Online Overview Session Documents

Required Readings

• D’Amato, A. W., Bradford, J. B., Fraver, S., & Palik, B. J. 2011. Forest management for mitigation and adaptation to climate change: Insights from long-term silviculture experiments. Forest Ecology and Management, 262(5), 803-816.
• Defining Riparian Areas. Chapter 2 in Riparian Management in Forests of the Continental Eastern United States.
  Ilhardt, B.L., E.S. Verry, B.J. Palik. 2000. Defining Riparian Areas. Chapter 2 in Riparian Management in Forests of the Continental Eastern United States. Pages 23-41. Edited by E.S. Verry, J.W. Hornbeck, and C. A. Dolloff. Lewis Publishers.
• Factors Limiting Brook Trout Biomass in Northeastern Vermont Streams.
  Jud F. Kratzer & Dana R. Warren (2013): Factors Limiting Brook Trout Biomass in Northeastern Vermont Streams, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 33:1, 130-139
• Logging in New England Need Not Cause Sedimentation of Streams.
  Martin, C.W. and J.W., Hornbeck.1994. Logging in New England Need Not Cause Sedimentation of Streams. North. J. Appl. For. 11(1):17-23.

These readings are suggested:

• Opportunities for Cold Water Fisheries Habitat Enhancement Associated with Forestry Operations in Maine: Placing Large Wood in Streams. 2013. Maine Forest Service. 34 p.
• Forestry Core Curriculum Style Manual for Reports.
  Stovall, Jeremy. 2013. Forestry Core Curriculum Style Manual for Reports. in Forestry Style Manual. pp 1-22.

Overview Session Agenda and Presentation Materials

To access powerpoint handouts click on presentation title, to access instructor biosketch, click on names.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

7:30 — 8:30 AM Register and check-in

8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast for May 22 arrivals

8:30 – 9:00 Welcome, National Advanced Silviculture Program and Introductions—Steve Sinclair, Carrie Sweeney, Charlie Levesque, Karen Bennett and Tony D’Amato

9:00 – 10:00 Invasive Plants in New England—Dana Hazen

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 11:15 Pesticide Use in New England—Dana Hazen

11:15 – 12:15 Technical Writing Including Prescriptions—Mike Maguire

12:15 -1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Hydrology—Paul Barten

2:00 – 6:00 Field Trip at Craftsbury Outdoor Center Overview and Mixed-wood stand information for assignment (sale layout and design, logging aesthetics, hydrology, markets and utilization, field activity for overnight assignment)—Rick Morrill and Jared Nunery

6:00 – 7:00 Dinner

Evening—work on assignments Developing silvicultural prescriptions and free time

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

7:00 -8:00 AM Climate change adaptation and mitigation considerations—Tony D’Amato

8:00 – 8:45 Breakfast and pack box lunches

8:45 – 9:45 Presentation Skills—Amanda Mahaffey

9:45 – 10:45 Monitoring Silvicultural Operations—Ken Desmarais

10:45 -11:00 Break

11:00 – Noon Fisheries—Pete Emerson

Noon -1:00 PM Bag lunch and fisheries field trip—Pete Emerson

1:00 – 2:45 Markets and Utilization—Steve Bick

2:45 -3:00 Break

3:00 -5:00 Fire Ecology—Bill Patterson

5:00 Certificate distribution and safe travels