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;DA United States Department of Agriculture Communicating the Role Forest Service of Silviculture in Managing Northeastern Forest the National Forests Experiment Station General Technical Report NE-238 Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop May 19-22,1997 Warren, Pennsylvania over Photo. Stand development after the first silvicultural clearcut on the CAllegheny National Forest more than seven decades ago. II articles were received on floppy disk and were copy edited for uniform A type and style; each author is responsible for the accuracy and content of his or her own paper. Statements of contributors from outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture may not necessarily reflect the policy of the Department. Not all participants submitted manuscripts. he use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this publication is for the T information and convenience of the reader. 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Manuscript received for publication June 1997 Published by: For additional copies: USDA FOREST SERVICE USDA Forest Service 5 RADNOR CORP CTR SUITE 200 Publications Distribution RADNOR PA 19087-4585 359 Main Road Delaware, OH 4301 5 October 1997 Fax: (614)368-0152 Visit our homepage at http://mmv.nena.org/N~E~ome Communicating the Role of Silviculture in Managing the National Forests Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop May 19-22,1997 Warren, Pennsylvania Foreword The 1997 National Silviculture Workshop was held in and management activities and how they might be Warren, Pennsylvania, and hosted by the Allegheny used to demonstrate how silviculture can be used to National Forest, Region 9, and the Northeastern achieve a variety of desired forest conditions. Forest Experiment Station. This was the latest in a series of biennial workshops started in 1973, in The need for silviculturists to communicate their role Marquette, Michigan. The theme of this workshop was and the role of silviculture in the current management Communicating the Role of Silviculture in Managing of national forests is critical. This was discussed in an the National Forests." open forum at the workshop and a team of NFS (National Forest System) and Research people was The communication theme is especially timely and assigned to address this need and develop a strategy critical for several reasons. First, the Forest Service to deal with it. has been practicing good silviculture for several decades, but we have not done a good job of The Washington Office Forest Management (WO-FM) communicating that fact to our publics and customers. and the Forest Management Research (WO-FMR) Second, the skills and capabilities of our silviculturists staffs appreciate the efforts of our hosts in have often been overlooked both internally and Pennsylvania. Special acknowledgment is made to externally. And finally, we need to communicate the Chris Nowak, Jim Redding, Susan Stout, Wendy Jo importance of developing and following scientifically Snavley, and Kathy Sweeney, Northeastern Station; sound silvicultural practices as we move toward an Robert White, Steve Wingate, and Lois Demarco, ecological approach to the management of the Allegheny National Forest; and Monty Maldonado, national forests. Eastern Region, for their leadership and support in planning, arranging, and hosting the workshop. Also An excellent field trip to the Allegheny National Forest commended are the speakers for their excellent and the Kane Experimental Forest was hosted by presentations; the poster presenters; the moderators Allegheny National Forest and Northeastern Station who led the sessions; the 130 participants from personnel. The field trip gave the participants an Research and NFS from all over the country; and the opportunity to observe and discuss forest research special guests who participated in the workshop. Dennis Murphy Nelson Loftus Forest Management Forest Management Research Washington, DC Washington, DC Contents Opening Remarks: Welcome to the Allegheny National Forest; but will we be here 10 years from now? John E. Palmer .............................................................................................................. 1 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Communicating silviculture: values and benefits for the new millennium Robert E Powers and Philip S. Aune ............................................................................. 3 PANEL DISCUSSION Silviculture: What Is It Like, and Where Have We Journeyed? Ralph 0. Nyland ............................................................................................................1 1 COMMUNICATING THE VALUES AND BENEFITS OF SILVICULTURE TO POLICYMAKERS Stewart's Maxims: Eight "Do's" for Successfully Communicating Silviculture to Policymakers R. E. Stewart ................................................................................................................. 15 Is The Northern Spotted Owl Worth More Than The Orangutan? Donna Dekker-Robertson ......................................................................................... 19 Carbon Sequestration in Forests as a National Policy Issue Linda S. Heath and Linda A. Joyce ............................................................................... 29 COMMUNICATING THE VALUES AND BENEFITS OF SILVICULTURE THROUGH THE USE OF INVENTORY AND MONITORING Plant Morphological Characteristics as a Tool in Monitoring Response to Silvicultural Activities David S. Buckle& John C. Zasada, John C. Tappeiner /I, and Douglas M. Stone .......... 37 Monitoring the effects of partial cutting and gap size on microclimate and vegetation responses in northern hardwood forests in Wisconsin Terry E Strong, Ron M. Teclaw, and John C. Zasada ................................................... 42 COMMUNICATING THE VALUES AND BENEFITS OF SILVICULTURE IN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Communicating the Role of Science in Managing Giant Sequoia Groves Douglas D. Piirto, Robert R. Rogers,and Mary Chislock Bethke ................................... 48 Communicating the Role of Genetics in Management Mary E Mahalovich ....................................................................................................... 58 Demonstrating Vegetation Dynamics using SIMPPLLE Glenda Scott and Jimmie 0. Chew.. ..............................................................................65 Preparing for the Gypsy Moth--Design and Analysis for Stand Management: Dorr Run, Wayne National Forest J. J. Colbert, Phil Perry, and Bradley Onken .................................................................. 76 Communicating Old-Growth Forest Management on the Allegheny National Forest Brad Nelson, Chris Nowak, Scott Reifz, Dave decalesta, and Steve Wingate ............. 85 Use of Expert Systems for Integrated Silvicultural Planning Chris B. LeDoux ............................................................................................................ 90 Assessing Native American Disturbances in Mixed Oak Forests of the Allegheny Plateau Charles M, Ruffner, Andrew Sluyter, Marc 0. Abrams, Charlie Crothers, Jack Mclaughlin, and Richard Kandare ......................................................................... 96 COMMUNICATING THE VALUES AND BENEFITS OF SILVICULTURE THROUGH RESEARCH Communicating the role of silviculture and Forest Service silviculture research in the Interior West Dennis E. Ferguson, Victor J. Applegate, Philip S. Aune, Clinton E. Carlson, Kathleen Geier-Hayes, Russell 7: Graham, Glenn L. Jacobsen, Theresa 8.Jain, David C. Powell, Wayne D. Shepperd, John F! Sloan, Andrew Youngblood ................... 104 The Value of Long-term Silvicultural Research Studies Wayne D. Shepperd and Carleton B. Edminster.. .......................................................... 11 0 Defining the Role of Silvicultural Research in the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station Chris Nowak, Susan Stout, John Brissette, Laura Kenefic,,Gary Millec Bill Leak, Dan Yaussy, Tom Schuler, and Kurt Gottschalk ............................................................. 11 5 Two-Age Silviculture on the Monongahela National Forest--Managers and Scientists Assess 17 Years of Communication Gary VM Miller, James E. Johnson, John E. Baumgras, and R. Gary Bustamente ........ 123 Use of Molecular Genetic Markers in Forest Management Craig S. Echt ................................................................................................................. 134 North American Long-Term Soil Productivity Research Program Allan E. Tiarks, Marilyn A. B~.~ford,Robert E Powers, Jerry E Ragus,Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Felix Ponder, Jr., and Douglas M. Stone ........................................... 140 FIELD TRIP Communicating the story of silviculture on the Allegheny National Forest Lois M. DeMarco and Susan