Coos Bay Pilot Project Links

Below are links to documents and other information related to the pilot projects.

• Interagency MOU
• BLM Forestry
• Landscape Ecology, Modeling, Mapping & Analysis (LEMMA)

Reading Material Suggested by Dr. Jerry Franklin

• Natural Stand Disturbance and Stand Development Principles for Ecological Forestry.
• Restoration of Federal Forest Management in the Pacific Northwest: Strategies and Management Implications (PDF). Johnson and Franklin. 2009.
• Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscale Approach. David Lindenmayer and Jerry Franklin. 2002. Island Press.
• Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century: The Science of Ecosystem Management. Kathryn Kohm and Jerry Franklin. 1997. Island Press.
• A Critique of Silviculture. Puettmann, Coates, and Christian Messier. 2008. Island Press. Forestry and Biodiversity. Bunnell and Dunsworth (eds.).

Slideshow Presentations Provided by Dr. Jerry Franklin

• Examples of Variable Retention (PDF)
• Attributes of Early Successional Ecosystems on Forest Sites (PDF)
• Principles of Ecological Forestry (PDF)
• Ecological Basis for Variable Retention Harvesting and Considerations in Application (PDF)