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Master of Forestry professional papers

2024

  • Franko, Aidan. Indigenous Biomass Use for Forest and Community Well-Being: A Case Study of Wood for Life
  • McCarthy, Sarah. Pathways to Adaption: Nature-based Solutions and Conservation Perspectives of Agricultural Producers in a San Juan River Headwater Community
  • Hood, Jack. Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis, in Arizona: a Management Guide and Identification Key. 

2023

  • Jorde, Hayden. Recreational trail use on the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest: A 2023 estimate for Sedona and Village of Oak Creek Area, Arizona
  • Pemberton, Kelsey. Fungal Applications for Forest Management and Restoration.
  • Sennett, Cole. Effects of Border Fences on Wildlife: A Review

2022

  • Traver, Gabriel. Tree Canopy and Livestock Grazing Influences Graminoids in the Soil Seed Bank
  • Morris, Elli. Wilderness at risk: social impacts of discarded used toilet paper.

2021

  • Vissicaro, Caio. The Pino Fire Database: Analysis of Wildfire Managed for Resource Objectives on Soil Erosion and Accumulation
  • Lopez, Anastacia. Urban Food Forestry: A Case Study of the Dunbar/Springs Neighborhood
  • Price, Gregg (Kyle). Impacts of Forest Management on Beneficial Fungi Within the Intermountain West
  • Rainey, Jeffrey. Digital Technology Enhances Tree Marking Effectiveness in Meeting Restoration Objectives in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine
  • Graebner, Mark. Dryland Bounty: Improving Arizona Agriculture with the Silvopastoral Management of Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands

2020

  • Sawaya, Landon. A Guide to Restoring Biological Soil Crusts on Forests and Rangelands in Western North America
  • DiPasquale, James. Opportunities and Barriers for Arizona to Supply Wood Fiber to South Korean Renewable Energy Marks.
  • Esser, Brittney. Conserving the High Elevation Five-Needle Pines Under Climate Change and Other Threats in North America
  • Jaquette, Matt. Drivers of Variability in Dry Mixed-Conifer Forests of the Mogollon Rim, Arizona
  • Kursky, Joshua. Planting Shade for the Next Generation: Current and Potential Agroforestry in a Rural Paraguayan Village

2019

  • Camenson, Carissa. Can Digital Tablet “Marking” Be Used to Meet Forest Health Objectives?
  • Gibson, Wade. Eighty-Two Years of Change in Functional Type, Composition, and Cover for an Arizona Interior Chaparral Community
  • Gottlieb, Jamie. Riparian System Responses to Fire and Flood Disturbance in Capulin Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, NM.
  • Holen, Nick. Inventorying Trees on the Northern Arizona University Campus for Policy Decisions and Carbon Sequestration Totals
  • Kiser, Adrian. Insect Population Dynamics Drive Research Publication Trends: Publication Patterns Related to Three Bark Beetle Species over the Past 50 Years
  • Thompson, Kathryn. Exploring Indigenous Permaculture for Land Management Strategies: Combining People, Food and Sustainable Land Use in the Southwest.
  • Zion, Sean. The Right Tree, Right Now: Advantages, Values, and Benefits of Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Ecosystem Management

2018

  • Lenton, Alexandra. Connecting Arizona’s Wildlife Species to Ecological Site Descriptions – A New Model
  • Olson, Eric. Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Western Larch Stands in Idaho
  • Steadman, Tara. Sustaining High Elevation Five-Needle Pines in the Southwestern United States: A Practical Management Perspective

2017

  • Basye, Jamey. Begin with the Creek! A Leopoldian Solution to the Failure of the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program in Iowa
  • Brown, Laura. How Are Fire Science Exchange Networks Perceived? A Qualitative Evaluation of The Southwest Fire Science Consortium
  • Ruggirello, Matthew. Nondestructive Testing of Ponderosa Pine Wood Quality Influence of Stand and Tree-Level Variables on Acoustic Velocity and Wood Density

2016

  • Depinte, Daniel. Cone and Seed Insects of Southwestern White Pine (Pinus strobiformis) in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
  • Hirsch, Trason. Current Status and Acceptance of Agroforestry and Natural Medicine in Malawi
  • Kyllo, Ronald. Piñon-Juniper Woodlands of the Western United States: Are We on the Brink of Piñon Oblivion?
  • Medford, David. Using the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) To Model Fuel Treatments in the Flagstaff Area
  • Suggs, Michael. Creating an Effective PSAR Program for Wilderness

2015

  • Auerbach, Sarah. One Spark Is All It Takes:  A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of Firewise Community Representatives in New Mexico
  • Hoyt, Howard.  Incidence of Ponderosa Pine with Latent Dwarf Mistletoe Infections Following Timber Stand Improvement on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, New Mexico
  • Klotz, Jason.  Climate Change and Land-Use Impacts on Riparian Ecosystems of the San Pedro River in Arizona
  • Nash-Loucks, Clairisse. Bark Beetles in Arizona: History, Status, Public Perceptions, and Management
  • Peterson, Sharalyn.  A Species Distribution Model for Linaria dalmatica in the Kendrick Mountain Wilderness, Arizona
  • Tyler, David.  Novel Ecosystems: Concepts and Applications to Forestry

2014

  • Blandford, Matthew. Comparing Actual and Predicted Diameter Growth on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico Using Continuous Forest Inventory Data
  • Normandin, Don. Assessing Effects of Large Wildland Fires in Mexican Spotted Owl Protected Activity Centers
  • Terlep, Kevin. Hydrologic Alteration and Ecosystems Change in Southwestern Riparian Forests: Restoration Insights Learned from Experimental Flooding on the Bill Williams River, Arizona
  • Vane, Eric. The Impact of Western Spruce Budworm on Fire Behavior in High Elevation Spruce-fir Ecosystems
  • Victor, Marvin. Fire Management of the San Carlos Apache Tribe: A Case Study in Southeastern Arizona

2013

  • Bruhns, Wanda. Measuring Reforestation Success In The Sierra Gorda Guanajuato Biosphere Reserve. Mexico
  • Hoffman, Christian. Monitoring Pandora Moth (Coloradia pandora) on The Kaibab National Forest & Armillaria Root Disease Distribution In Northern Arizona

2012

  • Bastow, Zachary. Comparing Carbon Stocks in Treated and Untreated Stands: A Review of Current Literature and a Case Study from Vermejo Park Ranch, New Mexico
  • Caulum, Benjamin. Coconut Palm on the Coastline of Western and Central Regions of Ghana
  • Larson, Christian. Examining Economic Benefits of Wood to Energy Products across the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests
  • Moon, John. Ponderosa Pine Forest Carbon Balance: A Synthesis over Western North America
  • Peterson, Kristan. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a Recreation Management Tool: Monitoring Human Impacts at Fossil Creek, Arizona
  • Sather, Robert. Small Scale Aquaculture in Rual Zambia Building a Foundation: A Case Study

2011

  • Hall, WA. Using the Forest Vegetation Simulator to Determine Proposed Restoration Treatment Effectiveness and Maintenance Interval: An Analysis of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative
  • Smith, Matthew. The Value of Information in Using Fire Behavior Models to Predict Crown Fire in the American Southwest

2010

  • Pedersen, David. Frost Events, Frost Damage, and Potential Frost Ring Formation in Woody Species of Northern Arizona
  • Weber, Karen. Trends in Research Publications: The Relationship between Population Dynamics of Three Native Bark Beetles and Research Output (1964-2009)

2009

  • Cothrun, John. Single Tree Selection and Sustained Yield Planning in Northern California Private Forestry

2007

  • Miller, Cory. Analysis of Current and Historical Surface Flows and Hydrologic Response to Restoration Treatments in the Upper Lake Mary Watershed, Arizona

2005

  • Gilman, Joshua. Hydrological and Ecological Implications Associated With The Introduction and Removal of Small Dams
  • Huynh, M. L. Assessment of Various Methods of Canopy Cover Estimation that Yield Accurate Results with Field Repeatability
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Southwest Forest Science Complex
200 East Pine Knoll Drive
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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