Notes for Forest Managers

Download these periodic PDF documents on a variety of forest management issues.

Aspect Affects Oak and Pine Basal Area and Site Index in Ozark Forests

Aspect, the direction that a stand faces, is an important topographic characteristic affecting species distribution and productivity in many forests. Use this publication to learn more about aspect.

Diameter Growth Rates for Tree Species of Missouri Ozark Forests

Use this publication to learn more about MOFEP and quantifying diameter growth in Missouri Ozark forests.

Girard Form Class Trends from the Missouri Ozark Ecosystem Project

Girard Form Class is a measure of taper of the first 16-foot log in a tree. It is widely used in the United States to adjust log volume estimates for trees with different taper.

Promoting Shortleaf Pine: Canopy Openness and Pine Regeneration in Closed Canopy Forests

A report on promoting shortleaf pine: canopy openness and pine regeneration in closed canopy forests.

Silvics of Missouri Bottomland Tree Species

The environmental conditions of bottomlands pose many challenges for reforestation and forest management. Use this publication to learn more about these challenges.

Thousand Cankers Disease of Black Walnut

Although thousand cankers disease of black walnut trees has not been detected in Missouri as of January 2011, we can estimate its potential economic impacts. This four-page bulletin overviews the loss to the wood-products industry as black walnut trees die, the loss to the nut industry and the loss to communities as street trees die.

Urban Forestry in Missouri Communities: Attitudes and Knowledge of Local Officials

Use this report report to learn more about the attitudes of local officials toward urban forestry in Missouri communities.

Using BEHAVE as a Prescribed Fire Planning Tool in Maintaining Oak Savannahs

Download this publication to learn more about BEHAVE, a fire behavior prediction system developed by the U.S. Forest Service in the early 1980s which estimates how a forest fire will behave under certain conditions.

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