Forest statistics for Arkansas counties - 1995

London, Jack D.

doi:10.2737/srs-rb-17

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“…Data from the recently completed FIA report for the State of Arkansas (London 1997, Rosson 1997 were used to evaluate sustainability relative to the new sector's operations. The authors analyzed other available data provided by Arkansas forest industry sources, Arkansas government officials, and others.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the public forest database was divided into two ownership classesnational forest and other public. Available FIA data for the State (London 1997) and the four Regions in the State London 1997a, 1997b;others 1995, 1997) were used to compare attributes of these two ownership classes with regional and statewide averages. Several comparisons between 1988 and 1995 were possible using the 1988 FIA statewide report (Hines and Vissage 1988) and the 1988 Ozark region and Ouachita region reports (Hines 1988a(Hines , 1988b.…”

Section: General Attributes Of Public Forest Landsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sustainability of timber supply-FIA data from the 1995-96 survey were used to calculate existing rates of growth and removals in nonhickory hardwoods within the WSA; sustainability was evaluated by comparing net growth and removals (London 1997, Rosson 1997. Total physical supply was calculated as the nonhickory hardwood growth and removal levels for all timberland ownerships.…”

Section: Economic Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The highlights of the seventh forest survey of Arkansas are presented in this paper. There are numerous publications already released about this survey-four forest survey unit reports others 1995, 1997;London 1997a, 1997b) and a county statistical report (London 1997). A comprehensive State analytical report is in preparation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other forest land (woodland in earlier forest survey reports) did not have the potential to produce 20 cubic feet/acre/year of industrial wood due to adverse site conditions. Area estimates, measurements, and sampling variance by county referenced the 1995 (London 1997) (ECOMAP 1993) to compile FIA statistics for Arkansas by subregion (province and section). A province was a region primarily controlled by climatic weather patterns; a section was a subdivision of a province having broad areas of similar geomorphology, drainage patterns, topography, and regional climate (McNab and Avers 1994).…”

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Proceedings of the symposium on Arkansas forests: a conference on the results of the recent forest survey of Arkansas; 1997 May 30-31; North Little Rock, Arkansas

Guldin¹

2001

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: General Attributes Of Public Forest Landsmentioning

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Section: Economic Questionsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Proceedings of the symposium on Arkansas forests: a conference on the results of the recent forest survey of Arkansas; 1997 May 30-31; North Little Rock, Arkansas

Guldin¹

2001

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Impacts of Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Forest Management on Soils in the Ouachita Highlands: A Review

Liechty

Shelton

Luckow

et al. 2002

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

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Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) is the most ecologically and economically important tree species in the Ouachita Highlands of the southcentral United States. This species can occur in relatively pure stands but most frequently exists in mixed stands with various hardwood species. Because of the diversity of land ownership, public concerns about forest management, and increased intensity of forest practices, the Ouachita Highlands have been a focal point for numerous research projects over the past 20 yr that have studied how forest management affects soils. We summarized information in four fundamental areas: (1) compaction, (2) soil loss, (3) organic matter, and (4) nutrients to better evaluate if and to what degree management practices such as harvesting and prescribed fire modify the productivity and sustainability of soils in this region. The review indicated that soils with less than 15% rock content or sandy loam textures were susceptible to compaction when harvested during wet weather conditions. Although partial harvesting techniques, such as single-tree or group selection, tended to reduce overall soil disturbance in a stand, it increased soil compaction on primary skid trails by concentrating traffic on fewer skid trails. Compaction on skid trails frequently elevated bulk density to levels that could reduce regeneration success or seedling growth. Using current harvesting systems, soil losses and displacement to streams after harvesting appeared to have little or no effect on long-term soil productivity. Harvesting and prescribed fires significantly altered nutrient and organic matter contents of the forest floor and mineral soil. However, recovery of these nutrient or organic pools often occurred rapidly after these cultural practices occurred. Little information was available for determining how repeated silvicultural practices over multiple rotations would affect long-term soil productivity in the Ouachita Highlands. South. J. Appl. For. 26(1):43–51.

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Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment: Social and Economic Conditions

Agriculture¹

1999

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Change is evident across the Ozark and Ouachita Highlands. Whether paying attention to State and regional news, studying statistical patterns and trends, or driving through the Highlands, one cannot escape signs that growth may be putting strains on the area's natural resources and human communities. How people regard these changes varies widely, however, as does access to reliable information that might help them assess the significance of what is happening in the Highlands. The Assessment reports provide windows to a wealth of such information.The Social and Economic Conditions report is one of five that document the results of the Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment. Federal and State natural resource agency employees and university and other cooperators worked together to produce the four technical reports that examine air quality; aquatic conditions; terrestrial vegetation and wildlife; and social and economic conditions. Dozens of experts in various fields provided technical reviews. Other citizens were involved in working meetings and supplied valuable ideas and information throughout the process. The Summary Report provides an overview of the key findings presented in the four technical reports. Data sources, methods of analysis, findings, discussion of implications, and links to dozens of additional sources of information are included in the four technical reports.The USDA Forest Service initiated the Assessment and worked with other agencies to develop a synthesis of the best information available on conditions and trends in the Ozark-Ouachita Highlands. Assessment reports emphasize those conditions and trends most likely to have some bearing on the future management of the region's three national forests-the Mark Twain, Ouachita, and Ozark-St. Francis. People who are interested in the future of the region's other public lands and waters or of this remarkable region as a whole should also find the reports valuable.No specific statutory requirement led to the Assessment. However, data and findings assembled in the reports will provide some of the information relevant for an evaluation of possible changes in the land and resource management plans of the Highland's three national forests. The National Forest Management Act directs the Forest Service to revise such management plans every 10 to 15 years, which means that the national forests of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma should have revised plans in the year 2001. Due to restrictions in the appropriations bills that provide funding for the Forest Service, it is uncertain when these revisions can begin.The charter for the Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment established a team structure and listed tentative questions that the teams would address. Assembled in mid-1996, the Terrestrial, Aquatic and Atmospheric, and Human Dimensions (Social-Economic) Teams soon refined and condensed these questions and then gathered and evaluated vast quantities of information. They drafted their key findings in late 1997 and refined them several times through mid-1999. In...

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Forest statistics for Arkansas counties - 1995

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Proceedings of the symposium on Arkansas forests: a conference on the results of the recent forest survey of Arkansas; 1997 May 30-31; North Little Rock, Arkansas

Proceedings of the symposium on Arkansas forests: a conference on the results of the recent forest survey of Arkansas; 1997 May 30-31; North Little Rock, Arkansas

Impacts of Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Forest Management on Soils in the Ouachita Highlands: A Review

Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment: Social and Economic Conditions

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