2018 Pine-Oak-Hemlock Session
Agenda, Presentations (below) and Class Picture
Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth, NH
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Welcome, Institute Overview including NASP and Introductions—Bob Cooke, Charlie Levesque, Karen Bennett
Silviculture overview: back to the basics—Tony D’Amato
Pine-oak-hemlock–silvics, dynamics, climate change, restoration —Tom Lee
- Why trees grow where they do, W.B. Leak, 1979
Field trip to UNH Woodlands. Field trip leaders: Karen Bennett, Tony D’Amato, Mark Ducey, Jeff Garnas, Steve Eisenhaure, John Gunn, Bill Leak, Tom Lee, Isabel Munck, Matt Tarr, Mariko Yamasaki
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Silvicultural systems and practices including growth, yield, quality, regeneration in even- and uneven-aged stands—Bill Leak and Mark Ducey
- Oak, pine, hemlock silviculture—Bill Leak
- Oak-pine-hemlock silviculture: some preliminaries—Mark Ducey
- Seymour, R.S., A.S. White and P.G. deMaynadier. 2002. Natural disturbance regimes in northeastern North America – Evaluating silvicultural systems using natural scales and frequencies (PDF). Forest Ecology and Management 155:357-367.
Wildlife considerations—Matt Tarr and Mariko Yamasaki
- Predicted responses of wildlife to silvicultural treatments with a special focus on pine-oak-hemlock types—Matt Tarr
- A few minutes on oak-pine-hemlock habitat features—Mariko Yamasaki
New markets for northeastern forest owners? an intro to ecosystem markets—John Gunn
Field trip to Massabesic Experimental Forest (Lyman ME). Field trip leaders: Karen Bennett, Mark Ducey, John Gunn, Bill Leak, Tom Lee, Isabel Munck, Matt Tarr, Mariko Yamasaki
Required Readings
Please read these in advance of attending the session. Bring copies of readings for reference. Copies won’t be provided at module session:
- Kelty, M.J. 1996. Stand dynamics and silviculture of mixed conifer-hardwood stands in southern New England. In Silviculture of temperate and boreal broadleaf-conifer mixtures. P.G.Comeau and K.D. Thomas (editors). B.C.Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C. pp. 47-58.
- Kelty, M.J., D.B. Kittredge Jr., T. Kyker-Snowman, and A.D. Leighton. 2003. The Conversion of even-aged stands to uneven-aged structure in southern New England. North. J. Appl. For. 20: 109-116.
- Leak, W.B., M. Yamasaki, J.S. Ward, K. Desmarais, and K.P. Bennett. 2017. Ecology and Management of Northern Red Oak in New England. University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, Durham, NH.
Suggested readings
- Kanoti, A., K. Lombard, J. Weimer, B. Schultz, J. Esden, R. Hanavan, and M. Bohne. Managing Hemlock in Northern New England Forests Threatened by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Elongate Hemlock Scale. September 2015. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry. 28 pp.
- Waskiewicz, J., L. Kenefic, A. Weiskittel, and R. Seymour. 2013. Species mixture effects in northern red oak–eastern white pine stands in Maine, USA. For. Ecol. Manage. 298:71-81.
- Exploring Silvicultural Strategies in Northern New England III: Eastern White Pine webinar presented by R. Seymour on 3/17/16
Stand dynamics and forest health assignment
The goal of this assignment is to apply knowledge gained through today’s presentations, field trip, and your previous experience to develop a rapid assessment of a portion of UNH Woodlands in regards to patterns in pine-oak-hemlock forest development and associated forest health considerations.
Form a small group and discuss the questions on this worksheet: Assignment for Pine-Oak-Hemlock Module: Stand Dynamics and Forest Health. Fill out and submit one group worksheet (see “Upload your assignment” below) by Thursday morning before the session begins. When naming your file, use at least one last name of a person in your group.
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Submit electronically to instructors here by Thursday morning.
Credits
- May 16: 8.0 SAF category 1 CFE and 3.0 CT CEUs
- May 17: 8.0 SAF category 1 CFE credits and 3.0 CT CEUs