Report of the Forest Service

Report of the Forest Service
Author: United States. Forest Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1978
Genre: Forest policy
ISBN:

Combined reports of: Report to Congress and Report for the Secretary of Agriculture.

Southern Forest Resource Assessment

Southern Forest Resource Assessment
Author: David N. Wear
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2002
Genre: Forests and forestry
ISBN:

Forces of change; Social and economics systems; Forest area conditions; Terrestrial ecosystems; Water quality, wetlands, and aquatic ecosystems.

Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States
Author: Therese M. Poland
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030453677

This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ecology, impacts, and practical tools for management of invasive species. It covers species of all taxonomic groups from insects and pathogens, to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms that impact a diversity of habitats in forests, rangelands and grasslands of the United States. It is well-illustrated, provides summaries of the most important invasive species and issues impacting all regions of the country, and includes a comprehensive primary reference list for each topic. This scientific synthesis provides the cultural, economic, scientific and social context for addressing environmental challenges posed by invasive species and will be a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, natural resource managers and practitioners.

A Burning Issue

A Burning Issue
Author: Robert Henry Nelson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780847697359

Created in the early 20th century to provide scientific management of the nation's forests, the U.S. Forest Service was, for many years, regarded as a model agency in the federal government. The author contends that this reputation is undeserved and the Forest Service's performance today is unacceptable. Not only has scientific management proven impossible in practice, it is also objectionable in principle. Furthermore, the author argues that the Forest Service lacks a coherent vision and prefers to sponsor only fashionable environmental solutions--most recently ecosystem management. Describing its history and failures, the author advocates replacing the service with a decentralized system to manage the protection of national forests.