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This was a huge work that we just got published on trends and patterns in evidence synthesis within the field of Forestry and Forest-based Sector (F&FS) . The study investigates potential biases in evidence synthesized by examining different forms of synthesis (i.e. systematic and non-systematic), topics covered and geographical distribution of underpinning studies.
Reviewed topics are dominated by #ForestManagement, #Biodiversity and #ClimateChange, even though the field is sprawling away from core silviculture themes and into more transdisciplinary issues.
https://kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fauthors.elsevier.com%2Fsd%2Farticle%2FS1389-9341(25)00272-2/1/0102019bb8f33f70-22cdeb05-eff2-4afb-8f03-b9eb7a3813b3-000000/ERe2uC45FU6T7aRnqe4DgN9NIdQ=460
#bibliometrics #Forests #Forestry #ForestResearch #ForestBasedSector #EvidenceSynthesis
#AcademicChatter

Last boosts: since this trend has only accelerated, I figured I'd re-share.

I was reviewing some older notes of mine from the event. This one stood out at the time and still does:

Meghan Wiessner and Nathan Ensmenger talked about FORPLAN, a large linear programming model the US forestry service used to generate forest use plans. They both noted its complexity and its shortcomings, how it did not take account of local knowledge and otherwise oversimplified forestry, and how it was divisive.

If you've never come across FORPLAN I recommend looking it up (this is good if you're OK with technical reports). It went into use in late 1979 and was controversial from the beginning. It relied on (then) largescale linear programming methods to determine how to manage the US's forests. Like so many efforts before and since, it set aside expert and/or local knowledge of the domain, made horrendous miscalculations, yet was treated as if it were making divine proclamations that must be followed. One of the early critics of it started a libertarian blog called the Antiplanner to argue against government land-use planning.

#FORPLAN #planning #ForestManagement #AI #LinearProgramming

Its always sad to see another hillside fall victim to clearcutting, but this lone feller-buncher doing battle with the dark woods early this morning certainly made for a compelling photograph. (swipe for full photo)

#forestry #forestmanagement #logging #clearcutting #fellerbuncher #darkforest #winter

A feller-buncher clearcutting trees on a snow-covered hillside at night. Portrait orientation.

A feller-buncher clearcutting trees on a snow-covered hillside at night.

How do we prop up the soft wood lumber industry when there are no more 2x4s ?
#ForestManagement
Did you know that the fastest growth of “harvesting” in #BritishColumbia is taking place right now in our last stands of #OldGrowthForests ?
A lot of these stands are WITHIN deferred logging areas as laid out in the now 5 year old 14 Recommendations to the Forest Practices Code in BC. We simply can’t allow this to happen any longer.
#SaveOurOldGrowthForests
#StopRawLogExports
#StopDraxx Draxx wood pellet industry is harvesting old growth to turn into wood pellets! This is absolutely horrifying. Unacceptable!

This is a wonderful example of technology serving nature.The #DigiForest project, involving @oxfordrobots and partners across Europe, is using a combination of ground robots and aerial drones to create detailed maps of forests.

This approach allows for monitoring that is seven times faster than traditional methods, which can significantly improve forest management and conservation efforts.

#ForestManagement #TechForGood #Robotics #Drones #Sustainability #Environment

Many prescribed fires are burning in Arizona. This weather satellite loop shows the smoke plumes becoming more visible in the late afternoon.

I can tell that the last few days have been a little bit smoky.

#AZwx #Fire #PrescribedFire #Forest #ForestManagement #NMwx #Arizona #NewMexico

Concern for deer before they can be shot.

"Deer hunters often blame wolves for a lack of northern Minnesota whitetails. But wolf abundance, like deer abundance, and wolves’ predatory efficiency are entwined with forest management, a critical component of which are deer wintering areas, Quincer said."

Gift link: https://www.startribune.com/anderson-on-eve-of-minnesota-deer-season-logging-takes-a-toll-on-northern-whitetails/601512020?utm_source=gift

#Minnesota #deer #wolves #trees #hunting #outdoors #ForestManagement #environment

US officials praise Canada on wildfires but ignore climate at Toronto G7 meeting
#Ontario #Canada #Trump #US #G7 #Wildfires #Science #Environment #Politics #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Toronto #ClimateChange #EnergyDominance #ForestManagement #The14
https://the-14.com/us-officials-praise-canada-on-wildfires-but-ignore-climate-at-toronto-g7-meeting/

Diversity in forest management promotes biodiversity

An international team studied #ManagementZoning in European beech woods using real-world data and virtual landscapes. They collected data about three types of #ForestManagement to develop “virtual forest landscapes” for analysis: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html?id=7924

Research in PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2512683122

#ForestBiodiversity #Sustainability #ForestEcology

Image of forests thanks to researcher Peter Schall. The images show the three types of forestry "management zones" which they collected real world data for. The three types are shown from left to right: intensive (with clearcutting – meaning harvesting all or nearly all the trees from an area), unmanaged (no harvesting in recent years) and extensively (partial harvests without clearcutting and dominated by native tree species). They then developed a virtual landscape from this data for further analysis.

Berry Mountain Climb: Working Woods, Living History

Me, the kids, and the FJ headed for the spine of Berry mountain. We weren't blazing new trails, but we were still exploring.

https://adventureadjacent.com/2025/09/26/berry-mountain-climb-working-woods-living-history/

Berry Mountain climb picture 2. View over the hood of the FJ from the hero camera mounted to the hood. Cruiser Cruiser pointed up toward the sky emerging from the woods on a dirt two-track.

Berry Mountain climb picture 1. View over the hood of the FJ from the hero camera mounted to the windshield. Cruiser hood visible with a dusty-looking dirt and gravel path stretching out before it and green foliage on either side. Sticker on the bottom left of the image that says "Life is better in Low Range"

Berry Mountain climb picture 3. View over the hood of the FJ from the hero camera mounted to the windshield. Cruiser tipped to the left, though still on all four wheels, in a deeply rutted two-track in the woods.

Berry Mountain climb picture 4. View over the hood of the FJ from the hero camera mounted to the hood. Cruiser tipped to the right, though still on all four wheels, in a deeply rutted two-track in the woods.

Northern Arizona University: NAU researchers launch groundbreaking tool to track and improve wildfire treatments. “A new nationwide database developed by researchers at Northern Arizona University is helping land managers answer a long-standing question: Are fuel treatments actually reducing wildfire risk? The Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase, or TWIG, is the most comprehensive […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/18/northern-arizona-university-nau-researchers-launch-groundbreaking-tool-to-track-and-improve-wildfire-treatments/

Challenges in Addressing Environmental Issues and Political Divides

The article discusses the ongoing debates around forest management, wildfires, and the political and cultural responses to environmental concerns in Spain. It highlights a criticism by sociologist David Hammerstein regarding the lack of alternative perspectives from large environmental organizations... [More info]

Bradfield Woods thrives thanks to coppicing, an ancient practice where trees are cut down every 25 years, allowing them to regrow.

This method not only creates habitats but also supports a rich variety of life.

#ForestManagement #SustainablePractices

But just remember if this results in wildfires and smoke it's #ForestManagement and not #ClimateChange [I hate that I have to clarify this is sarcasm but we all know the situation]

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wfkzisn6oxetupnvxizitxgx/post/3lw526saykc2y

I'm protecting an aspen sapling with a wire mesh cage.

Deer and elk love to eat these saplings, so if I want to see them grow to mature trees...they need help for a few years.

The second photo shows the cage with scrap 2x2's laid up against it in a circle.

Why?

Elk need to see this cage even on a cloudy moonless night so they won't trample it. With enough stuff laying across it, it'll be visible. I learned the hard way that wire cages by themselves get accidentally destroyed at night.

#Aspen #Habitat #Protection #Forest #Mountains #Elk #Deer #ForestManagement

This aspen sapling popped up late in the season. So far, it has not been mauled by deer or elk.

I have put a wire mesh cage around it for protection.

Some of the ground is covered in gravel because this is near my driveway.

These 2x2's are not mechanical braces for the cage. They can be seen and avoided by elk even on cloudy moonless nights.

Without this feature, the elk will accidentally trample wire cages at night.

@noondlyt

Smoke is blowing out of Canada - better quality of smoke than is blowing out of Republican orifices aimed directly at their constituents.

#CanadianWildfire smoke ruining Americans' summer, says letter from Congress members. :skp904:

Letter signed by 6 House representatives from Minnesota and Wisconsin🥴
Republicans fault our smokey wind - I guess they think we should do a better job vacuuming our forests. 🙄

#Canada #America #Wildfires #AirQuality #ClimateChange #Republicans #WildfireSmoke #ForestManagement #Environment

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-wildfire-smoke-ruining-americans-summer-1.7580738

Forests And Cycles Of Agrarian Sustenance - Time-To-Event Analysis Of Ecosystem Provisioning Services And Seasonal Food Insecurity [Sub-Saharan Africa]
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https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2025.2484490 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Ghana #MoleNationalPark #Larabanga #Kananto #Kabampe #Grupe #Jang #ecosystem #savanna #Africa #SubSaharanAfrica #food #farming #agriculture #foodsecurity #water #hydrology #weather #climate #watersecurity #rainfall #precipitation #forest #Agrarian #services #seasonal #foodinsecurity #risk #hazard #vegetation #rights #humanrights #forestmanagement #commonland #enclosures #agronomic #stewardship #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #income #cost #economics #planning #policy #governance #community

#Forests can sequester large amounts of the global climate-influencing #greenhousegas CO2, important especially in times of #globalwarming. This is provided, of course, that these forests themselves can withstand the #increasingtemperatures. Authors, A. C. Rice & R. E. Froese (2024), Incorporated #climateadaptation into a #forestmanagement plan in Michigan (USA).

Reference

A. C. Rice & R. E. Froese (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxae012

Forest scenery in the urban forest Jungfernheide in Berlin, Germany, June 2025, © Stefan F. Wirth

Another excellent article on the hydrological effects of clearcut logging. Be sure to take the time to watch the video featuring UBC forest hydrologist Younis Alila. Alila and his colleagues have transformed the way we analyze logging impacts on floods, drought, mass wasting, and sediment delivery to streams from logging operations.

https://thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-the-headwaters-documentary/

#Clearcut #Logging #ForestHydrology #Hydrology #Floods #ExtremeEvents #ForestManagement

This. I mean…. I can’t even….

#IdiotInChief

#Trump: …I’ve been meeting w/heads of… #forest countries, call themselves forest, Austria & others... they say we're a forest nation. We live in forest…In one case you know they say our #trees are much more flammable than #California but we don’t have #ForestFires because we clean the floor. We sweep the floor….

#Idiocracy #kakistocracy #science #nature #FEMA #Interior #ForestManagement #forests #wildfires #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

#forestmanagement

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