SWCD 2021 Ecological Function, Production & Restoration
On March 11, 2021 we had the pleasure of working with colleagues from Yale School of Forestry (Dr. Joe Orefice) and a private consultant (Jeff Jourdain) to zoom with natural resource professional of the NY Soil and Water Conservation District Annual meeting. The session we offered was titled "Restoring Ecological Function and Production to Woodlands." This blog is our way to share documents mentioned during that training or otherwise of interest to participants and practitioners in general.
Links to presentations - Restoring Ecological Function and Production of Woodlands
The agenda agenda-woodland-restoration
- Introduction (Smallidge) pdf
- Terminology and overview (Orefice) pdf
- Role of management (Smallidge) pdf
- Planning for restoration (Chedzoy) pdf
- Putting a plan into action (Jourdain) pdf
- Using silviculture (Smallidge) pdf
- Forest Vegetation Management (Chedzoy) pdf
- Woodland regeneration strategies (Smallidge) pdf
- Case examples (Chedzoy)
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ForestConnect webinar archives (monthly, 2007-present)
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Understanding Healthy Forests (Yale)
Forest Vegetation Management matrix, guidance for solution to controlling interfering vegetation.
Assessing forest regeneration, knowing if you are poised for success.
How tree vigor influences growth and output, and responds to thinning.
Management in the aftermath of emerald ash borer
NYS Forest Statistics 2017
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