Reference - General

This report presents the full simulation results of the work described in Roesch (2014), in which multiple levels of simulation were used to test the robustness of estimators for the components of forest change. In that study, a variety of spatial-temporal populations were created...

In recent years, a number of high-profile incidents of sexual violence at institutions of higher education (IHEs) have heightened congressional and administration scrutiny of the policies and procedures that IHEs currently have in place to address campus sexual violence and how these policies and...

Over the past 100 years, the global climate has been changing. In the event of continued climate change, forests of the future likely will be different from the forests of today. Forest managers must manage forests even as the forests change.Author: U. S. Forest...

This report presents information on the forests, urban tree cover, and land use within the watershed of Puerto Rico's San Juan Bay Estuary as described by two urban forest involves undertaken from 2001 to 2002 and 2010 to 2011. These urban forest inventories were...

For centuries, foresters throughout the World have been intrigued by the idea of establishing forest stands by sowing limited quantities of seeds at the right time on a suitable seedbed. Following the harvest of southern pine forests during the late 19th and early 20th...

In addition to its standard suite of mensuration variables, the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the U.S. Forest Service also collects data on forest health variables formerly measured by the Forest Health Monitoring program. FIA obtains forest health information on a subset...

We used the Nutrient Cycling Model (NuCM) to simulate the effects of various sulfur (S) and nitrogen (N) deposition scenarios on wilderness areas in Western North Carolina. Linville Gorge Wilderness (LGW) and Shining Rock Wilderness (SRW) were chosen because they are high elevation acidic...

Fine-scale soil (SSURGO) data were processed at the county level for 37 states within the eastern United States, initially for use as predictor variables in a species distribution model called DISTRIB II. Values from county polygon files converted into a continuous 30-m raster grid...

FOREWORDThis meeting was the 23rd in a series of annual USDA Interagency Research Forums that are sponsored by the Forest Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and Agriculture Research Service. The group's original goal of fostering communication...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) administers approximately 11,800 miles (18,990 km) of state highways (WisDOT 2014). WisDOT uses preservative-treated wood posts for much of the signage along these highways because wood is relatively inexpensive, easy to install, and has the necessary strength properties...

Covered timber bridges are historic structures with unique aesthetic value. To preserve this value and maintain bridges in service, robust evaluation of their performance and safety is necessary. The strength of the timber found in covered bridges can vary considerably, not only because of...

The Federal Government is a leader in the use of innovative workplace flexibilities, including telework. In March 2010, President Obama hosted a White House Forum on flexibilities, emphasizing their vital role in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest workers and maximizing their effectiveness....

This publication provides information on the structure and operation of the division and brigade headquarters medical staff. It is directed toward the surgeons and staff members of the division surgeon's section and brigade surgeon's section.Author: Department of the NavyISBN-10: 1508545995ISBN-13: 9781508545996Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) requires all participants in the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) to conduct their own security reviews (selfinspections). This Self-Inspection Handbook is designed as a job aid to assist you in complying with this requirement. It is...

The intent of this document is to provide step by step instructions for configuring authentication and encryption for Cisco CallManager (CCM) releases 4.0(x) through 4.3(x) and the supported Cisco IP phones.Author: National Security AgencyISBN-10: 1508532257ISBN-13: 9781508532255Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2015Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Th e United States is a nation engaged in what will be a long war. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, our Nation has fought a global war against violent extremists who use terrorism as their weapon of choice, and who seek to...

Even as they increase the beauty of our surroundings, trees provide us with a great many ecosystem services, including air quality improvement, energy conservation, stormwater interception, and atmospheric carbon dioxide reduction. These benefits must be weighed against the costs of maintaining trees, including planting,...

Even as they increase the beauty of our surroundings, trees provide us with a great many ecosystem services, including air quality improvement, energy conservation, stormwater interception, and atmospheric carbon dioxide reduction. These benefits must be weighed against the costs of maintaining trees, including planting,...

This report quantifies benefits and costs for representative large, medium, and small broadleaf trees and coniferous trees in the Coastal Plain region: the species chosen as representative are the Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), and loblolly...

Place-based planning is an emergent method of public lands planning that aims to redefine the scale at which planning occurs, using place meanings and place values to guide planning processes. Despite the approach's growing popularity, there exist few published accounts of place-based approaches. To...

Social science fire research including economics, sociology, geography, and anthropology has always been a part of Forest Service Research and Development but has received increased attention since the advent of the National Fire Plan in 2000. To guide fire research, the Forest Service developed...

This study gives an overview of the current inventory status and the projection of future forest inventories on other public timberland. Other public lands are lands administered by state, local, and federal government but excluding National Forest System lands. These projections were used as...

The Portable Document Formal is pervasive and is used for publishing documents on the web, exchanging files between government entities and government contractors, and for interactive content such as forms and multimedia. Some of the reasons for its popularity include the wide availability of...

This meeting was the sixteenth in a series of annual USDA Interagency Gypsy Moth Research Forums that are sponsored by the USDA Gypsy Moth Research and Development Coordinating Group. The title of this year's forum reflects the inclusion of other invasive species in addition...

Presentations from the symposium "International Research to Monitor Sustainable Forest Spatial Patterns," which was organized as part of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress in August 2005, are summarized in this report. The overall theme of the World Congress was...

In recent years, the danger of destructive wildfires has become a major problem in many areas of the United States due to an increase in the human population and to decades of fuel accumulation resulting from wildfire suppression and climatic variability. Fencing of livestock...

Climate change creates new challenges for resource managers and decision-makers with broad and often complex effects that make it difficult to accurately predict and design management actions to minimize undesirable impacts. We review pertinent information regarding methods and approaches used to conduct climate change...

When prescribed burning is conducted at the wildland-urban interface (WUI), the smoke that is produced can sometimes inconvenience people, but it can also cause more serious health and safety problems. The public is unlikely to continue to tolerate the use of prescribed fire, regardless...

Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise is our highest priority. We've taken many actions over the past year based on the recommendations of several internal and external investigations, but more work remains. We have developed a strategic plan to revitalize the nuclear enterprise and...

This Glossary complements the NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions, AAP-6, which lists terms and definitions of general application in NATO documents. The NATO terminology policy as laid down in AAP-6 and the guidance from the NATO Terminology Coordinator (November 1997) has been followed...

This document provides security guidance on the installation, configuration and use of Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition (OAS 10g EE) running on Windows Server 2003. OAS 10g EE is a J2EE-compliant application server developed by Oracle, Inc. This guide discusses security-relevant recommendations for...

Web browsers are fundamentally designed to deliver web pages from a web server. However, though plug-in technology, most web browsers can be enabled to deliver additional features such as Java programs, known as applets. The need for trusted applets has increased with applet popularity;...

This updated United States Air Force (USAF) Irregular Warfare (IW) Strategy provides direction for the USAF to organize, train, and equip to provide capabilities necessary to meet strategic guidance related to IW.Author: United States Air ForceISBN-10: 1508456259ISBN-13: 9781508456254Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/13/2015Pages:...

Storage networks often contain company proprietary information, trade secrets, and mission critical data. Ensuring the availability of the storage network and its components as well as the confidentiality and integrity of information in transit and at rest within the storage network is vital to...

The purpose of this guide is to inform the reader about secure configuration and operation of Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS). This guide is based on the first release of SMS 2003, running on Windows Server 2003.This guide is intended for individuals with basic...

The financial impact to the global economy resulting from malicious code is approaching the multi-billion-dollar range. Department of Defense (DoD) systems are not immune to malicious code, and precautions need to be taken to protect the information infrastructures, and ultimately the warfighter. It is...

Energy is a center of gravity in war and an assured energy advantage can enable victory. Energy Horizons is the Air Force vision for Energy Science and Technology (S&T) focusing on core Air Force missions in air, space, cyberspace and infrastructure. Created in partnership...

The DISA IT Acquisition Framework includes nine proactively tailored IT acquisition models for DISA products and services. USD(AT&L), the Defense Acquisition Executive, stresses that the first responsibility of acquisition leaders is to think-by tailoring acquisition processes to fit their program. Managers should structure their...

Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5200.39, dated July 16, 2008, requires the Defense Security Service (DSS) to publish a classified report, along with an unclassified companion report, detailing suspicious activities occurring within the cleared contractor community. Accordingly, this report provides important information regarding foreign...

The purpose of this directive is to enhance the security protection of SCI through the application of personnel security standards, procedures, and continuing security programs.Author: Director of Central IntelligenceISBN-10: 150844885XISBN-13: 9781508448853Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2015Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x...

Google Chrome is a widely used, free web browser developed by Google based on the open source Chromium project. Chrome has been available for consumers since 2008. Starting in 2010, Google released an enterprise version of Chrome that is configurable through Group Policy and...

This manual contains security policy and procedures common to SCI control systems established by the Director of Central Intelligence for the protection of classified intelligence information.Author: Director of Central IntelligenceISBN-10: 1508448639ISBN-13: 9781508448631Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2015Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w...

Descriptive statistics and some initial results are presented for an operation-scale study being conducted by Pacific Northwest Research Station and the Washington Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the University of Washington and University of Idaho. The study compares a number of widely...

This report provides an overview of the public and private land and water resources of the United States. Described is use of natural and developed land as recreation resources with an emphasis on nature-based recreation. Also described is land protection through conservation organizations and...

This report includes data for 1965 through 2005. Data for the years prior to 1965 can be found in earlier reports in the series. Since the last publication of this series in 2003 (data compiled through 2002), many agencies have discontinued the collection of...

Future projections of tree cover and climate change are useful to natural resource managers from the local to national level as they illustrate potential changes to our natural resources and the ecosystem services they provide. By understanding these potential changes, management strategies can be...

Many of our national forests are in critical need of restoration. These forests are dense, with an abundance of small-diameter, tightly spaced trees and underbrush that can contribute to the rapid growth of fire. If economic and value-added uses for this small-diameter and unmerchantable...

More than 73 million acres of our national forests and millions more in public and private forestlands are in need of some form of restoration. Our forests are declining in health because of major changes over the years in forest structure and composition. However,...

This report examines economic implications for sustainable forest management of globalization and related structural changes in the forest sector of the United States. Globalization has accelerated structural change in the U.S. forest sector, favored survival of larger and more capital-intensive enterprises, and altered historical...

This is a directory of companies involved in wood-framed building deconstruction, dismantling and reused building materials, with an emphasis on those that use, resell, and/or re-manufacture salvaged wood. Companies in this directory range in scope from those that carryout targeted building removals, such as...