A5057109632- Forest Management and Policy
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Mining and Resource Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Global Energy Security and Policy
- Russia and Soviet political economy
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Forest ecology and management
Oregon State University
2023-2024
University of Kentucky
2021-2023
Abstract This paper presents the first nationwide analysis detailing scope and scale of labor-intensive forestry contracts performed on National Forest System lands examines businesses contracted, location types work performed, distance traveled by between 2001 2020. During study period, 61,698 were awarded to 7,896 businesses, totaling $12.9 billion, perform work, with most being contracted for wildfire-related activities. Businesses typically located in western states non-minority owned...
Abstract White oak is a major commercial tree species and an important timber resource in Kentucky. However, current forest inventory trends from the Central Hardwood Forest Region (CHFR) reveal sustainability threat declining white regeneration recruitment leading to disproportionate structure. Using Inventory Analysis (FIA) data together with Vegetation Simulator (FVS), we performed base run analysis of projected levels sawlogs better understand whether level sustainable support harvest...
Abstract Though the federal government impacts private forest management across United States through legislation such as Clean Water Act, state-level regulations applied to landowners vary remarkably. Despite this diversity of policies, little is known about how variations in regulatory intensity (defined here number forestry regulations) correlate with political and socioeconomic characteristics. In study, we use a quantitative approach explore regulation on practices impacting all 50...
Abstract Kentucky’s forest sector plays an important role in the state’s economic development through provision of market and nonmarket goods services as well employment. The forest-dependent communities are socio-economically diverse with varying poverty rate levels. An aggregate state-level analysis its contribution to communities’ well-being masks regional differences how dependence is related dependent communities. In this research, we divided Kentucky into three regions based on county...
Abstract Rural communities depend on the forest sector to fulfill their subsistence needs and maintain economic well-being. The in Kentucky provides significant employment opportunities rural state. Despite this, little is understood of how communities’ dependence related In this research, we divided into three regions based physiographic conditions examine contribution sector. We applied regression correlation analyses assess relationship between well-being for using common socioeconomic...