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Grand Canyon National Park fire managers have been initiating prescribed pile burning during the last week of May, 2019, as weather and fuel moisture conditions allow. This photo was taken on Thursday, May 30, 2019. As part of the South Rim Piles Project, they have been burning 3,500 piles of woody debris east and west of South Entrance Road and south of Highway 64 (Desert View Drive) East. These 5'x5'x5' piles are comprised of slash left after mechanical thinning or cutting of trees within the 150 acre project area, and are being burned as part of a key objective of the project, which is to reduce the fuel load.
Smoke from the South Rim Piles Project will be most visible during ignition operations and will likely gradually diminish after ignitions are completed. Smoke impacts to Highway 64 should be minimal, but drivers are advised to move along the highway slowly with their lights on, avoid stopping in areas where fire personnel are working, and follow directions of signs and personnel. There are no road closures anticipated at this time.
Smoke will also be visible from various locations on the North and South rims, including Grand Canyon Village. Fire managers are working with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality-Smoke Management Division to reduce and mitigate potential smoke impacts.
Prescribed fires play an important role in decreasing risks to life, resources, and property. Fire managers carefully plan prescribed fires, initiating them only under environmental conditions that are favorable to firefighter and visitor safety and achieving the desired objectives. Prescribed fire objectives include reducing accumulations of hazard fuels, maintaining the natural role of fire in a fire-adapted ecosystem, and protection of sensitive natural and cultural resources.
Information about the South Rim Piles Project can be found on Twitter @GrandCanyonNPS, on Inciweb at inciweb.nwcg.gov, or by calling 928-638-7819 for recorded fire information.
image: a firefighter wearing a yellow jackets and helmet, is monitoring several piles of burning forest debris. NPS/M.Quinn
Located on the Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, the Moquah Barrens features pine barrens with jack and red pine, red oak, red maple, quaking aspen, large-toothed aspen, and white birch. The USFS set aside this area in the 1930's as a research site to study natural successions on sandy soils in the absence of fire.
Frequent fires historically maintained the "barrenness" of the barrens, but decades of fire suppression have led to the development of dense forest stands with woody vegetation.
The shrub layer is dominated by serviceberry, dewberry, sweet fern blueberry, hazel, honeysuckle, and sand cherry, making it a great habitat for diverse species of wildlife. This area provides the avid wildflower enthusiast with some of the best viewing opportunities in Northern Wisconsin.
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest manages this area and records vegetation changes over time. It was designated a State Natural Area in 1970 and is recognized as an established Research Natural Area.
In 2009, the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest completed a 22,000 acre management plan for the Moquah Barrens (Northwest Sands Restoration Project) outlining objectives for restoring the forest structure, plant and animal species composition, and fire regime to the landscape in support of the unique and globally imperiled pine barrens ecosystem. The restoration activities to accomplish these objectives include the use of prescribed burns, timber harvests, invasive species removal, native seed planting and ongoing monitoring.
Read more about land management in the Moquah Barrens here: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cnnf/landmanagement/resourcemanage...
These photos were taken October 25, 2022 as part of a field trip with the Northern Research Station's Communications and Science Delivery team to learn more about land management in Wisconsin.
Photo taken October 25, 2022 by Danika Thiele. Credit: U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
The mountains in the Black Range were formed by massive volcanic energy. And by that I mean a scale that dwarfs all of human history.
By way of comparison, we know a lot about the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, which blasted some 18 cubic kilometers of material. At the climax of Krakatoa, the blasts sounded like nearby cannon to people 3,500 kilometers away, and the shockwaves created 100-foot tsunamis. This energy, we estimate equivalent to 200 Megatons TNT or 4 times more than the largest nuclear device tested by man.
Now here in the Black Range, some millions of years ago the land erupted in scale magnitudes greater than Krakatoa! The total material blasted we estimate at 1450-2050 cubic kilometers. Now this happened so long ago we don't know how fast it happened, so there's no way to tell if the explosions were actually more powerful than Krakatoa, or if they were of much greater duration and more continuous. But to complete the comparison imagine the most powerful bomb type set off over a thousand times. The formation of Emory Caldera and the subsequent uplift and erosion create the mountains seen here. This photo shows a portion of the Emory Caldera, but the formation is huge and difficult to differentiate on today's satellite images.
General geology reference, with lots of diagrams and maps:
geoinfo.nmt.edu/tour/federal/monuments/gila_cliff_dwellin...
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Field trial to examine genetic variation in resistance to Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) in tanoak, Douglas-fir, coast redwood, and Port-Orford-cedar. Established near Brookings, Oregon.
More about the project from Richard Sniezko:
A field trial was established in southern Oregon, near Brookings, in March 2019 to examine genetic variation in resistance to Phytophthora ramorum (pathogen causing Sudden Oak Death) in tanoak, as well as susceptibility of conifers Douglas-fir, coast redwood, and Port-Orford-cedar. The trial was a joint effort between USFS (Dorena Genetic Resource Center, FHP), OSU, and ODF.
900 tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) seedling ‘families’ from 55 Oregon parent trees (and bulked lots) were planted in a field trial to assess genetic resistance to Phytophthora ramorum (pathogen causing sudden oak death, SOD), and to correlate with results of seedling inoculation testing done at Oregon State University. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) seedlings were also planted to test conifer susceptibility. Contact Richard Sniezko (richard.sniezko@usda.gov), Megan Lewien (mlewien@fs.fed.us), and Jared LeBoldus (Jared.LeBoldus@oregonstate.edu), for more information.
Photo by: Richard Sniezko
Date: March 18, 2019
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: Richard Sniezko collection; Cottage Grove, Oregon.
For more about the Dorena Genetic Resource Center see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
MINE CREW OF 9 MEN IN FRONT OF A BUILDING OF THE CANYON COPPER CO. HORSESHOE MESA. GRANDVIEW CIRCA 1907..
Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On January 15, 2013, at 10:30 am, the National Park Service held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Science and Resource Management building on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park across the street from Park Headquarters.
From left to right:
Mike Loven, President, Loven Contracting, Inc. (Prime Contractor S&RM Building)
Susan Schroeder, Executive Director, Grand Canyon Association
Roger Clark, Grand Canyon Program Director, Grand Canyon Trust
Martha Hahn, Chief of Science and Resources Management, Grand Canyon National Park
Greg MacGregor, Acting Chief of Office of Planning and Compliance, Grand Canyon National Park
Christie Laguna, President, Civil Design & Engineering, LLC (Prime Contractor S&RM Building Design)
Phil Fessler, Project Manager, Grand Canyon National Park
Jan Balsom, Deputy Chief of Science and Resources Management, Grand Canyon National Park
Dave Uberuaga, Superintendent Grand Canyon National Park
Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and other special guests dedicated the new state of the art facility which is on track to receive a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and Platinum is the highest rating obtainable. This facility would be the 12th LEED certified building in the National Park Service and only the 6th LEED Platinum certified building in the National Park Service. NPS Photo by Dana Belcher.
Read the complete news release here: go.nps.gov/1l4nvu
Forestry lecturer Siti Maimunah and her student, Kristianto Okoiiko, check the condition of the ‘kemiri sunan’, or Reutealis trisperma.
Photo by Catriona Croft-Cusworth/CIFOR
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A LADDER UP TO TWO MEN, FROM A REPOT ON THE CANYON COPPER CO. MINE ON HORSESHOE MESA. GRANDVIEW CIRCA 1907 .
Ugwono Pauline planting Gnetum (okok) in the village of Minwoho. Lekié, Center Region, Cameroon.
Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR
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Scott planting tanoak seedlings. Field trial to examine genetic variation in resistance to Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) in tanoak, Douglas-fir, coast redwood, and Port-Orford-cedar. Established near Brookings, Oregon.
More about the project from Richard Sniezko:
A field trial was established in southern Oregon, near Brookings, in March 2019 to examine genetic variation in resistance to Phytophthora ramorum (pathogen causing Sudden Oak Death) in tanoak, as well as susceptibility of conifers Douglas-fir, coast redwood, and Port-Orford-cedar. The trial was a joint effort between USFS (Dorena Genetic Resource Center, FHP), OSU, and ODF.
900 tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) seedling ‘families’ from 55 Oregon parent trees (and bulked lots) were planted in a field trial to assess genetic resistance to Phytophthora ramorum (pathogen causing sudden oak death, SOD), and to correlate with results of seedling inoculation testing done at Oregon State University. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) seedlings were also planted to test conifer susceptibility. Contact Richard Sniezko (richard.sniezko@usda.gov), Megan Lewien (mlewien@fs.fed.us), and Jared LeBoldus (Jared.LeBoldus@oregonstate.edu), for more information.
Photo by: Richard Sniezko
Date: March 19, 2019
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: Richard Sniezko collection; Cottage Grove, Oregon.
For more about the Dorena Genetic Resource Center see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On January 15, 2013, at 10:30 am, the National Park Service held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Science and Resource Management building on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park across the street from Park Headquarters.
Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and other special guests dedicated the new state of the art facility which is on track to receive a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and Platinum is the highest rating obtainable. This facility would be the 12th LEED certified building in the National Park Service and only the 6th LEED Platinum certified building in the National Park Service. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn.
Read the complete news release here: go.nps.gov/1l4nvu
A legally protected ancient tree surrounded by tree plantation plots subsidized by the Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program in Red Earth Township, Dongquan County, Yunnan Province, China. One of the last of its species in these hills, the penalties for cutting down such a tree are steep. test
Photo by Louis Putzel/CIFOR
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Research Associate Warren Zubot and Senior Technology Development Engineer Gail Buchanan work to ensure Syncrude is responsible and innovative when it comes to the management of our resources
Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On January 15, 2013, at 10:30 am, the National Park Service held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Science and Resource Management building on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park across the street from Park Headquarters. In this photo, Susan Schroeder, Executive Director, Grand Canyon Association, addresses the gathering.
Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and other special guests dedicated the new state of the art facility which is on track to receive a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and Platinum is the highest rating obtainable. This facility would be the 12th LEED certified building in the National Park Service and only the 6th LEED Platinum certified building in the National Park Service.
Read the complete news release here: go.nps.gov/1l4nvu
December 2012: Science and Resource Management Warehouse.
Construction has almost been completed on the park's new Science and Resource Management Facility, near Market Plaza and just south and east of Park Headquarters. Visitors will notice the construction as they pass by the site, but at this time, impacts to park traffic flow will be minimal.. NPS photo by Michael Quinn.
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The new facility will be approximately 8,500 square feet, consist of two floors, be universally accessible, and will include employee offices, general work space, meeting space, restrooms, a small public-use library, and storage...
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A new parking area will also be constructed at the facility that will accommodate government vehicles, park staff and those visiting the facility. The new facility is also adjacent to a network of trails and nearby shuttle bus stops that will allow for employees to walk, bike or ride the park shuttle bus to and from work...
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Learn more about the project here: www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/new-location-awaits-science-and...
Aerial view of the landscape around Halimun Salak National Park, West Java, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
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Produced by the Water Resources Board North c. May 1972.
A figure used in a lecture from JR James at the Department of Town and Regional Planning at The University of Sheffield.
Forum put on in the Climate Genreations space by Global Island Partnership and The Nature Conservancy 3 December 2015
Speakers: Spencer Thomas (Grenada), Greg Hunt (Australia), Dr Naoko Ishii (Japan), Dr Melchior Mataki (Solomon Islands), Ronny Jumeau (Seychelles), Tony DeBrum (Marshall Islands).
Australia's Environment Minister Greg Hunt talked about championing Asia Pacific rainforest recovery project, importance of blue carbon in mangroves and developing mechanisms for measuring blue carbon. Talked about GBR under stress from development and efforts to improve water quality with a long term 2050 plan. He said gov inherited 5 massive dredge proposals and had progressively knocked each of them out. Put in place recently a law to ban forever dredge spoil disposal on GBR.
Support partner for Coral Triangle Initiative. $13 mil so far contributed to this initiative.
Involved in setting up a blue carbon partnership with donor states, small island states and private bodies for enhancing blue carbon storehouses.
With the Green Climate Fund Hunt said Australia had contributed $200 mil with Australia's main role as co-chair will be to facilitate rapid access to funds for approved projects, to add decisive capacity.
Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On January 15, 2013, at 10:30 am, the National Park Service held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Science and Resource Management building on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park across the street from Park Headquarters.
Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and other special guests dedicated the new state of the art facility which is on track to receive a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and Platinum is the highest rating obtainable. This facility would be the 12th LEED certified building in the National Park Service and only the 6th LEED Platinum certified building in the National Park Service. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn.
Read the complete news release here: go.nps.gov/1l4nvu