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ReThinking Forest Management in the West

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Rethinking Forest Management in the West Presenter: Connie Millar
Length: 43 min and 53 s

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       Topics:

  • Natural Climate Cycles
  • IPCC Overview Highlights
  • IPCC Temperature and Co2 Projections
  • West: Temp and Precip
  • West: Drought Cycles
  • West: Snowpack and Streamflow
  • West: Glaciers
  • West: Forest Densification
  • West: Forest Mortality
  • West: Climate and Fire
  • California: 2100 Climate Projection
  • Current Mgmt Paradigms
  • Question: Are Current Concepts OK?
  • Limitations of Current Premises 1. HRV
  • 2. Ecologic Sustainability
  • 3. NRV
  • 4. Disturbance
  • New Mgmt Premises
  • Management Decisions
  • Overview 5 "R" Strategies
  • Toolbox Approach
  • Resistence Strategy
  • Examples of Resistence
  • Short Term Nature of Resistence Strategies
  • Resilience Strategy
  • Examples of Resilience
  • Response Strategy
  • Examples of Response
  • Realignment Strategy
  • Reduction Strategy
  • Sequestering Co2
  • Reducing Ecological Footprint
  • Settling Priorities
  • Summary: Management Options