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2007 Fall Nutrition Progress:Rob Harrison
1) Hood River (Cindy, 3:00 today)2) Fall River LTSP (Brian, 3:40 today)3) Carryover (Paul Footen 8:50 tomorrow)4) LTSP 2006 (Charleston SC) meeting results5) Students6) Funding7) New Fertilization studies
Leaching of nitrogen from the rooting zone following urea fertilization and potential
impacts on surface water quality.
Cynthia M. Flint
Leaching of nitrogen from the rooting zone following urea fertilization and potential
impacts on surface water quality.
Cynthia M. Flint
Final words in Cindy’s thesis: “We conclude, therefore, that if forests are managed in a way that minimizes N runoff to stream water, managed forests are an essential part of maintaining a healthy Hood Canal watershed.”
Nitrogen Carryover
Initial characterization (1998-2000)Last fertilizations >10 years previous
Historical data
Continued seedling growth monitoring
Regional Mean DBH 2006•Fertilized is 28% Greater•p-value = 0.04
Regional Mean Height 2006•Fertilized is 15% Greater•p-value = 0.06
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Mean Regional Biomass•Fertilized: 73% Greater •p-value = 0.005
Mean Regional N-Content•Fertilized: 97% Greater•p-value = 0.004
CARRYOVER PROJECT 2007 SUMMARY
Understory Vegetation
AGENDA: 2006 LTSP TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETINGUSDA VEGETABLE LAB, 2700 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC
Tuesday, March 217:40 am: Convene in front of Francis Marion Hotel to carpool to USDA Vegetable Lab8:00 am: Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping. Overview of agenda….Powers and Trettin
キキ Overview of USFS Soil Program Leader’s Meeting from Monday: 8:15-8:30 Issues relating to research….Powers, Cline, Dumroese, Miller, Trettin
キキ Progress reports and lead speakers8:30-9:00 Hurricane Katrina aftermath…..…Scott9:00-9:30 SRS……………………………....Scott, Sanchez9:30-9:55 VPI affiliate research….................Siegel9:55-10:10 Break10:10-10:40 NC/NERS………………………...Ponder, Voldseth
10:40-11:00 RMRS…………………………….Dumroese11:00-11:30 BC………………………………...Chapman11:30-12:00 PNW affiliate research…………...Harrison, Miller, Busse12:00-1:20 Lunch1:20-1:40 PSW………………………………Powers, Busse1:40-2:00 Database………………………….Harrison, Scott, Cline
New Business2:00-2:30 LTSP website………….................Cline2:30-3:00 Demonic Intrusion, and what to do about it…..Scott3:00-3:15 Break3:15-3:45 Cooperative issues among FS RES, NFS, S&PF.…Scott3:45-4:15 Next generation of manuscripts…..ChapmanOverview of Field Trip (convene with Soil Program Leaders)4:15-4:35 VPI study…………………………Eisenbies, Burger4:35-5:00 Wetlands studies/field trip logistics……Trettin
Wednesday, March 228:00 am: Load vehicles, depart for field trip.
Thursday, March 238:00 am Convene with Soil Program Leaders
New Business (cont.)8:00-8:45 Soil research initiative..........................Trettin, Dumroese, Davis8:45-9:15: LTSP MOU Revision……………………...Scott, Davis9:15-9:45 Opportunities for supplemental studies…....Howes9:45-10:00 Break10:15-10:45 Validation needs for soil quality standards...Davis, DeHart10:45-11:15 SQS Committee--Next steps………….……Freeouf11:15-11:45 Soil disturbance monitoring protocols……..Howes11:45-12:15 Soil monitoring database…………………..Bruggink
SMC Nutrition Students:1) Chris Licata (start 01Fall, finish 04Win) CFR sources, Fall River2) Kyle Peterson (start 03Fall, finished 05sum), CFR sources, Fall
River, Matlock. Adrian Ares submitted paper. 3) Eric Sucre (start 03Fall, finish 05sum), CFR sources, going to
Virginia Tech for Ph.D. with Tom Fox. Submitted paper to Can J For Research
4) Brian Strahm (start 02Fall, MS 04, PhD 06, currently PostDoc) CFR sources, Fall River, Matlock, SMC database
5) Cindy Dimock, (start05Fall-scheduled finish 07Spring) Gessel scholar, Hood Canal, Matlock
6) Paul Footen (MS start 07Spring) CFR sources, Carryover, Fall River, Matlock
7) Ben Shryock (MS start 07Fall) Gessel scholar, Hood Canal, Matlock
8) Kim Littke (PhD 07Fall) CFR sources, new fertilizer studies
Current non-SMC Funding (used for SMC projects):
current total NCASI (for Fall River) $40,000 $432,000
Fall River is in its 8th year, a long time by grant funding standards
Agenda 2020 (for Matlock) $50,000 $150,000
UW/CFR/Gessel fund $48,000 $176,000
Possible future non-SMC Funding (used for SMC projects):
USDA competitive Grants
Variable Charge Soils, Harrison, Strahm, Fox, Allen, Bennett
New fertilization studies, Harrison, Maguire, Mainwaring