Sustaining Healthy Forests Using Natural Models to Guide Management Dr. Brian Palik USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station - A Context -The issue.

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Sustaining Healthy Forests Using Natural Models to Guide Management Dr. Brian Palik USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station - A Context -The issue - Needs C enter for R esearch on E cosystem C hange

USA Total: 7.49 million ac (33%) USA Contiguous: 6.24 million ac (33%) A Nation’s Forests Area Indiana Economic Importance: Indiana (for example) -$9 billion annually contribution to the economy -$1 billion annually from forest-based recreation/tourism -$175 million from the sale of trees -$25 million from the sale of associated forest products -$1.4 billion annually from forest-based manufacturing -$8 billion value of shipments from forest-based manufacturing -54,000 jobs

Production forests -wood and fiber -watershed protection -wildlife (mostly game) -recreation Conservation forests -habitat (coarse filter) -wildlife (more than game) Forest Management: Historically (post WWII) Reserves: national parks, wilderness areas, etc. Agricultural Model: single species focus, energy subsidies

Reserve Landscape Allocation Production Forest (Agricultural Model) -This dichotomy is not sufficient to meet biodiversity and conservation objectives broadly -The condition of the “matrix” is important for sustaining many species (biodiversity) -Managing for biodiversity across more of the landscape is important for sustaining healthy forests and their services: e.g., storing carbon, resisting invasive species, adapting to climate change, growing diverse wood products Ecosystem science tells us that:

Reserve The Greening of Forestry: Management Based on Natural Models “Ecological Forestry” Intensive Production Intensive Production Intensive Production Intensive Production Objectives -traditional services -native biodiversity -ecosystem health -ecosystem sustainability -aesthetics/spiritual -adaptability Agricultural Model Premise: Understanding how forests work here (natural forests)….. results in guides for healthier, more sustainable forests here (managed forests ) The agricultural model is used in select places on the landscape

Mature Forest Young forest after harvest (agricultural model) Young forest after natural disturbance Young forest after harvest (natural model) A Cartoon Example This forest has: -greater diversity of habitats & species -greater capacity to store carbon -enhanced resistance to invasive & pests -greater diversity of timber species -increased options for the future

Evidence for adoption of natural models forestry? Forest Certification (particularly FSC): many sustainability indicators are based on natural forest processes National Forest Management Plans: the next generation all speak to restoring and managing based on elements of natural models Needs: Fundamental ecosystem research: comprehensive understanding still lacking for many types of forests The economics of ecological forestry: costs/benefits relative to traditional forestry, the value of ecological services Landscape-scale conservation: diverse ownerships working together Dr. Brian Palik USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station C enter for R esearch on E cosystem C hange US Forest Service is a leader in this transformation, but partnerships are crucial!