Breeding Birds and Forest Management: the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment and the Central Hardwoods Region
FNR-501-W: The focus of forest science is increasingly shifting to the management of forests as complex systems rather than as simple agricultural landscapes—with a much greater appreciation for the interactive ecosystem processes. In addition, now for many forest landowners the...
Natural Oak Regeneration Following Clearcutting on the Hoosier National Forest
FNR-260-W: Predicting mature stand conditions based on the current status of a stand and natural progression is often difficult and imprecise. However, intermediate silvicultural operations allow a land manager to control and shape future stand structure and composition. This 10...
The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: Indiana Forestry and Wildlife
FNR-500-W: Many of Indiana's forests, especially in the southern part of the state, have been dominated by oak and hickory trees for thousands of years. In recent decades forest researchers and managers in the east-central United States have recognized that...
FNR-542-WV: This video discusses the role management, and particularly different types of timber harvesting, plays in sustaining our oak forests. Keywords: sustainability, management strategies, timber harvest watch video
Wildlife Responses to Timber Harvesting (Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment)
FNR-543-WV: Our oak-hickory forests provide us with many environmental, social and economic benefits. Without proper stewardship, these benefits can be reduced through the loss of these forests. This video discusses how wildlife responses differ among even-aged, uneven-aged, and control sites...
FNR-570-W: Many of Indiana's forests have been dominated by oak and hickory trees for thousands of years. The historical conditions that shaped today's forests have changed, altering forest composition and leading land managers to wonder what can be done to...
