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United States Department of Agriculture
USDA National Agroforestry Center
NATIONAL COALITION FORFOOD & AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (NCFAR)
Lunch&Learn SeminarWashington. DC
July 17, 2018
Susan SteinDirector, National Agroforestry Center, US
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
National Agroforestry Center
Mission
US Forest Service
Research & Development
State & Private Forestry
Accelerate the adoption of agroforestry
Enhance the benefits of agroforestry for:
✓ Soil, water, wildlife/pollinators
✓ Farmers, ranchers, Tribes, communities
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
http://nac.unl.edu
United States Department of Agriculture
What is Agroforestry?
The intentional integration of agriculture and forestry to create productive and sustainable farms, ranches, and woodlands.
✓ Riparian Forest Buffers
✓ Windbreaks
✓ Alley Cropping
✓ Silvopasture
✓ Forest Farming
http://nac.unl.edu
United States Department of Agriculture
Decision support tools
Technical publications
Agroforestry Connection e-news
Training
Demonstrations
Networks
Contact: Susan Stein, [email protected]
NATIONAL AGROFORESTRY CENTER
RESOURCES
AG BUFFER BUILDER
BUFFER$
NTFP Calculator
http://nac.unl.edu/
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Northern Research Station
SCIENCE-MANAGEMENT FORESTRY PARTNERSHIPS:
LESSONS LEARNED
Susan L. Stout, Research Forester Emerita, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station & a cast of hundreds
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Science-Management Collaborations
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The beginning: Where? When?
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Today, three case studies…
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Deer-Forest Interactions
Sugar Maple Decline
Oak Regeneration
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Management Crisis
Scientific Need
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Inte
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Design rigorous, management-friendly studies
Install with partners
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r-Fo
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ract
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Outcomes
• Better management
•Top-shelf science
•Policy change
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Share research results and guidelines developed from this collaborative research
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What is SILVAH?
Training session
Computer program
But most of all, it has become a community of practice
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Relationships of mutual respect lay the groundwork for a CULTURE of mutual respect that engages newcomers – a community of practice whose members continually learn from one another.
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SILVAH’s science-
management culture
Deer-forest interactions
Vegetation management
Soil and plant
nutrition
Northeast-wide
regeneration monitoring
(FIA)
Wind damage and
salvageOak regeneration
Cerulean warbler habitat
Post-fledgling
migratory bird habitat
Black cherrydecline
Scaling up silviculture
for adaptive NEPA
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Management Crisis
Scientific Need
Suga
r m
aple
dec
line
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Pool observations
Develop hypotheses
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aple
dec
line
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Long-term research benefits
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Sugar Maple
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Long-term research benefits
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Suga
r m
aple
dec
line
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OutcomesBetter management; top-shelf science
Suga
r m
aple
dec
line
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Management Crisis
Scientific Need
Oak
reg
ener
atio
n
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Oak
reg
ener
atio
n
Pool observationsand develop hypotheses
Convened by Bureau of Forestry managers
Drew on research from a broader geographic region to develop interim guidelines
Using the SILVAH framework
Identified scientific gaps
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Design management-friendly interim guideines
90+ BOF foresters and others beta-tested the new inventory techniques and prescriptionsO
ak r
egen
erat
ion
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Acorn survival study
Oak seedling and sprout dominance and survival study
Root development study
Soil biotic and abiotic interactions with oak regeneration
Northern Red Oak seedling response to liming
Pre-harvest seedling development as influenced by light and competition
Design rigorous, management friendly studies
Oak
reg
ener
atio
n
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Oak
reg
ener
atio
n
OutcomesBetter management; top-shelf science
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OutcomesPolicy change
Oak
reg
ener
atio
n
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SILVAH has roots in NW PA, but its reach is much wider
28SILVAH Participants 2002-2017
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SILVAH science is all about partnerships
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Forest Inventory & Analysis
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Lessons learned: community of practice
• Training sessions ensure a common framework & vocabulary and regular Interactions
• The science-management partnership creates a culture of mutual respect
• Diverse contributions stretch what’s feasible
• Scientists and managers are co-producing knowledge
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Lessons learned: the SILVAH culture
Organic
Collaborative
Relevant
Impactful
Civil
