Bob, and moose ...
Elisa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Elisa, > > I know Tom Rawinski. He is a fine scientist and he is clearly > stating what many of us realize is the biggest problem to forest > regeneration - overabundance of deer. What has been amazing to me is > the lack of foresight in DCR's implementation of Green Certification. > Unless DCR incorporates real deer population controls into their > expanded timber harvesting operations, the deer population is just > going to grow larger. It is a no-brainer, but DCR plows on with their > plans to expand harvesting, oblivious to invasives and deer. Go > figure. When talking to DCR people, I have to bite my tongue a lot > these days, but duh! > > Bob > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Elisa Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Somewhat on this topic, I came across a refernce to a fairly short > > article on the effects of an overabundance of white tailed deer. > > Elisa > > > > Overview Paper: Impacts of White-tailed Deer Overabundance in > Forest > > Ecosystems > > By Thomas Rawinski, USDA Forest Service > > > > Land managers, especially in southern New England, need to > recognize > > that deer are exacerbating invasive plant problems, while also > seriously > > degrading native forest vegetation. Integrating aggressive deer > > population control measures into land management programs holds > great > > promise in restoring these forests. > > > > The paper can be found at > > http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/special_interests/white_ > tailed_deer.pdf > > > > From: > > Thomas J. Rawinski, Author and Botanist > > USDA Forest Service > > Durham Field Office, N A State & Private Forestry > > Phone: 603-868-7642 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Elisa K Campbell, Ph.D. Software Support OIT, UMass Amherst (413) 545-1853 fax: (413) 545-3203 ************************************* "I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right, shame on you." Louis Armstrong --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
