Forests
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| A Descriptive Study of Covid-Era Movers to the Northern Forest Region The Northern Forest—a 34-county swath of northern Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York—saw an increase in domestic migration during the pandemic, with 85 percent of the region’s counties experiencing domestic in-migration gains between 2020 and 2021, compared… |
Center for Social Policy in Practice | COVID-19, Environment, Forests, Migration |
| Drier Conditions, More Wildfire, and Heightened Concerns About Forest Management in Eastern Oregon In eastern Oregon, a semi-arid region dominated by dry forest, warming over the past few decades is affecting the productivity and health of forests that are central to the region’s landscapes, economy, and culture. A warmer and drier climate will likely bring more… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Climate Change, Environment, Forests |
| Forests in Flux The New England states and New York are more than 50 percent forested, a rate well above the national average. Economies in this heavily forested region have historically relied on forest-based industries, and human population has clustered along coastal regions and… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change, New Hampshire | Environment, Forests, New England |
| Forest Views Residents of northeast Oregon were surveyed by telephone in an effort to assess individual perceptions of forests and natural resource management. Results show that residents are generally well informed about declining forest health, and they identify active forest… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Environment, Forests, Public Opinion |
| Forest Management and Wildfire Risk in Inland Northwest This brief reports the results of a mail survey of forest landowners in northeastern Oregon conducted in the fall of 2012 by the Communities and Forests in Oregon (CAFOR) Project at the University of Colorado and the University of New Hampshire in cooperation with… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Environment, Forests |
| Forest Views: Northeast Oregon Survey Looks at Community and Environment This brief reports on a survey conducted in fall 2011 as one component of the ongoing Communities and Forests in Oregon (CAFOR) project. The CAFOR project focuses on the people and landscapes of three counties in northeast Oregon (Baker, Union, and Wallowa), where… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Community, Environment, Forests |
| Environmental, Economic, and Social Changes in Rural America Visible in Survey Data and Satellite Images This brief focuses on the changing landscapes of different types of rural America where social, economic, and ecological changes are occurring over large areas: the Northern Forest, Central Appalachia, and the Pacific Northwest. These three study sites embody varying… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Environment, Forests, Rural |
