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General Technical Report

Title: Proceedings of a Symposium on the Kings River Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Project: Progress and Current Status; January 26, 1998; Clovis, CA.

Author: Verner, Jared, tech. editor.

Date: 2002

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-183. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station; 154 p

Station ID: GTR-PSW-183

Description: Ecosystem management aligns different uses of the land with ecological parameters and goals of environmental quality. An important USDA Forest Service mission is to balance the multiple uses of its lands in an ecologically sustainable way. This objective has been particularly challenging for National Forests of the Sierra Nevada in the face of heated controversies over the effects of even-aged timber harvest on old-growth forests and their associated wildlife, such as the California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis). Much of the concern stems from loss of habitat attributes—closed-canopied stands, very old trees, large snags and downed wood, and multiple structural layers—believed to be needed by the owl and other wildlife species. Several of these attributes are also believed to be vital for sustaining healthy, productive forests

Key Words: hypogeous fungi, prescribed burning, fisher, forest management

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Contents

Front Matter (52 KB)
Preface (68 KB)
A Landscape Analysis Plan (580 KB)
Nancy E. Fleenor
An Uneven-aged Management Strategy: Lessons Learned  (1.4 MB)
Mark T. Smith and John D. Exline
The Teakettle Experiment (536 KB)
Malcolm P. North
Watershed Analysis (1.2 MB)
Alan Gallegos
Current Investigations of Fungal Ectomycorrhizal Communities in the Sierra National Forest (976 KB)
Thomas D. Burns, Annette M. Kritzer, Thomas R. Horton, Eric A-D. Stendell, Martin I. Bidartondo, and Timothy M. Szaro
Diets of California Spotted Owls in the Sierra National Forest (264 KB)
Thomas E. Munton, Kenneth D. Johnson, George N. Steger, and Gary P. Eberlein
Demography of the California Spotted Owl in the Sierra National Forest and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks (332 KB)
George N. Steger, Thomas E. Munton, Kenneth D. Johnson, and Gary P. Eberlein
Fisher Research in the Kings River Sustainable Forest Ecosytems Project Current Results and Future Efforts (2.6 MB)
Brian B. Boroski, Richard T. Golightly, Amie K. Mozzoni, and Kimberly A. Sager

Citation

Verner, Jared  2002.  Proceedings of a Symposium on the Kings River Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Project: Progress and Current Status; January 26, 1998; Clovis, CA.   Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-183. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station; 154 p.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr183/