Terrestrial habitat mapping of the Oak Ridge Reservation: 1996 Summary

Sensitive Resources Assessment and Forest Analysis for The SSP-2A Parcel and Proposed Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center (ORETTC), Oak Ridge, Tennessee

“…Subsequent designation of the ORR as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1989 marked the ORR as an important natural feature from local to international scales (Dale and Parr 1998). By 1994, ~20% of the ORR was largely transitional natural area, and ~70% was forested (Washington-Allen et al 1995). The ~43% increase in forest cover since 1942 included many blocks of interior forest (oak-hickory, pine-hardwood, or pine) that exceeded 100 acres (40 ha) in contiguously forested area (Figure 4) (Parr and Hughes 2006).…”

Wildlife Management Plan for the Oak Ridge Reservation

“…A review of period topographic maps indicated that 49% of the area was forested (Johnston 2011). Results of remote-sensing analyses show that in 1994 about 70% of the ORR was in forest cover and about 20% was transitional and consisted of old fields, agricultural areas, cutover forestlands, roadsides, and utility corridors (Washington-Allen et al 1995). Forested areas (hardwood and pine, with many areas in blocks greater than 100 acres [40 ha]) are found throughout the Reservation (Parr and Hughes 2006).…”

Spatial and temporal relationships between deer harvest and deer-vehicle collisions at Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee

“…About 70% of ORR was contiguous native eastern deciduous forest. The remaining area comprised transitional habitats, including old fields, agricultural areas, roadsides, and utility corridors (Washington‐Allen et al ). Less than 2% of the ORR was agricultural land (Giffen et al ).…”