This section of notes contains information on global forests (trends in deforestation and consequences), and then focuses on forests of the Pacific Northwestern US (the "PNW") as a case study. Another section will follow later, which will focus on how forests in this region have been managed in the past, and how that management is changing. I'm not sure that I'll get that section up by the end of this fall term, 2002, but I'll try!
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A. Global trends in forest cover, and consequences.
B. An historical perspective on forests of the PNW, including a discussion of forest fragmentation and its consequences.
C. The Northwest Forest Plan -- a quick look at the various land allocations that now apply to federal forests on the west side of the Cascades in OR, WA, and N. CA (more detail will follow, eventually, in another section).
D. What is so special about old-growth forests?
E. What are the "unique" structural features that characterize old-growth forests of the PNW, and how do they affect forest composition and function?
F. What is happening in terms of changes in forest management in the PNW?
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