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Presentations from the Workshop on Predicting Sediment from Forest Road Systems in the South ~ see Related Links, below

A Cooperative Study Between Temple-Inland, Stephen F. Austin State University, and
the National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement

PROJECT TITLE: The Texas Intensive Silviculture Study (TexIS) A Study of the Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Water Quality and Quantity in Streams Draining Small Southern Watersheds

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Dr. R. Scott Beasley, Dean, Dr. Matthew W. McBroom, Assistant Professor, and Dr. Mingteh Chang, Professor, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas; and Dr. George Ice, Principal Scientist, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI).

GRADUATE STUDENT INVESTIGATORS: Brian Gowan, Temple-Inland (Road Sediment Study) and Luke Sanders (SMZ Thinning Study) Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

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PUBLICATIONS

McBroom, M. W., R. S. Beasley, M. Chang, and G. G. Ice. 2006. Storm Runoff and Sediment Losses from Forest Clearcutting and Stand Reestablishment with Best Management Practices in the Southeastern United States. (In Review, Submitted to Hydrological Processes)

X. Wang, A. Saleh, M.W. McBroom, and J. R. Williams. 2006. Validation of APEX for Nine Forested Watersheds in East Texas. (In Review, Submitted to Journal of Environmental Quality)

McBroom, M. W. 2005. The Effects of Clearcutting, Intensive Site Preparation, Herbicide Release and Fertilization on Surface Water Quantity and Quality at the Alto Experimental Watersheds in East Texas. Ph.D. Dissertation, Stephen F. Austin State University. (PDF)

Saleh, A., J.R. Williams, J.C. Wood, J.L. Michael, L. M. Hauck, W.H. Blackburn. 2004. Applications of Modified APEX for Forestry Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research, Tarleton State University.

McBroom, M., R.S. Beasley, M. Chang, B. Gowin, and G. Ice. Runoff and Sediment Losses from Annual and Unusual Storm Events from the Alto Experimental Watersheds, Texas: 23 Years After Silvicultural Treatments. The First Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds, Proceedings. October 27-30, Benson, AZ. Link to paper ~ Link to conference

Ice, G. G., W. F. Megahan, M. McBroom, and T. M. Williams, 2003. Opportunities To Assess Past, Current, and Future Impacts From Forest Management. P. 243-247. In: Watershed Management to Meet Emerging TMDLs, Proceedings of the 8-12 November 2003 Conference. American Society of Agriculture Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

Alto Watershed Results (pdf)

2005 Poster (pdf)

RADIO INTERVIEWS

Capital Ideas - Live

Timber Talk

 

ROAD SEDIMENT CONFERENCE

Slide from S. Taylor
From S.Taylor, Sediment Production
from Forest Road Stream Crossings

Presentations from the Workshop on
Predicting Sediment from Forest Road Systems in the South

SPONSORED BY

Arthur Temple College of Forestry , National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI),
Temple Inland Corporation, Weyerhaeuser Company,
and Water Resources Working Group of the Society of American Foresters

Nacogdoches, Texas ~ May 21, 2003



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