestry specialists, and county Extension staff. A large body of research describes benefits of inmate education, including lower recidivism and reducing tension that could otherwise lead to behavioral problems. Over four months, Mississippi State University Extension personnel worked with prison officials to educate inmates about forestry, logging, and arboriculture. This paper describes the collaborative process driving the project as well as program design, curriculum, materials, and delivery. Besides technical information, instructors discussed opportunities and challenges inmates may encounter if they were to pursue employment in forestry or tree care following their sentences. Instructors worked closely with prison staff to appropriately address teaching in a unique environment and the educational needs of the students. We present the student evaluation process, which was limited by prison rules. Finally, we present results from an evaluation of partners and instructors that elaborate on pitfalls, challenges, and opportunities. The Department of Corrections was highly satisfied with the program and has requested expansion to facilities across the state.
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Prescott, Cindy E., and Leandra L. Blevins. "The Salal Cedar Hemlock Integrated Research Program (SCHIRP): Management through understanding." Forestry Chronicle 75, no. 3 (June 1, 1999): 447–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc75447-3.

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The problem being addressed is the poor growth of regenerating western redcedar, western hemlock, amabilis fir and Sitka spruce on cutovers of coastal old-growth cedar-hemlock (CH) forests invaded by salal. The approach has been dual; a series of field trials was established to determine the best practices for improving the productivity of CH sites, and ecological studies have investigated the underlying causes of the poor regeneration. SCHIRP is based on partnerships among individuals from forest industry, government, and universities. There have been multiple funding sources during the 15-year history of the project, most notably NSERC and Forest Renewal BC. The involvement of forest industry in the research program has helped to ensure funding for research, completion of projects during ebbs of funding, and the extension of findings to forestry practices. The project has a coordinator who is responsible for communicating with funding agencies, synthesising information, producing proposals and reports, carrying out extension activities, and facilitating communication among researchers. Decisions concerning the administration and future directions of SCHIRP are made by a consensus among researchers through e-mail or at annual meetings. The SCHIRP database contains data from the silvicultural trials and consists of plain text data files and programs which perform various functions. SCHIRP results are summarised in two synthesis reports and a field guide, and are available on the SCHIRP web-site. SCHIRP results have been presented in scientific journals, in pamphlets distributed to the public, at meetings, and through field tours. Key words: silvicultural trials, cedar, hemlock, salal, fertilization, vegetation control, organic fertilizers, data management, regeneration, extension, project management
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Nash, L., W. Fountain, and M. Witt. "URBAN FORESTRY AND EXTENSION: A WORKING PARTNERSHIP." HortScience 28, no. 4 (April 1993): 272D—272. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.28.4.272d.

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In a unique partnership. the University of Kentucky Dept. of Horticulture, the Cooperative Extension Service, and the Kentucky State Division of Forestry are teaming up to produce two training packages for “train-the-trainer” workshops throughout the state. The workshops will be open to people interested in urban/community trees and arboriculture. The first training session will be held in 1993 and will cover five modules: 1) Designing the planting site to compensate for a disturbed environment; 2) Species selection for the existing site; 3) Scientific planting techniques; 4) Post-planting care: and 5) Integrated pest management. The second training session will be held in 1994 and will cover the following topics: 1) Establishing a scientific management program for the urban forest; 2) Preparation and administration of grants: 3) Fund-raising and efficient use of volunteers; 4) Developing an urban tree inventory; 5) Recognition of hazard trees; and 6) Selecting quality nursery stock. The training packages will consist of a written manual, videos, and slide sets. Training sessions are open to foresters, county agents, city planners, developers, and others in Kentucky who are interested in returning to their communities and training others on the topics covered.
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Woo, Heesung, Mauricio Acuna, Byoungkoo Choi, and Joonsoon Kim. "Net Revenue of Forest Carbon Offset Projects: Application of the Korean Emission Trading System in the Forestry Sector." Forests 12, no. 6 (June 4, 2021): 742. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12060742.

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Under the Korean Emission Trading System in The Forestry Sector (KETSF) initiative, the Korean government has developed several greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction programs that include forestry activities as cornerstones of the initiative. Forest management is deemed to be a major strategy to implement KETSF; this has been confirmed by most participants in the program, who have shown their preference for forest management projects as the most effective and encouraging strategy to participate in the KETSF program. For a successful implementation of KETSF projects, it is essential to explore methods that optimize the positive impacts of such strategies, thereby maximizing the economic returns and carbon stocks that result from the implementation of forest management activities. Thus, this study investigated the economic returns of several KETSF projects in Korea, which included simulated scenarios under two main forest management strategies, one based on an extension of the rotation age, and a second one based on reforestation with new species. Five forest management scenarios were examined and evaluated in their ability to maximize carbon stocks and economic returns. Based on the results, two scenarios were identified as the best KETSF projects in terms of carbon stock increments. Additionally, the results indicated that projects including reforestation with new species added more economic value than projects that considered an extension of the rotation age. The study also revealed that KETSF projects generated revenue in both scenarios, by either extending the rotation age or by implementing reforestation with new species.
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Rasamoelina, Maminiaina S., James E. Johnson, and R. Bruce Hull. "Relating extension education to the adoption of sustainable forest management practices." Forestry Chronicle 92, no. 04 (December 2016): 412–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc2016-075.

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Family forest lands represent a vitally important economic, environmental, and social resource in the U.S. A study of family forest owners was conducted in Virginia in 2007 to determine the relationship between attendance at Extension Service educational programs and the adoption of sustainable forest management practices. A mail survey was conducted to 3435 randomly selected forest owners, with a usable response rate of 32%. Participation in educational programs was shown to be significantly related to higher levels of adoption for all seven categories of sustainable forest management practices studied. For example, in the woodland management category, participants in workshops offered through the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program (VFLEP) adopted one or more specific practices at a rate of 94%, significantly greater than 83% for forest owners who attended other general educational programs, which in turn was significantly higher than the 75% adoption rate for forest owners who did not attend any educational programs. Two key indicators of sustainable forest management are the preparation and use of a forest management plan, and the use of professional technical assistance providers. For both of these categories participants in the VFLEP adopted at significantly higher rates, 41% and 73%, respectively.
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Garland, John J., and Paul W. Adams. "Coordinated Tactical Program Planning among Specialists and Agents: The Oregon Extension Forestry Experience." Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 21, no. 1 (March 1992): 64–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jnrlse.1992.0064.

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McGinley, Susan. "After the Fire...Extension and research programs offer help in managing homes, forests." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/295852.

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Painter, Kathleen R. "Effectiveness of an non-governmental organization (NGO) extension program for forest conservation and sustainable agroforestry in Southern Bahia, Brazil." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0015301.

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Jackson, Samuel Wayne. "Forestry Extension in Tennessee: Comparing Traditional and Web-Based Program Delivery Methods." 2008. http://etd.utk.edu/2008/December2008Dissertations/JacksonSamuelWayne.pdf.

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Oregon State University. Extension Service. Oregon State University Extension Forestry Program: Meeting forestry challenges through education. [Corvallis, Or.]: Oregon State University Extension Service, 1995.

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Moeur, Melinda. COVER: A user's guide to the CANOPY and SHRUBS extension of the Stand Prognosis Model. Ogden, UT: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, 1985.

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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Production and Stabilization of Prices. The potential effects of the drawback extension on the sugar program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Production and Stabilization of Prices of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, first session, on sugar drawback provisions of the Trade Bill, November 16, 1987. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1988.

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Johnson, Morris C. Guide to fuel treatments in dry forests of the western United States: Assessing forest structure and fire hazard. Portland, OR: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2007.

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Band, Larry E. Development of a landscape ecological model for management of Ontario forests: Phase 2, extension over an east/west gradient over the province. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2, 1994.

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Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Forest Research. Development of a landscape ecological model for managemant on Ontario forests: Phase 2 -extension over an east/west gradient over the Province. Ontario: Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1993.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry. The evaluation of federal programs in agricultural research, education, and extension: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session, March 27, May 14, July 17, 1996. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1996.

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Agricultural research, education, and extension programs: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, June 17, 18, and July 9, 22, 1997. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1997.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Permanent extension of the Forest Service Recreation Fee Demonstration Program: Oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, September 25, 2001. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2002.

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Oregon State University. Extension Service., ed. Oregon State University Extension Forestry Program: Meeting forestry challenges through education. Corvallis, Or: Oregon State University Extension Service, 2006.

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Kandzior, Angelika, and Esteban Rivas. "Forestry Extension as a Work Approach for Forestry Programs and Projects." In Tropical Forestry Handbook, 1–20. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41554-8_90-1.

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Kandzior, Angelika, and Esteban Rivas. "Forestry Extension as a Work Approach for Forestry Programs and Projects." In Tropical Forestry Handbook, 3361–86. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54601-3_90.

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"Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas." In Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas, edited by Blaine D. Snyder. American Fisheries Society, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781888569728.ch23.

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<em>Abstract.</em>—The Susquehanna River drains portions of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, and is the 18th largest river (by discharge) in the United States. Although relatively undeveloped (i.e., 63% of the basin is forested, whereas 9% is urban), the river and its fish assemblage have experienced stresses associated with coal mining, logging, electric power generation, population growth, and agricultural and industrial operations. Surveys of Susquehanna River fishes have a rich history, with the qualitative surveys of 19th century naturalists giving way to the quantitative studies of 20th century environmental impact assessment specialists. Ichthyofaunal surveys of the Susquehanna drainage were compiled and summarized herein to examine species composition, losses, and additions. Collection records indicate that the Susquehanna River drainage supports a diverse and relatively stable assemblage of 60 native species (or 51% of all species), 33 (28%) alien species, 22 (19%) euryhaline or diadromous fishes, and 2 (2%) extirpated or extinct species. Stocking efforts, bait-bucket releases, range extensions, and new species descriptions accounted for most contemporary species additions. Overall reduction in species richness has been limited to one cyprinid that has not been collected since 1862, and one darter species that has not been collected since 1987. Construction of four large hydroelectric dams on the lower Susquehanna (in the early 20th century) eliminated 98% of historic anadromous fish habitat, leading to notable reductions in commercial/ recreational clupeid stocks. Recent increases in the occurrence and abundance of anadromous fish in the Susquehanna River are a credit to an extensive restoration program that began with fish trap and transfer operations in 1972, included fish culture programs, and led to the installation of fish passage technologies at each of the four dams.
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"Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas." In Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas, edited by Blaine D. Snyder. American Fisheries Society, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781888569728.ch23.

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<em>Abstract.</em>—The Susquehanna River drains portions of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, and is the 18th largest river (by discharge) in the United States. Although relatively undeveloped (i.e., 63% of the basin is forested, whereas 9% is urban), the river and its fish assemblage have experienced stresses associated with coal mining, logging, electric power generation, population growth, and agricultural and industrial operations. Surveys of Susquehanna River fishes have a rich history, with the qualitative surveys of 19th century naturalists giving way to the quantitative studies of 20th century environmental impact assessment specialists. Ichthyofaunal surveys of the Susquehanna drainage were compiled and summarized herein to examine species composition, losses, and additions. Collection records indicate that the Susquehanna River drainage supports a diverse and relatively stable assemblage of 60 native species (or 51% of all species), 33 (28%) alien species, 22 (19%) euryhaline or diadromous fishes, and 2 (2%) extirpated or extinct species. Stocking efforts, bait-bucket releases, range extensions, and new species descriptions accounted for most contemporary species additions. Overall reduction in species richness has been limited to one cyprinid that has not been collected since 1862, and one darter species that has not been collected since 1987. Construction of four large hydroelectric dams on the lower Susquehanna (in the early 20th century) eliminated 98% of historic anadromous fish habitat, leading to notable reductions in commercial/ recreational clupeid stocks. Recent increases in the occurrence and abundance of anadromous fish in the Susquehanna River are a credit to an extensive restoration program that began with fish trap and transfer operations in 1972, included fish culture programs, and led to the installation of fish passage technologies at each of the four dams.
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"Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives." In Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives, edited by Daniel J. Pondella, Jonathan P. Williams, Chelsea M. Williams, Jeremy T. Claisse, and David Witting. American Fisheries Society, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781934874516.ch10.

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<em>Abstract</em>.—The subtidal rocky reefs that surround the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California, USA are subject to multiple anthropogenic impacts, including many (at least partially) human-induced landslides over the past half century, which have resulted in chronic sedimentation (e.g., reef burial and scour) and associated turbidity effects along a major stretch of this coastline. The amount of rocky reef habitat has significantly decreased; as such, determining the optimum technique for restoring this lost habitat is the focus of this study. Over the past decade, we mapped and intensively surveyed the nearshore physical and biological characteristics both inside this impacted area and in surrounding reference areas that contain extensive rocky reef habitat with established kelp forests. Notable among all survey locations is a relatively high-relief (~5 m) area of reef within the sediment impacted area that consistently has the highest fish biomass density among anywhere on the peninsula. The high structural relief prevents sediment accumulation, scour, and subsequent reef burial, and this reef ultimately served as the example for the design of sets of quarry rock reef “blocks” that together form the proposed restoration reef. Our primary objective was to use the 63,500 metric tons of quarry rock the budget would allow us to create the most productive habitat by restoring the natural reef environment while balancing scientific study design considerations (i.e., replicated reef components at multiple spatial scales) with maximizing the potential for an effective restoration effort across the range of important species and overall kelp forest biodiversity. To meet this objective, we considered multiple criteria that incorporated engineering specifications and biological performance and were informed by the scientific literature and results of natural and artificial reef surveys in this region. Ultimately, the design incorporated heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales while attempting to maximize high relief components, surface area to volume ratio, perimeter, ecotones, and small-scale current flow features and nutrient flux and while being consistent with the size of natural reefs along the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Further, placement and spacing of individual reef blocks (i.e., 2 × 48 m heterogeneous quarry rock reefs) included space for sand channels between blocks to permit sediment transport and create sand/rock ecotone habitats while remaining close enough to each other and existing natural reefs to maintain biological connectivity. Reef blocks were also located at the depth (15–20 m) where the most productive reef habitat in the region was observed. Finally, we discuss a proposed pre- and post-construction monitoring program and additional studies that could be performed that would leverage the replicated elements in the restoration reef design to inform future reef restoration programs.
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Horning, Ned, Julie A. Robinson, Eleanor J. Sterling, Woody Turner, and Sacha Spector. "Human interfaces and urban change." In Remote Sensing for Ecology and Conservation. Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199219940.003.0019.

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For the first time in human history, more people live in urban areas than in rural areas, and the patterns of suburbanization and urban sprawl once characteristic of North America are now present globally (Obaid 2007). As conservation biologists seek to prioritize conservation efforts worldwide, urbanization and agricultural development emerge as two of the most extensive processes that threaten biodiversity. Suburban and rural sprawl are significant drivers of forest fragmentation and biodiversity loss (e.g., Murphy 1988; Radeloff et al. 2005). Data on human impacts is often averaged across political boundaries rather than biogeographic boundaries, making it challenging to use existing data sets on human demography in ecological studies and relate human population change to the changes in populations of other species. Remotely sensed data can make major contributions to mapping human impacts in ecologically relevant ways. For example, Ricketts and Imhoff (2003) assigned conservation priorities (based on species richness and endemism) for the United States and Canada using several different types of remotely sensed data. For mapping urban cover, they used the map of “city lights at night” from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (Imhoff et al. 1997) to classify land as urbanized or not urbanized. For mapping agricultural cover, they used the USGS North America Seasonal Land Cover map (Loveland et al. 2000), derived from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), lumping five categories to create an agricultural land class. For ecological data, they used a compilation of ecoregion boundaries combined with range maps for over 20,000 species in eight taxa (birds, mammals, butterflies, amphibians, reptiles, land snails, tiger beetles, and vascular plants; Ricketts et al. 1999). Analyzing these data, Ricketts and Imhoff (2003) identified a strong correlation between species richness and urbanization. Of the 110 ecoregions studied, 18 ranked in the top third for both urbanization and biodiversity (species richness, endemism, or both); some of the ecoregions identified as priorities were not identified by a previous biodiversity assessment that did not include the remotely sensed mapping of urbanization (Ricketts et al. 1999).
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Seastedt, Timothy R., and Marilyn D. Walker. "Controls on Decomposition Processes in Alpine Tundra." In Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem. Oxford University Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195117288.003.0018.

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The snowpack gradient in the alpine generates a temperature and moisture gradient that largely controls organic matter decomposition. While low temperatures constrain decomposition and mineralization (chapter 12), moisture appears to be the strongest source of landscape variation in the alpine, with surface decay rates of plant materials highest in moist and wet meadow habitats. Despite a longer snow-free season and higher surface temperatures in dry meadows, decay in these areas is substantially lower than in moist meadows. Studies of decay rates of roots within the soil indicate that decay is uniformly low in all habitats and is limited by low temperatures and perhaps by the absence of certain groups of decomposer invertebrates. As in other ecosystems, substrate quality indices such as nitrogen and lignin content can be shown to be important factors influencing the rate of decay of specific substrates. Alpine ecosystems were overlooked during the flurry of activity associated with the extensive ecosystem science programs of the 1960s and 1970s. With the few exceptions to be discussed here, decomposition studies in cold regions were conducted in arctic tundra or northern temperate and boreal forests. The need for this information in conjunction with efforts to understand carbon cycling in the alpine stimulated a substantial research effort in the 1990s. Studies have included both the effects of landscape location on decay (O’Lear and Seastedt 1994; Bryant et al. 1998), information on the importance of substrate chemistry on decomposition processes (Bryant et al. 1998), and preliminary information on some of the decomposer organisms (O'Lear and Seastedt 1994; Addington and Seastedt 1999). Niwot Ridge researchers also participated in the Long-term Intersite Decomposition Experiment Team (LIDET) study, which involved placement of a dozen different litter types in the alpine and in 27 other sites from the tropics to the arctic tundra (Harmon 1995). All but one of the plant species used in the LIDET experiments were exotic to the alpine. Collectively these studies have provided sufficient information to represent the alpine in global decomposition modeling efforts.
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"This will be discussed later. Two species, Mansonia uniformis and Mansonia septempunctata, which breed in association with macrophytes such as water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes, became less common from stage 1 to 2. The saltmarsh species Aedes vigilax was also collected in reasonable numbers at all localities around the reservoir. This species is known for its wide dispersal powers and was undoubtedly blown in from the extensive intertidal wetlands on the coast. Thus on the basis of abundance, two taxa – Culex annulirostris and Anopheles annulipes s.1. – warranted further consideration. The former species is considered to be the major vector of arboviruses in Australia (Russell 1995), transmitting Ross River, Barmah Forest, Kunjin, Kokobera, Alfuy and Edge Hill viruses and Murray Valley encephalitis, as well as dog heartworm. Of these, Ross River is by far the most common arbovirus in coastal northern Queensland, with morbidity approximating 400 cases per 100,000 population. Thus from first principles, this arbovirus and perhaps Barmah Forest, about which little is known, would constitute the greatest hazard to recreational use. Although Anopheles annulipes has previously been implicated in malaria transmission at Sellheim during the Second World War, this species group has returned isolated positives of Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses and Murray Valley encephalitis from other parts of Australia. However, no transmission studies have been done on the population from the reservoir. Thus on the evidence to date, it could not be regarded as a major concern at the Ross River dam. Both Culex annulirostris and Anopheles annulipes were shown to have seasonal peaks of abundance during the late post-wet season (March to May), with populations building up with the onset of spring (September to October). Spatially, the trapping programme was designed to compare mosquito numbers on the foreshore of the stage 1 lake with two localities expected to be on the margins of the stage 2A lake, with two remote localities (and therefore theoretically unaffected by any water resource project activity) as negative controls. Mosquito numbers (i.e. for those species known to breed at the dam) decreased with distance away from the Ross River dam. Both light trapping and human bait collections carried out twice per month were reasonable indicators of broad seasonal trends in mosquito abundance. However, the statistical analysis indicated that occasionally the light traps could miss short periods of high biting activity (Jones et al. 1991). If greater resolution was required, it was recommended that light traps could be supplemented with animal baited traps, although it is probable that this could be rectified by intensifying the light trapping regimen. Cluster analyses of dam breeding species in both 1984–85 and 1991–93 indicated that light trap catches along the northern (Big Bay, Ti-Tree Bay, Round Island) and western sides (Ross River) gave similar patterns, but the profile towards the east (Antill Creek, Toonpan, Oak Valley) was somewhat different (Barker-Hudson et al. 1993; Hearnden and Kay 1995). On this basis, adult mosquito surveillance would therefore need to be based on two localities at either end of the lake." In Water Resources, 143. CRC Press, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203027851-31.

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"the dosages used to kill mosquitoes, non-target organisms are safe. Both of these products, especially Bacillus, break down quickly and should therefore present no hazard to water quality. Given that a site such as Big Bay may become a mecca for those wishing to swim, sail or even fish, a surveillance programme and some environmental modifications are necessary. The deeper open waters of this bay coupled with a vegetation-free foreshore as a buffer zone, perhaps 400 m on either side of a swimming zone, should minimize or even negate swimmer’s itch. Adjacent Hydrilla and other macrophytes will require clearing as these will also present a physical hazard to swimmers and watercraft. The monitoring programmes could ideally be done three to four weeks prior to extensive public usage to allow time for any remedial action. The prevalence of key mosquito species and of large Austropeplea (and Gyraulus and Amerianna) snails can be established quickly as can cercarial infection in the snails. If it is found necessary to establish infection rates in mosquitoes, the newly developed Ross River and Barmah Forest virus testing procedures using mosquito cell cultures and enzyme immunosorbent assay (Oliveira et al. 1995) would require six days processing time. This offers considerable economy over previous methods using intracerebral inoculation of baby suckling mice. We would suggest that prior to selected recreational events, especially those from March to May, the Water Supply Board should initiate the action shown in Figure 9.6. The information supplied in response to a request should be communicated to recreational users to ensure that they are aware of the risks. Perhaps mosquito, arbovirus, and schistosome status could be displayed in the same way as fire hazard status is commonly indicated. It would be remiss of us to generate the impression that we had all the answers to the Ross River dam. The stage 2A lake and its surrounds are undergoing a process of ecological change and realization of this must remain paramount. There are issues relating to mosquito biology and behaviour and to do with snail ecology generally that would repay further study. Thus further selective monitoring and research should not be forsaken. References." In Water Resources, 155–57. CRC Press, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203027851-41.

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Esteve, Ramón. "Refugio en la Viña. *** Cottage in the vineyard." In 8º Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Blanca - CIAB 8. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ciab8.2018.7492.

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Refugio en La Viña está ubicada en el término municipal de Fontanars, a las afueras del casco urbano, en una zona de grandes extensiones de cultivo. El proyecto busca la máxima integración paisajística y medioambiental, debido a su localización fronteriza entre una zona de pinada y los campos de vid de la nca, diluyéndose prácticamente en la vegetación. A ello contribuye la decisión de desarrollar todo el programa en una sola planta, además de la materialidad elegida, que aporta tonalidades coherentes con el lugar.***The house is located in the municipality of Fontanars, on the outskirts of the village surrounded by large acreage. The project seeks the maximum environmental and landscape integration because of its border location between a zone of pine forests and the grapevine fields, being practically diluted in the vegetation. This contributes the decision to develop the entire program in a single floor, in addition to the material chosen, which provides shade consistent with the place.
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Buzzetto-More, Nicole. "Navigating the Virtual Forest: How Networked Digital Technologies Can Foster Transgeographic Learning." In InSITE 2006: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2948.

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During the past decade the globally networked digital technologies that operate within the realm of the internet have encouraged academicians and educators the world over to communicate, collaborate, and share knowledge. They have stimulated the creation of transgeographic educational initiatives which broaden the opportunities of learners and are an effective means of eradicating ethnocentrism, xenophobia, and cultural divides. The construction of transgeographic learning communities within the unmapped virtual forest of the internet requires an organized and systematic approach. Success is dependent on committed participants; a shared learning platform; a clear understanding of purpose; extensive student and instructor preparedness towards technology usage; exemplary curricula; a central focus for investigation; interaction with experts; extensive opportunities for intellectual discourse; and collaboration. The purpose of this paper is to offer an independent examination of a successful technology-dependent transgeographic learning project that serves as a model from which to base future projects. The Summer Ecosystems Experience for Undergraduates (SEE-U) is available to colleges and university students worldwide, operating at three geographically distinct locations concurrently. The program includes global networking, GPS and GIS usage, a shared investigative focus, real-time interactions, data collection, a globally networked geo-referenced digital database that was specifically created for this project, data manipulation, online lectures, bulletin board discussions, Web-based office hours, links to relevant resources, expert presenters, online demonstration videos, networked simulations, collaborative research, and a series of student presentations.
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Ruiz, Pablo, Craig Perry, Alejando Garcia, Magali Guichardot, Michael Foguer, Joseph Ingram, Michelle Prats, Carlos Pulido, Robert Shamblin, and Kevin Whelan. The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project: Interim report—Northwest Coastal Everglades (Region 4), Everglades National Park (revised with costs). National Park Service, November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2279586.

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The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). It is a cooperative effort between the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the National Park Service’s (NPS) Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program (VMI). The goal of this project is to produce a spatially and thematically accurate vegetation map of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve prior to the completion of restoration efforts associated with CERP. This spatial product will serve as a record of baseline vegetation conditions for the purpose of: (1) documenting changes to the spatial extent, pattern, and proportion of plant communities within these two federally-managed units as they respond to hydrologic modifications resulting from the implementation of the CERP; and (2) providing vegetation and land-cover information to NPS park managers and scientists for use in park management, resource management, research, and monitoring. This mapping project covers an area of approximately 7,400 square kilometers (1.84 million acres [ac]) and consists of seven mapping regions: four regions in Everglades National Park, Regions 1–4, and three in Big Cypress National Preserve, Regions 5–7. The report focuses on the mapping effort associated with the Northwest Coastal Everglades (NWCE), Region 4 , in Everglades National Park. The NWCE encompasses a total area of 1,278 square kilometers (493.7 square miles [sq mi], or 315,955 ac) and is geographically located to the south of Big Cypress National Preserve, west of Shark River Slough (Region 1), and north of the Southwest Coastal Everglades (Region 3). Photo-interpretation was performed by superimposing a 50 × 50-meter (164 × 164-feet [ft] or 0.25 hectare [0.61 ac]) grid cell vector matrix over stereoscopic, 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) spatial resolution, color-infrared aerial imagery on a digital photogrammetric workstation. Photo-interpreters identified the dominant community in each cell by applying majority-rule algorithms, recognizing community-specific spectral signatures, and referencing an extensive ground-truth database. The dominant vegetation community within each grid cell was classified using a hierarchical classification system developed specifically for this project. Additionally, photo-interpreters categorized the absolute cover of cattail (Typha sp.) and any invasive species detected as either: Sparse (10–49%), Dominant (50–89%), or Monotypic (90–100%). A total of 178 thematic classes were used to map the NWCE. The most common vegetation classes are Mixed Mangrove Forest-Mixed and Transitional Bayhead Shrubland. These two communities accounted for about 10%, each, of the mapping area. Other notable classes include Short Sawgrass Marsh-Dense (8.1% of the map area), Mixed Graminoid Freshwater Marsh (4.7% of the map area), and Black Mangrove Forest (4.5% of the map area). The NWCE vegetation map has a thematic class accuracy of 88.4% with a lower 90th Percentile Confidence Interval of 84.5%.
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