nation Proceedings: national workshop on recreation research and management By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:30:00 PST Given increasing need and decreasing capacity, the Forest Service outdoor recreation research program must strategize how best to address current and future priorities. The papers compiled here were presented at the National Workshop on Recreation Research and Management held in Portland, Oregon, February 8-10, 2005. Papers are organized around four themes: Understanding Forest Recreation Visitors, Recreation Planning & Monitoring, Recreation Management, and Special Issues in Recreation. Full Article
nation Forest resources of the Umatilla National Forest By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:45:00 PST Current resource statistics for the Umatilla National Forest, based on two separate inventories conducted in 1993-96 and in 1997-2002, are presented in this report. Currently on the Umatilla National Forest, 89 percent of the land area is classified as forest land. The predominant forest type is grand fir (26 percent of forested acres) followed by the interior Douglas-fir (25 percent) and ponderosa pine (17 percent) types. The majority of net cubic foot wood volume (55 percent) comes from trees ranging in size from 11 to 23 inches diameter at breast height. The most commonly recorded cause of tree death was bark beetle (primarily Dendroctonus spp.) attack, with over half of the mortality volume attributed to these insects. Full Article
nation Proceedings: international conference on transfer of forest science knowledge and technology. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:45:00 PST This proceedings compiles papers presented by extensionists, natural resource specialists, scientists, technology transfer specialists, and others at an international conference that examined knowledge and technology transfer theories, methods, and case studies. Theory topics included adult education, applied science, extension, diffusion of innovations, social marketing, technology transfer, and others. Descriptions of methods and case studies collectively covered a wide range of current approaches that include combined digital media, engagement of users and communication specialists in the full cycle of research, integrated forestry applications, Internet-based systems, science writing, training, video conferencing, Web-based encyclopedias, and others. Innovations transferred were best management practices for water quality, forest reforestation practices, a land management system, portable timber bridges, reducedimpact logging, silvicultural practices, urban forestry, and many others. Innovation users included forest-land owners; land managers; logging industry; natural resource professionals; policymakers; public; rural and urban communities-and those in the interface between these two; and others. Technology transfer and related efforts took place in countries throughout the world. Full Article
nation National forests on the edge: development pressures on America's national forests and grasslands By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Mon, 25 Oct 2007 13:10:00 PST Many of America's national forests and grasslands--collectively called the National Forest System--face increased risks and alterations from escalating housing development on private rural lands along their boundaries. National forests and grasslands provide critical social, ecological, and economic benefits to the American public. This study projects future housing density increases on private rural lands at three distances--2, 3, and 10 miles--from the external boundaries of all national forests and grasslands across the conterminous United States. Some 21.7 million acres of rural private lands (about 8 percent of all private lands) located within 10 miles of the National Forest System boundaries are projected to undergo increases in housing density by 2030. Nine national forests are projected to experience increased housing density on at least 25 percent of adjacent private lands at one or more of the distances considered. Thirteen national forests and grasslands are each projected to have more than a half-million acres of adjacent private rural lands experience increased housing density. Such development and accompanying landscape fragmentation pose substantial challenges for the management and conservation of the ecosystem services and amenity resources of National Forest System lands, including access by the public. Research such as this can help planners, managers, and communities consider the impacts of local land use decisions. Full Article
nation National Visitor Use Monitoring implementation in Alaska By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:15:00 PST The USDA Forest Service implemented the National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) program across the entire National Forest System (NFS) in calendar year 2000. The primary objective of the NVUM program is to develop reliable estimates of recreation use on NFS lands via a nationally consistent, statistically valid sampling approach. Secondary objectives of NVUM are to characterize recreation visits, collect data in support of regional economic analyses, and gauge national forest visitor satisfaction. We document and review the round 1 NVUM implementation in the USDA Forest Service Alaska Region (R-10) with examination of the R-10 prework, sample day implementation, survey completion rates, sampling at cabins, boat docks, and air carriers; and the NVUM expansion weights assigned to survey cases. Several opportunities to improve the implementation of the standard NVUM protocols in R-10 are identified. Full Article
nation Integrated restoration of forested ecosystems to achieve multiresource benefits: proceedings of the 2007 national silviculture workshop By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2008 08:40:00 PST A primary mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is multiple resource management, and one of the emerging themes is forest restoration. The National Silviculture Workshop, a biennial event co-sponsored by the Forest Service, was held May 7-10, 2007, in Ketchikan, Alaska, with the theme of "Integrated Restoration of Forested Ecosystems to Achieve Multiresource Benefits." This proceedings presents a compilation of state-of-the-art silvicultural research and forestry management papers that demonstrates integrated restoration to yield multiple resource benefits. These papers highlight national perspectives on ecosystem services, forest restoration and climate change, and regional perspectives on forest restoration and silvicultural practices to achieve multiple resource benefits from researchers and forest practitioners working in a broad array of forest types in the United States. Full Article
nation A protocol using coho salmon to monitor Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan standards and guidelines for fish habitat By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 22 May 2008 14:00:00 PST We describe a protocol to monitor the effectiveness of the Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP) management standards for maintaining fish habitat. The protocol uses juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in small tributary streams in forested watersheds. We used a 3-year pilot study to develop detailed methods to estimate juvenile salmonid populations, measure habitat, and quantitatively determine trends in juvenile coho salmon abundance over 10 years. Coho salmon have been shown to be sensitive to habitat alterations, and we use coho salmon parr as the primary indicator in the protocol. A priori criteria for type I and type II error rates, effect size, and sample sizes for the protocol were derived with estimates of variance computed from the 3-year pilot study. The protocol is designed to detect trends in abundance of coho salmon parr, as well as coho salmon fry and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), in small streams managed according to TLMP standards and guidelines and to compare these to trends in unmanaged (old-growth) watersheds. Trends are adjusted to account for statistically significant habitat covariates. This information provides an important element in monitoring land management practices in the Tongass National Forest. The methods we describe may have application to monitoring protocols elsewhere for fish populations and land management practices. Full Article
nation Stumpage prices and volumes sold for individual western national forests: 1984-2007 By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:15:00 PST Sold prices for national forest stumpage provide geographically specific price references for timber. This report presents "sold" price series for western national forests between 1984 and the first 3 months of 2007. Selected trends in stumpage prices and sold volumes as well as issues related to species aggregation in the data are also discussed. Full Article
nation Northwest Forest Plan-the first 10 years (1994-2003): Socioeconomic monitoring of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and five local communities By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:10:00 PST This report examines socioeconomic changes that occurred between 1990 and 2003 associated with implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan (the Plan) in and around lands managed by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state. Our findings are based on quantitative data from the U.S. census, the USDA Forest Service and other federal databases, historical documents, and interviews with Forest Service employees and members of five case study communities: Naches Valley, Cashmere, Entiat, Twisp, and the Upper Okanogan Valley. We explore how the Plan affected the flow of socioeconomic benefits associated with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, such as the production of forest commodities and forest-based recreation, agency jobs, procurement contract work for ecosystem management activities, grants for community economic assistance, payments to county governments, and opportunities for collaborative forest management. The greatest socioeconomic change stemming from the national forest during the study period was the sharp decline in timber harvest activities, a change that had been underway prior to the Plan. This decline not only affected timber industry jobs in local communities, but also resulted in declining agency budgets and staff reductions. Communities' responses differed. Communities with greater economic diversity were able to absorb the changes in forest management, whereas communities more heavily dependent on timber experienced an additional destabilizing effect. Full Article
nation Dry forests of the Northeastern Cascades Fire and Fire Surrogate Project site, Mission Creek, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 08 Feb 2009 09:10:00 PST The Fire and Fire Surrogate (FFS) project is a large long-term metastudy established to assess the effectiveness and ecological impacts of burning and fire "surrogates" such as cuttings and mechanical fuel treatments that are used instead of fire, or in combination with fire, to restore dry forests. One of the 13 national FFS sites is the Northeastern Cascades site at Mission Creek on the Okanogan- Wenatchee National Forest. The study area includes 12 forested stands that encompass a representative range of dry forest conditions in the northeastern Cascade Range. We describe site histories and environmental settings, experimental design, field methods, and quantify the pretreatment composition and structure of vegetation, fuels, soils and soil biota, entomology and pathology, birds, and small mammals that occurred during the 2000 and 2001 field seasons. We also describe the implementation of thinning treatments completed during 2003 and spring burning treatments done during 2004 and 2006. Full Article
nation A tale of two cedars – International symposium on western redcedar and yellow-cedar By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue 28 Oct 2010 09:34:00 PST From May 24-28, 2010, an international symposium on western redcedar (Thuja plicata) and yellowcedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis [syn., Chamaecyparis nootkatensis]) was held at the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The symposium was entitled "A Tale of Two Cedars" and brought together local, regional, national, and international experts to present cultural, biological, management and economic information on the two species. Although some papers or posters focused on just one of the cedars, many of the presenters covered both species and discussed the similarities and differences between them. This proceedings includes abstracts or short papers from all of the formal presentations or posters presented at the symposium. Full Article
nation Stumpage market integration in western national forests. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:31:00 PST This study presents results of statistical tests for stumpage market integration on 62 national forests in the Western United States. Quarterly stumpage prices from 1984 to 2007 obtained from cut and sold reports for USDA Forest Service Regions 1, 4, 5, and 6 (Northern, Intermountain, Pacific Southwest, and Pacific Northwest, respectively) were analyzed to establish the presence and extent of national forest timber markets. Full Article
nation Ecosystem services as a framework for forest stewardship: Deschutes National Forest overview. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:10:00 PST The concept of ecosystem services has emerged as a way of framing and describing the comprehensive set of benefits that people receive from nature. These include commonly recognized goods like timber and fresh water, as well as processes like climate regulation and water purification, and aesthetic, spiritual, and cultural benefits. The USDA Forest Service has been exploring use of the framework of ecosystem services as a way to describe goods and services provided by federal lands and attract and build partnerships with stakeholders and nongovernmental organizations. More recently, the agency has sought place-based example applications of the ecosystem service framework to explore its possible use as a tool to guide forest management, and better illustrate the concept for policymakers, managers, and potential national forest partners. Full Article
nation Adapting to climate change at Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue 06 Sep 2011 14:10:00 PST Climate change presents a major challenge to natural resource managers both because of the magnitude of potential effects of climate change on ecosystem structure, processes, and function, and because of the uncertainty associated with those potential ecological effects. Concrete ways to adapt to climate change are needed to help natural resource managers take the first steps to incorporate climate change into management and take advantage of opportunities to counteract the negative effects of climate change. We began a climate change adaptation case study at Olympic National Forest (ONF) in partnership with Olympic National Park (ONP) to determine how to adapt management of federal lands on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, to climate change. The case study began in the summer of 2008 and continued for 1½ years. The case study process involved science-based sensitivity assessments, review of management activities and constraints, and adaptation workshops in each of four focus areas (hydrology and roads, fish, vegetation, and wildlife). The process produced adaptation options for ONF and ONP, and illustrated the utility of place-based vulnerability assessment and science-management workshops in adapting to climate change. The case study process provides an example for other national forests, national parks, and natural resource agencies of how federal land management units can collaborate in the initial stages of climate change adaptation. Many of the ideas generated through this process can potentially be applied in other locations and in other agencies. Full Article
nation Building a citizen-agency partnership among diverse interests: the Colville National Forest and Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition Experience By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 14:55:00 PST Concerns about forest health and the threat of wildfire across the Western United States increasingly provide the impetus for communities to find land management solutions that serve multiple interests. Funding and procedural changes over the past decade have positioned federal agencies to put greater emphasis on multistakeholder partnerships and public outreach efforts. Partnerships build slowly over time, but can result in a healthier resource, reduced fire risk, greater stability for agency planning processes, and more resilient communities. Drawing on interviews with stakeholders representing broad interests in a partnership between the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition and the Colville National Forest, we examine some of the critical factors leading to the partnership's success and identify challenges along the way. We illustrate how the citizens of Colville, Washington, overcame conflicts by learning to communicate their interests and use existing resources to advance a variety of goals, ranging from fuels reduction and active forest management to roadless area and wilderness management. We highlight a set of important organizational themes that have emerged from Colville to provide managers and other stakeholders with ideas for similar efforts. Full Article
nation Estimation of national forest visitor spending averages from National Visitor Use Monitoring: round 2. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:38:00 PST The economic linkages between national forests and surrounding communities have become increasingly important in recent years. One way national forests contribute to the economies of surrounding communities is by attracting recreation visitors who, as part of their trip, spend money in communities on the periphery of the national forest. We use survey data collected from visitors to all units in the National Forest System to estimate the average spending per trip of national forest recreation visitors engaged in various types of recreation trips and activities. Average spending of national forest visitors ranges from about $33 per party per trip for local residents on day trips to more than $983 per party per trip for visitors downhill skiing on national forest land and staying overnight in the local national forest area. We report key parameters to complete economic contribution analysis for individual national forests and for the entire National Forest System. Full Article
nation Responding to climate change in national forests: a guidebook for developing adaptation options. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST This guidebook contains science-based principles, processes, and tools necessary to assist with developing adaptation options for national forest lands. The adaptation process is based on partnerships between local resource managers and scientists who work collaboratively to understand potential climate change effects, identify important resource issues, and develop management options that can capitalize on new opportunities and reduce deleterious effects. Because management objectives and sensitivity of resources to climate change differ among national forests, appropriate processes and tools for developing adaptation options may also differ. Full Article
nation Assessing the vulnerability of watersheds to climate change: results of national forest watershed vulnerability pilot assessments By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:38:00 PST Existing models and predictions project serious changes to worldwide hydrologic processes as a result of global climate change. Projections indicate that significant change may threaten National Forest System watersheds that are an important source of water used to support people, economies, and ecosystems. Wildland managers are expected to anticipate and respond to these threats, adjusting management priorities and actions. Because watersheds differ greatly in: (1) the values they support, (2) their exposure to climatic changes, and (3) their sensitivity to climatic changes, understanding these differences will help inform the setting of priorities and selection of management approaches. Drawing distinctions in climate change vulnerability among watersheds on a national forest or grassland allows more efficient and effective allocation of resources and better land and watershed stewardship. Eleven national forests from throughout the United States, representing each of the nine Forest Service regions, conducted assessments of potential hydrologic change resulting from ongoing and expected climate warming. A pilot assessment approach was developed and implemented. Each national forest identified water resources important in that area, assessed climate change exposure and watershed sensitivity, and evaluated the relative vulnerabilities of watersheds to climate change. The assessments provided management recommendations to anticipate and respond to projected climate-hydrologic changes. Completed assessments differed in level of detail, but all assessments identified priority areas and management actions to maintain or improve watershed resilience in response to a changing climate. The pilot efforts also identified key principles important to conducting future vulnerability assessments. Full Article
nation Storage and flux of carbon in live trees, snags, and logs in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2014 9:55:00 PST Carbon storage and flux estimates for the two national forests in Alaska are provided using inventory data from permanent plots established in 1995–2003 and remeasured in 2004–2010. Estimates of change are reported separately for growth, sapling recruitment, harvest, mortality, snag recruitment, salvage, snag falldown, and decay. Although overall aboveground carbon mass in live trees did not change in the Tongass National Forest, the Chugach National Forest showed a 4.5 percent increase. For the Tongass National Forest, results differed substantially for managed and unmanaged forest: managed lands had higher per-acre rates of sequestration through growth and recruitment, and carbon stores per acre that were higher for decomposing downed wood, and lower for live trees and snags. The species composition of carbon stores is changing on managed lands, with a carbon mass loss for yellow-cedar but increases for red alder and Sitka spruce. On unmanaged lands, the Chugach National forest had carbon mass increases in Sitka spruce and white spruce, and the Tongass National Forest had increases in western redcedar and red alder. Full Article
nation Terrestrial species viability assessments for national forests in northeastern Washington. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 9:55:00 PST We developed a process to address terrestrial wildlife species for which management for ecosystem diversity may be inadequate for providing ecological conditions capable of sustaining viable populations. The process includes (1) identifying species of conservation concern, (2) describing source habitats, and other important ecological factors, (3) organizing species into groups, (4) selecting surrogate species for each group, (5) developing surrogate species assessment models; (6) applying surrogate species assessment models to evaluate current and historical conditions, (7) developing conservation considerations, and (8) designing monitoring and adaptive management. Following the application of our species screening criteria, we identified 209 of 700 species as species of concern on National Forest System lands east of the Cascade Range in Washington state. We aggregated the 209 species of conservation concern into 10 families and 28 groups based primarily on their habitat associations (these are not phylogenetic families). We selected 32 primary surrogate species (78 percent birds, 17 percent mammals, 5 percent amphibians) for application in northeastern Washington, based on risk factors and ecological characteristics. Our assessment documented reductions in habitat capability across the assessment area compared to historical conditions. We combined management considerations for individual species with other surrogate species to address multiple species. This information may be used to inform land management planning efforts currently underway on the Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville National Forests in northeastern Washington. Full Article
nation A spatial database for restoration management capability on national forests in the Pacific Northwest USA By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thur, 03 Mar 2016 9:55:00 PST Understanding the capacity to reduce wildfire risk and restore dry forests on Western national forests is a key part of prioritizing new accelerated restoration programs initiated by the Forest Service. Full Article
nation Integrating ecosystem services into national Forest Service policy and operations. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:38:00 PST The ecosystem services concept describes the many benefits people receive from nature. It highlights the importance of managing public and private lands sustainably to ensure these benefits continue into the future, and it closely aligns with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) mission to "sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.". Full Article
nation Climate change vulnerability assessment for the Chugach National Forest and the Kenai Peninsula. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 04 May 2017 14:38:00 PST This assessment evaluates the effects of future climate change on a select set of ecological systems and ecosystem services in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula and Chugach National Forest regions. The focus of the assessment was established during a multi-agency/organization workshop that established the goal to conduct a rigorous evaluation of a limited range of topics rather than produce a broad overview. Full Article
nation Recreation economic values for estimating outdoor recreation economic benefits from the National Forest System. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:00:00 PST Natural resource professionals are often tasked with weighing the benefits and costs of changes in ecosystem services associated with land management alternatives and decisions. In many cases, federal regulations even require land managers and planners to account for these values explicitly. Outdoor recreation is a key ecosystem service provided by national forests and grasslands, and one of significant interest to the public. This report presents the most recent update of the Recreation Use Values Database, based on an exhaustive review of economic studies spanning 1958 to 2015 conducted in the United States and Canada, and provides the most up-to-date recreation economic values available. When combined with data pertaining to recreation activities and the quantity of recreation use, the recreation economic values can be used for estimating the economic benefits of outdoor recreation. The recreation economic value estimates provided in this report, whether from past research literature or from values constructed using our meta-analysis benefit function, are average consumer surplus per person per activity day. Full Article
nation Spending patterns of outdoor recreation visitors to national forests. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2017 08:00:00 PST The economic linkages between national forests and surrounding areas are one of the important ways public lands contribute to the well-being of private individuals and communities. One way national forests contribute to the economies of surrounding communities is by attracting recreation visitors who, as part of their trip, spend money in communities on the peripheries of national forests. We use survey data collected from visitors to all forest and grasslands in the National Forest System to estimate the average spending per trip of national forest recreation visitors engaged in various types of recreation trips and activities. Average spending of national forest visitors ranges from about $36 per party per trip for local residents on day trips to more than $740 per party per trip for visitors downhill skiing or snowboarding on national forest lands and staying overnight off forest in local areas. We report key parameters to complete economic contribution analysis for individual national forests and for the entire National Forest System. Full Article
nation Deep Canyon and Subalpine Riparian and Wetland Plant Associations of The Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:26:36 PST This guide presents a classification of the deep canyon and subalpine riparian and wetland vegetation types of the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. A primary goal of the deep canyon and subalpine riparian and wetland classification was a seamless linkage with the midmontane northeastern Oregon riparian and wetland classification provided by Crowe and Clausnitzer in 1997. The classification is based on potential natural vegetation and follows directly from the plant association concept for riparian zones. The 95 vegetation types classified across the three national forests were organized into 16 vegetation series, and included some 45 vegetation types not previously classified for northeastern Oregon subalpine and deep canyon riparian and wetland environments. The riparian and wetland vegetation types developed for this guide were compared floristically and environmentally to riparian and wetland classifications in neighboring geographic regions. For each vegetation type, a section was included describing the occurrence#40;s#41; of the same or floristically similar vegetation types found in riparian and wetland classifications developed for neighboring geographic regions. Lastly, this guide was designed to be used in conjunction with the midmontane guide to provide a comprehensive look at the riparian and wetland vegetation of northeastern Oregon. Full Article
nation Assessment of The Risk of Invasion of National Forest Streams In The Pacific Northwest By Farmed Atlantic Salmon By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:00:00 PST This report describes the evidence for invasion of Pacific Northwest streams by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) that have escaped from marine salmon farms, and assesses the potential impact of farmed salmon invasion on native fishes inhabiting streams on National Forest System lands. The current risk to streams on National Forest lands in the Pacific Northwest from Atlantic salmon invasions appears to be low and is limited to a few areas in northwest Washington and southeast Alaska. However, long-term risks may be substantial if fish continue to escape from marine rearing pens or freshwater hatcheries. The two greatest threats appear to be that (1) Atlantic salmon could transmit a serious disease or parasite to native fishes, and (2) escaped salmon could eventually adapt to local conditions, leading to self-sustaining populations. If Atlantic salmon populations are eventually established, this species' preference for swiftly flowing stream habitats could facilitate competition with currently at-risk species such as steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). This could result in a pattern of expansion similar to that observed in other nonnative aquatic plants and animals, in which a prolonged early colonization period is followed by a rapid phase of exponential growth as breeding populations adapt to local conditions. Full Article
nation Adaptations to climate change: Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests. By www.fs.fed.us Published On :: Mon., 15 Oct 2012 13:50:00 PST Forest managers are seeking practical guidance on how to adapt their current practices and, if necessary, their management goals, in response to climate change. Science-management collaboration was initiated on national forests in eastern Washington where resource managers showed a keen interest in science-based options for adapting to climate change at a 2-day workshop. Scientists and managers reviewed current climate change science and identified resources vulnerable to expected climate change. Vulnerabilities related to vegetation and habitat management included potential reductions in forest biodiversity and low forest resilience to changing disturbance regimes. The vulnerabilities related to aquatic and infrastructure resources included changing water quality and quantity, the risk to roads and other facilities from changes to hydrologic regimes, and the potential loss of at-risk aquatic species and habitats. Managers then worked in facilitated groups to identify adaptations that could be implemented through management and planning to reduce the vulnerability of key resources to climate change. The identified adaptations were grouped under two major headings: Increasing Ecological Resiliency to Climate Change, and Increasing Social and Economic Resiliency to Climate Change. The information generated from the science-management collaborative represents an initial and important step in identifying and prioritizing tangible steps to address climate change in forest management. Next would be the development of detailed implementation strategies that address the identified management adaptations.. Full Article
nation What time is the Queen's VE Day address to the nation? By www.chroniclelive.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:17:32 +0000 The Queen will be making a special address this Friday evening to mark Victory in Europe Day Full Article What's On
nation Ant and Dec auction off National Television Awards for the NHS By www.chroniclelive.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 17:00:00 +0000 The presenters got a winning bid of £4,500 for Chris Evans' fundraising auction for the charity Scrubs Glorious Scrubs, which is supporting NHS workers by sewing scrubs Full Article North East News
nation [Promo] Make The Morning Show Prep Section Your Daily Destination By www.allaccess.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 03:24:08 -0700 ALL ACCESS has compiled some of the best in the business for our MORNING SHOW PREP section. What's there for you to check out? ROSS BRITTAIN: Veteran morning man ROSS BRITTAIN shares some … more Full Article
nation KHTS (Channel 933)/San Diego Delivers PPE On National Nurses Day By www.allaccess.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:06:21 -0700 iHEARTMEDIA Top 40 KHTS (CHANNEL 933)/SAN DIEGO has coordinated a 'Make Happiness Happen' campaign, collecting donations from listeners in order to purchase personal protection … more Full Article
nation How do the UK nations differ over easing lockdown? By www.belfastlive.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:35:12 +0000 The four parts of the UK could now move at ‘different speeds’ in adapting their Coronavirus restrictions Full Article News
nation Pandemic Hits Live Nation Revenue, Income In First Quarter 2020 By www.allaccess.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:39:05 -0700 The concert promotion and ticketing business came to a screeching halt for LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT in mid-MARCH with the COVID-19 pandemic stopping all live concert action, and first … more Full Article
nation KPLZ (Star 101.5)/Seattle Honors A Nurse Every Hour On National Nurses Appreciation Day By www.allaccess.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 05:47:22 -0700 SINCLAIR Hot AC KPLZ (STAR 101.5)/SEATTLE will celebrate National Nurses Appreciation Day by honoring one local nurse every hour on WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th. For the past week, listeners were … more Full Article
nation KCSN-KSBR (88.5FM)/Los Angeles-Mission Viejo Matches Joe Walsh Donations Challenge By www.allaccess.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:07:01 -0700 KCSN-KSBR (88.5FM)/LOS ANGELES-MISSION VIEJO current pledge drive got an interesting twist this week when station fan JOE WALSH said he would match the total if the station could generate 500 … more Full Article
nation International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces 2019 Winners By www.allaccess.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 01:20:01 -0700 The INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) has revealed its 2019 winners. The top honor for 2019 goes to AUSTRALIAN artist and songwriter TONES AND I for the song "Dance … more Full Article
nation Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art By wordpress.org Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:12:17 +0000 The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art focus is to inspire conversations about the beauty, power, and diversity of African arts and cultures worldwide. Full Article Featured WordPress.org Culture Museum Non-profit Travel
nation Amnesty International Korea By wordpress.org Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:22:42 +0000 Amnesty International Korea – Promoting and Defending Human Rights in Korea and around the world. Why it’s in the Showcase: This website is made by WordPress Multisite as a CMS. There are many different kinds of contents and applications. Users... Full Article WordPress.org CMS International Korea Non-profit
nation The Nation By wordpress.org Published On :: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:06:42 +0000 The Nation is America’s oldest weekly magazine, serving as a critical, independent voice in American journalism and a platform for investigative reporting and spirited debate on issues of import to the progressive community. Full Article Featured WordPress.org CMS Magazines
nation The National Puerto Rican Day Parade By wordpress.org Published On :: Sat, 28 May 2016 00:34:06 +0000 The National Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC is the largest parade in the country. Full Article Featured WordPress.org
nation Statement: Leaders of nation’s charitable nonprofits urge Congress to go further By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:44:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23) —The organizations highlighted below express thanks to the Senate for taking the first step in recognizing nonprofits in its proposed relief package. However, we believe Congress needs to take further actions to ensure our... Full Article
nation Leaders of nation’s charitable nonprofits respond to passage of CARES By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:28:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020 — Following days of heated marathon negotiations, the Senate approved the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the largest emergency aid package in U.S. history. The CARES Act includes more than $2... Full Article
nation Federal district court strikes down USDA rule that weakens national school nutrition programs By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:45:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2020 — Yesterday, a federal district court struck down a rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that rolled back nutrition standards in schools. Last fall, The American Heart Association, the world’s leading... Full Article
nation Cronulla Riots - The Day That Shocked the Nation By Published On :: Investigate the simmering tensions between groups of Australians that led to racially motivated violence at Sydneyâs Cronulla Beach in December 2005. Full Article
nation New oxygenation and ventilation management training for health care providers By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 19:31:00 GMT DALLAS, April 3, 2020 — With the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients are having difficulty breathing and requiring ventilators to help them breathe. As hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) volumes increase with COVID-19 patients, health care ... Full Article
nation Stroke survivors honored with national award for resilience and creativity By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT DALLAS, April 27, 2020 — Stroke is a leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the U.S. Yet millions of survivors, caregivers and supporters overcome the challenges stroke presents each day. This year, the American Stroke Association, ... Full Article
nation Struggling Sutton and Epsom Rugby Club 'overwhelmed' as global donations raise £24k By www.getsurrey.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 03:00:00 GMT In a year that has seen financial struggles and even loss of life, the community has generously supported the club Full Article Sport
nation Boats heading for different destinations By www.thegazette.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 18:37:30 -0400 We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.For some, quarantine is optimal: a moment of reflection, of reconnection, easy in flip-flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis.In some homes a sole occupant faces loneliness. In others, family members are getting peace and time with each other — in others, quarantine means an increased danger due to domestic violence.Some families of four just received $3,400 from the stimulus while other families of four saw $0.Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend.Some want to go back to work because they don’t qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to punish those who break the quarantine.Some are home spending a few hours a day helping their child with online schooling while others are educating their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday.Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don’t believe this is a big deal.We are not in the same boat. Our perceptions and needs are completely different.We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey.Diane LaDukeIowa City Full Article Letters to the Editor
nation Can't add pagination on WooThemes Thick Theme By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:08:58 +0000 Everything I have tried has led to nothing. And I have tried six way’s from Sunday to get my main posts to paginate. example one: <?php $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1; query_posts('offset=1&showposts=' . get_option('woo_other_entries') . '&cat=-' . $GLOBALS['ex_asides'] . '&paged=$paged' ); ?> example two: <?php global $myOffset; global $wp_query; $myOffset = 1; $paged […] The post Can′t add pagination on WooThemes Thick Theme appeared first on WPCult. Full Article Tips & Tricks pagination query_post THiCK WooThemes WP_Query