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Aspen Links

Overview. This is a portal to NGO, Academic, and Agency links that are related to aspen management, research, events, and project funding. If you have a web link that you would like to be added to this page, submit it to the Aspen Delineation Project

Academic Links

	*The Aspen Project* is a continuing research project at Oregon State University for the study of quaking aspen and its decline in the Western United States.
	Managing Aspen in Western Landscapes Conference 2004 Utah State University Forestry Extension Conference held in Cedar City Utah. Conference web page with individual speaker’s abstracts, and narrated Power Point presentations.
	*Wolves in Nature Project* is a research and educational project at Oregon State University with the purpose of investigating the role of a top predator, the gray wolf (Canis Lupus), in structuring ecological communities.
	Aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) Experiment. Aspen Face is a multidisciplinary study to assess the effects of increasing troposphere ozone and carbon dioxide levels on the structure and function of northern forest ecosystems.
	Restoring the West Conference 2006. Explore this site to find presentations, photographs, and documents from the 2006 Restoring the West Conference held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah September 12-13, 2006.
	ECOPHYS (University of Minnesota at Deluth) is a complex computer model designed to model the growth of Populus trees. The primary purposes of ECOPHYS include: • Identifying physiologically based factors that influence the growth of Populus • Developing and testing theories of tree-growth response to environmental change • Predicting forest ecosystem response to stress (competition, climate change, air pollution) • Providing a general theory of tree growth
	Utah Rangelands Reference Area Website: • is a resource where the public and land managers can see the dynamic nature of our rangeland systems • provides access to repeated photographs over time. • provides a searchable database to access rangeland reference data. • provides a list of sites that are considered to be important reference areas in the State of Utah. • is designed to create public interest in monitoring and protecting Utah's rangeland resources. Go: Directly to Repeat Photos with Aspen
	The Sheepherders of Northern Nevada multimedia exhibit. The story of the Sheepherders of Northern Nevada is richly told in photographs, tree carvings, art, interviews, videos, music, books and articles.The exhibit was prepared by Glee Willis and Donnelyn Curtis, in conjunction with Joxe Mallea-Olaetxe.

Non Governmental Organizations

	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is an international, mission based, nonprofit wildlife habitat conservation organization. An organization committed to wildlife conservation.
	The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting the wise and biologically sound management of North America's mule deer and blacktail deer populations and the protection and restoration of their habitat.
	The California Deer Association is a non-profit, tax exempt wildlife conservation organization dedicated to the improvement of California deer populations and other wildlife through financial support from the public for habitat improvement, education and research projects.
	Ruffed Grouse Society is is an non- profit organization that traditionally works in three interrelated areas: research, education and habitat development. To achieve its goals, RGS bases its work on scientific research into the needs of ruffed grouse and woodcock.
	The SaveRoanPlateau.org is a web site dedicated to the preservation and management of the Roan Plateau in Colorado. The Roan Plateau contains extensive aspen stands under the management of the Bureau of Land Management. The mission of the Red Lodge Clearinghouse is to support, nurture and connect collaborative natural resource groups.
	Red Lodge Clearinghouse The mission of the Red Lodge Clearinghouse is to support, nurture and connect collaborative natural resource groups. The Red Lodge Clearinghouse is a project of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School, with funding provided by the Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Foundation.
	The National Grassbank Network works to enhance ecologically sustainable, economically efficient, and socially responsible grazing practices on private and public land. It provides a forum to raise public awareness of how grassbank partnerships can support rangeland conservation and management.
	EMEND (Ecosystem Management Emulating Natural Disturbance) goal is the linking of forest harvest methods to forest regeneration procedures to promote holistic and ecologically-sensitive silviculture.
	Native Plant Propagation Protocol Database--The Native Plant Network is devoted to the sharing of information on how to propagate native plants of North America. There at least 7 protocols for aspen propagation in this database
	Wallowa Resources provides leadership on natural resource, economic and community issues, creating opportunities for sustainable land management, ecosystem health, family-wage jobs and community well being, and preserving Wallowa County's rural way of life for future generations. The Blue Mountains Habitat Restoration project focuses on aspen habitat restoration.
	Forest Restoration Partnership (FRP) is an Oregon-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded to promote the conservation and restoration of declining forest habitats on private lands in the Western United States. We promote this mission through collaborative projects with land trusts, watershed councils, community-based organizations, and private landowners
	Partners in Flight Bird Conservation Plan for Aspen Parklands The Aspen Parklands are of note because this habitat harbors more species of breeding birds than any other physiographic area on the continent.
	The Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPM) promotes ecologically sound management of invasive plants by facilitating collaboration and partnerships among scientists, educators, and land managers. Our vision is to build and support a network of well-informed invasive plant professionals who have the contacts, information, and resources necessary to accomplish their goals.

Governmental Agencies

	Rocky Mountain Research Station - Research from a combination of RMRS research work units have provided much information needed by natural resource managers to restore aspen communities.
North Central Research Station	North Central Research Station--Pike Bay Experimental Forest. Pike Bay Experimental Forest is located on the Chippewa NF just east of Cass Lake, Minnesota. Research began on the forest in the late 1920’s before it was officially designated as an experimental forest in 1932. The aspen work over the years has been important in helping to develop and refine silvicultural prescriptions for aspen management. The long-term soil productivity research is important in setting guides regarding impacts of soil compaction on aspen growth.
	USDA Agricultural Research-Ecology and Management of Great Basin Rangelands. The objectives of this project are to 1) improve understanding of the functioning of arid rangeland, riparian, and meadow ecosystems in the northern Great Basin, and 2) provide applied information that can be used to develop restoration strategies and herbage/livestock management systems for the northern Great Basin.
Northeast Research Station	A Climate Change Atlas for 80 Forest Tree Species of the Eastern United States This site provides acclimate change tree atlas. It presents information including distribution maps and tables for different climate change scenarios, life-history and disturbance attributes, ecological attributes, forest type maps and sorted list of species importance values by state/county for different climate change scenarios, and more for 80 species (including aspen) in the eastern half of the United States (east of the 100th meridian). The products presented in this atlas were a result of a modeling effort that involved the use of USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory Data, numerous environmental variables gleaned from various sources and 2xCO2 equilibrium climate variables provided by five Global Circulation Models (GCMs) - ie., GISS, GFDL, Hadley, UKMO and CCC
	Climate Change Impacts on the Productivity and Heath of Aspen CIPHA is a research and monitoring initiative of the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, in collaboration with Environment Canada and other partners. The initiative is supported by the ENergy from the FORest (ENFOR) program and Mistik Management Ltd. in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. This project was started because since the 1980s, dieback and reduced growth of aspen has been noted, especially along the southern edge of the boreal forest and the aspen parkland. Studies to date have suggested that dieback in these areas was caused by a combination of climatic factors and defoliation by insects.
NORTHERN ROCKIES LYNX AMENDMENT	NORTHERN ROCKIES LYNX AMENDMENT--On March 24, 2000, the contiguous United States population of the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This site provides access to various sources of information on the Canada lynx, including documents about recovery planning, critical habitat, the listing decision, section 7 consultations, research, archives, and other informational web sites. Explore how aspen management is linked to this issue.
	Regenerating Quaking Aspen: Management Recommendations Report prepared for the University of Minnesota on the re-establishment of trees on a site following a timber harvest. This publication examines the aspen regeneration process and describes appropriate forest management practices. Most of the research for this paper was conducted in the Lake States region. Also, a power point on Managing Aspen in the Lake States
	Uncompahgre Plateau Project--The "UP" was formed To develop a collaborative approach to restore and maintain the ecosystem health of the Uncompahgre Plateau, using best science and public input. BLM, USFS, CDOW and the Public Lands Partnership (representing four counties: Delta, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel) are leading a project that they hope could become a model for community resource management and sound decision making across the country
	*The DOE Poplar Genome Based Research for Carbon Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems Program* conducts basic research to obtain scientific understanding to help select, breed, or manage trees to meaningfully enhance long-term biological carbon sequestration in forested ecosystems. Both trees and soils are appropriate targets for long-term carbon storage.
	The USDA Forest Service Rangeland Management and Botany Program describe how aspen grow, the symptoms and possible causes for the decline of aspen from the Rocky Mountains to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the challenges for maintaining this species in the western landscape.
	This USFS Northern Research Station's Aspen Management Guide provides essential and optional information for managing stands that are predominately aspen (both quaking and bigtooth) and/or balsam poplar as well as stands that contain a mix of other species as well. This guide also helps you describe the actual conditions of your stand and choose the appropriate management examples given your management objectives. Also available here are numerous links to basic information about forest management, options in management, habitat benefits, treatment costs, forest health, and economic returns.

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