1. GTR-NRS-21.  Bringing the northern forest to your classroom. Twery, Mark J.; Hildreth, Sandra J.; Evans, Celia A. 59 p.

In recent years the Forest Service has re-emphasized the need for increased environmental literacy among the Nation's citizens and has recognized the benefits of addressing that need among school-age children. This publication is a product of an Adirondack Curriculum Project workshop sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, and Paul Smith’s College. For 2 days, 22 teachers met with resource professionals with expertise in either the northern forest or in teaching methods and techniques, or both, and developed the lesson plans in this publication.

2. GTR-NRS-22.  Sampling protocol, estimation, and analysis procedures for the down woody materials indicator of the FIA program. Woodall, Christopher W.; Monleon, Vicente J. 68 p.

The USDA Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis program conducts an inventory of forests of the United States including down woody materials (DWM). In this report we provide the rationale and context for a national inventory of DWM, describe the components sampled, discuss the sampling protocol used and corresponding estimation procedures, and provide guidance on managing and processing DWM data and incorporating that information into inventory analysis and research projects.

3. GTR-NRS-P-24.  Proceedings, 16th central hardwood forest conference. Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 585 p. [CD-ROM].

Includes 64 papers pertaining to forest regeneration and propagation, forest products, ecology and forest dynamics, human dimensions and economics, forest biometrics and modeling, silviculture and genetics, forest health and protection, and soil and mineral nutrition.

4. GTR-NRS-25.  The Delaware River Basin Collaborative Environmental Monitoring and Research Initiative: Foundation Document. Murdoch, Peter S.; Jenkins, Jennifer C.; Birdsey, Richard A. 93 p.

The U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Park Service formed the Collaborative Environmental Monitoring and Research Initiative (CEMRI) to test strategies for integrated environmental monitoring among the agencies. The initiative combined monitoring and research efforts of the participating Federal programs to evaluate health and sustainability of forest and freshwater aquatic systems in the Delaware River Basin (DRB). This paper discusses development of the CEMRI in the DRB and methods to address environmental issues across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Note: The Executive Summary portion of this document is available in print; the full foundation document is online only.

5. GTR-NRS-27.  Family forest owners of the United States, 2006. Butler, Brett J. 73 p.

This report summarizes results from the U.S. Forest Service’s National Woodland Owner Survey of the estimated 10 million family forest owners who own 264 million acres (35 percent) of forest land in the United States. We collected information between 2002 and 2006 on family forest owners’ forest holding characteristics, ownership histories, ownership objectives, forest uses, forest management practices, preferred methods for receiving information, concerns, future intentions, and demographics. National, regional, and state summary tables are included.

6. GTR-NRS-P-28.  Proceedings, 18th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2007. Gottschalk, Kurt, ed. 97 p.

Available after October 1, 2008.

Contains 60 abstracts and papers of oral and poster presentations on gypsy moth and other invasive species biology, molecular biology, ecology, impacts, and management presented at the annual U. S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species.

7. GTR-NRS-29.  Woody detritus density and density reduction factors for tree species in the United States: a synthesis. Harmon, Mark E.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Fasth, Becky; Sexton, Jay. 84 p.

This report presents a synthesis of published and unpublished data on woody detritus density as a step toward improving estimates of coarse woody detritus (CWD) and fine woody detritus (FWD) biomass across the forests of the United States. In the case of CWD, 88 species were found to have data on densities for five decay classes that had been published and/or collected in North America. For FWD, about 25 species had been sampled. We determined that by sampling representative species within a genus, the uncertainty of CWD estimates could be reduced by up to 50 percent over not having sampled a genus. Our analysis indicated that the uncertainty of FWD mass estimation ranged from 12 to 19 percent when FWD relative density was estimated. We conclude that a more systematic sampling of CWD and FWD density is needed for major species if uncertainties of mass estimates nationwide are to be reduced.

8. RB-NRS-23.  Wisconsin’s forests, 2004. Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Everson, Vern A.; Brown, Ian K.; Cummings-Carlson, Jane; Dahir, Sally E.; et al. 104 p.

The first full, annualized inventory of Wisconsin’s forests was completed in 2004 after 6,478 forested plots were visited. There are more than 16.0 million acres of forest land in the Wisconsin, nearly half of the State’s land area; 15.8 million acres meet the definition of timberland. The total area of both forest land and timberland continues an upward trend that began in the 1960s. This report includes detailed information on forest attributes and health and on agents of change such as the introduction of nonnative plants, insects, and diseases and changing land-use patterns.

9. RB-NRS-22.  Indiana timber industry—an assessment of timber product output and use, 2005. Piva, Ronald J.; Gallion, Joey. 106 p.

Presents recent Indiana forest industry trends; production and receipts of industrial roundwood; and production of saw logs, veneer logs, and pulpwood in 2005. Logging residue generated from timber harvest operations is reported, as well as wood and bark residue generated at primary wood-using mills and disposition of mill resi-dues.

10. RP-NRS-5.  Utility of wire cages, tree shelters, and repellants to minimize herbivory to oak by white-tailed deer. Kochenderfer, James N.; Ford, W. Mark. 8 p.

We evaluated the efficacy of exclusion cages and commercially available repellants in deterring white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herbivory on northern red oak (Quercus rubra) and chestnut oak (Q. montana) stump sprouts and planted red oak seedlings following a commercial clearcut harvest in West Virginia. Our treatments included application of two repellants (Deer Away® and Plantskydd®) for cut stumps and seedlings and wire cages for cut stumps or 1.5-m-tall tree shelters for seedlings. Regardless of treatment, the probability of a stump sprout reaching 1.5 m for both species declined as residual stump diameter increased.

11. RN-NRS-18.  Bulletin of hardwood market statistics: 2007. Cochran, Melody. 24 p.

Provides current and historical information on primary and secondary hardwood products, production, prices, international trade, and employment.

Revised Publication

11. GTR-NE-321.  Experimental Forests and Ranges of the USDA Forest Service. Revised. CD only. Adams, Mary Beth; Loughry, Linda; Plaugher, Linda, comps.

The USDA Forest Service has an outstanding scientific resource in the 79 Experimental Forests and Ranges that exist across the United States and its territories. These valuable scientific resources incorporate a broad range of climates, forest types, re-search emphases, and history. This publication describes each of the research sites within the Experimental Forests and Ranges network, providing information about history, climate, vegetation, soils, long-term data bases, research history and re-search products, as well as identifying collaborative opportunities, and providing contact information.

Available Online Only

GTR-NRS-P-23.  Available Online Only. Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium. LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. 310 p.

Contains articles and posters presented at the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium. Contents cover tourism marketing, fish and wildlife, place meaning, leisure and gender, recreation resource allocation, nature-based tourism, methods, leisure motives, outdoor recreation management, tourism impacts, outdoor recreation among specific populations, leisure constraints, environmental attitudes and values, leisure cognition, environmental education and experimental learning, wildland-urban interface issues, and attribute evaluation and preference.

GTR-NRS-26.  Available Online Only. Procedures used to estimate hardwood lumber consumption from 1963 to 2002. Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 93 p.

This paper presents an explanation for and procedures used to estimate hardwood lumber consumption by secondary hardwood processing industries from 1963 to 2002. This includes: classification of industry and industry groups, development of proxy prices used to estimate lumber consumption, assumptions used to convert dimension purchases to lumber consumption, estimation of material consumption by firms not reporting material consumption by kind, and estimation of lumber use in frame stock production.

GTR-NRS-30.  Available Online Only. A simplified Forest Inventory and Analysis database: FIADB-Lite. Miles, Patrick D. 42 p.

This publication is a simplified version of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Data Base (FIADB) for users who do not need to compute sampling errors and may find the FIADB unnecessarily complex. Possible users include GIS specialists who may be interested only in identifying and retrieving geographic information and per acre values for the set of plots used in producing forest statistics for a state report. Application developers and modelers may also find FIADB-Lite useful.

RB-NRS-24.  Available Online Only. Wisconsin’s forest, 2004: statistics and quality assurance. Hansen, Mark H.; Perry, Charles H.; Brand, Gary; McRoberts, Ronald E. 98 p.

The first full, annualized inventory of Wisconsin’s forests was completed in 2004 after 6,478 forested plots were visited. An earlier publication summarized the results and presented issue - driven analyses (Perry et al. 2008). This report includes detailed information on forest inventory methods, the quality of the estimates, and core tables./p>

RN-NRS-13.  Available Online Only. Massachusetts’ Forest Resources, 2006. Butler, Brett J.; Burnham, Charles; Goodnight, I. Ted; O’Connell, Barbara; Tirrell, Bryan. 4 p.

This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for Massachusetts based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program at the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. These estimates, along with web-posted core tables, will be updated annually.

RN-NRS-14.  Available Online Only. Rhode Island’s Forest Resources, 2006. Butler, Brett J.; Burnham, Charles; Goodnight, I. Ted; O’Connell, Barbara; Tirrell, Bryan. 4 p.

This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for Rhode Island based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program at the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. These estimates, along with web-posted core tables, will be updated annually.

RN-NRS-15.  Available Online Only. Connecticut’s Forest Resources, 2006. Butler, Brett J.; Goodnight, I. Ted; Hochholzer, Helene F.; O’Connell, Barbara; Tirrell, Bryan. 4 p.

This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for Connecticut based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program at the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. These estimates, along with web-posted core tables, will be updated annually.

RN-NRS-16.  Available Online Only. Vermont’s Forest Resources, 2006. Morin, R.S.; De Geus, R. 4 p.

This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for Vermont based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program at the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. These annual estimates, along with web-posted core tables, will be updated annually.

RN-NRS-17.  Available Online Only. New Hampshire’s Forest Resources, 2006. Morin, R.S.; Tansey, M. 4 p.

This publication provides an overview of forest resource attributes for New Hampshire based on an annual inventory conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program at the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. These annual estimates, along with web-posted core tables, will be updated annually.