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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"USFS"”.
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Camping in clearcuts: the impacts of timber harvesting on USFS campground utilization
The United States Forest Service (USFS) governs its lands under multiple-use management, where land is managed for more than one purpose or objective to achieve the greatest possible combination of public benefits. Some objectives are compatible, while others are not (Clawson, 1974; Rose and …
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The U.S. Forest Service : business as usual
… shaped the policies of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). Consistent with this worldview, the USFS management. paradigm was to provide the greatest return, a commodity-driven focus. However, when public values changed towards a more ecocentric view, the USFS should have reevaluated its method of …
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTREAM FLOW RIGHTS ON NATIONAL FOREST LANDS IN MONTANA
… Rights Compact between the US Forest Service (USFS) and the state of Montana, which went into law in 2007. Instream water rights on national forest lands are important because they have the potential to protect streamflows that support many vital ecosystem functions in our forests from water …
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTREAM FLOW RIGHTS ON NATIONAL FOREST LANDS IN MONTANA
… Rights Compact between the US Forest Service (USFS) and the state of Montana, which went into law in 2007. Instream water rights on national forest lands are important because they have the potential to protect streamflows that support many vital ecosystem functions in our forests from water …
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THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EMPLOYEES AND THE IMPACTS OF COLLABORATION
… The conflict has affected both the public and USFS employees. The latest model of public participation is collaboration. For this study collaboration was compared to deliberative democracy. Deliberative democracy shares many of the same characteristics as collaboration and the theory was used …
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THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EMPLOYEES AND THE IMPACTS OF COLLABORATION
… The conflict has affected both the public and USFS employees. The latest model of public participation is collaboration. For this study collaboration was compared to deliberative democracy. Deliberative democracy shares many of the same characteristics as collaboration and the theory was used …
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Cumulative Effects Analysis in U.S. Forest Service Decision-Making
… investigates the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) implementation of the cumulative effects analysis (CEA) requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The CEA regulation requires federal agencies to provide an analysis of environmental effects, with consideration of past, …
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Cumulative Effects Analysis in U.S. Forest Service Decision-Making
… investigates the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) implementation of the cumulative effects analysis (CEA) requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The CEA regulation requires federal agencies to provide an analysis of environmental effects, with consideration of past, …
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O olhar do enfermeiro sobre o desenvolvimento da linguagem nas consultas de puericultura
… ocorreu nas Unidades de Saúde da Família (USFs) do Distrito Sanitário IV em Recife/PE. A amostra foi determinada pelo critério de exaustão. Os sujeitos foram 30 enfermeiros que atuam nas USFs, os quais responderam um questionário para caracterização e uma entrevista semiestruturada, com as …
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An econometric model of determinants of visitor use on western national forests
… an attempt to predict visitation on both BLM and USFS lands, forty National Forests in the Western US were chosen for their spatial and landscape resemblance to BLM lands. Using multiple regressions, facility and landscape characteristics have a statistically significant relationship with the four …
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THE EFFECTS OF FEDERAL LAND ON RURAL POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST
… Management (BLM), United States Forest Service (USFS), and National Parks Service (NPS) lands on population, employment, and income. The study focuses on the Rocky Mountain West States during the 1990s. The equations are estimated simultaneously using 2SLS, 3SLS, and reduced form OLS procedures. …
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THE EFFECTS OF FEDERAL LAND ON RURAL POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST
… Management (BLM), United States Forest Service (USFS), and National Parks Service (NPS) lands on population, employment, and income. The study focuses on the Rocky Mountain West States during the 1990s. The equations are estimated simultaneously using 2SLS, 3SLS, and reduced form OLS procedures. …
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Standing closest to the flame: Community wildfire planning and the Healthy Forest Act
… This research examines U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and community collaboration in the development of CWPPs through a case study analysis of four communities in two western states. The social and decision-making processes used in the development of CWPPs are examined in each community using the …
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savingthewildplaces.org
… Clark National Forest for the duration of that USFS Resource Plan. Then they obtained a buyout of existing leases, using a tax credit method through Congressional legislation, followed by the withdrawal of those forest lands from any future leasing. In a strenuous effort, hundreds of supporters …
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savingthewildplaces.org
… Clark National Forest for the duration of that USFS Resource Plan. Then they obtained a buyout of existing leases, using a tax credit method through Congressional legislation, followed by the withdrawal of those forest lands from any future leasing. In a strenuous effort, hundreds of supporters …
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Evaluating and Role of Standards and Guidelines in National Forest Planning
… Fifteen interviews were conducted with USFS personnel, interest group representatives, and legal experts in order to supplement and validate findings. Findings reveal compelling reasons why the USFS should impose binding, enforceable standards upon itself, including bolstering legal …
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Evaluating and Role of Standards and Guidelines in National Forest Planning
… Fifteen interviews were conducted with USFS personnel, interest group representatives, and legal experts in order to supplement and validate findings. Findings reveal compelling reasons why the USFS should impose binding, enforceable standards upon itself, including bolstering legal …
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Predicting Soil Erosion on Off-Road Vehicle Trails in Southwest Missouri
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is charged with managing a large portion of publicly held lands in accordance with the Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (MUSY, P.L. 86-517, 16U. S.C. 528). The Ava Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest in Southwest Missouri is one of …
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U.S. Forest Service policy in northern New Mexico : a case study of the Hassell Report--1967-2000
… practices of the United States Forest Service (USFS) in northern New Mexico.' These actions were instrumental in convening the Mexican-American Conference in El Paso, Texas in October 21, 1967. After attending the Mexican-American Conference, Southwest Regional Forester William D. Hurst …
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Remote detection of forest structure in the White Mountains of New Hampshire: An integration of waveform lidar and hyperspectral remote sensing data
… Forest Service Northeastern Research Station (USFS NERS) 2001-2003 inventory data was used to define basal area, above-ground biomass, quadratic mean stem diameter and proportional species abundances within each of over 400 plots. Field plots scaled to LVIS footprints were also …
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