Effects Of Logging In The Pacific Northwest

The Northwest Forest Plan marked an important policy shift, but it did not end the struggles over the region's forests. Several Pacific Northwest runs of cutthroat trout and coho, sockeye, and chinook salmon were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1998.

For example, the decline of many salmon species shown has been linked, in part, with logging in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and the subsequent in water quality. The role of logging in fish decline received official recognition in November 1991 when the sockeye salmon was registered as an endangered specie in the region.

The multiple threats to biodiversity caused by past forestry practices and the effects of lost biodiversity on ecosystem processes and sustainability demand a new approach to forest management. True late-successional forests are relatively rare in the Pacific Northwest.

In recent years, the Pacific Northwest has been the focus of substantial research and controversy over the effects of logging and road building on hillslope erosion, stream discharge, and water quality. Concerns range from possible increases in the frequency of debris flows to habitat deterioration for salmonid fishes and other aquatic life.

Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 72 p. The scientific literature on logging after wildfire is reviewed, with a focus on environ-mental effects of logging and removal of large woody structure. Rehabilitation, the practice of planting or seeding after logging, is not reviewed here.

Over 13 percent of old growth forests in Pacific Northwest lost to logging in just over a decade, the vast majority on non-federal lands. NASA map shows forest cover in Washington and parts of Oregon.

Deforestation of the Pacific Northwest One of the most controversial areas associated with the global problem of deforestation is the Pacific Northwest of the US. The problem can be broken down into several issues that all tie in together. These include the near extinction of the Northern Spotted ...

Sep 28, 2013 · An excerpt from a powerpoint presentation given by Dr. Trygve Steen. This portion discusses egregious past logging practices, which severely compromised biodiversity and ecosystems.Author: Jim Lockhart

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