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Road Management in the Context of Watershed Restoration (2010)

This paper synthesizes information from presentations and discussions that occurred as part of a two-day workshop. The workshop was the second annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Forest Restoration Learning Network and emphasized planning and prioritization of road management treatments, public/private/tribal partnerships, and specific strategies to improve effectiveness of road upgrading and decommissioning projects.

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Ellsworth Creek Baseline Monitoring Data (2007)

Ellsworth Creek Preserve is being used by The Nature Conservancy to test impacts of three different restoration treatments on eight experimental sub-basins within the watershed. This suite of GIS data is part of the baseline monitoring (data collected prior to treatment) of that experiment and includes information on surveys of migratory forest birds, stream-associated amphibians, stream physical habitat, and forest structure and vegetation.

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Forest Characterization within Old-Growth Refugia and Young Managed Forests in the Willapa Hills (2009)

Characterization of Biological Diversity, Structure, and Composition within Old-Growth Forest Refugia and Young Managed Forests in the Willapa Hills. Provides a description of the study area and forest stands, and gives detailed descriptions of anthropod and vegetation surveys.

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Restoration of Young Forests with an Emphasis on Pre-Commercial Thinning (2008)

Notes from the first meeting of the Pacific Northwest Forest Restoration Cooperative. This report provides an introduction to the Cooperative, gives a background of forest thinning, sets goals and objectives, details the spatial context of projects within the landscape, and discusses prescription options to consider for best management practices.

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