FNR-542-WV – Sustaining Our Oak-Hickory Forests
Our oak-hickory forests provide us with many environmental, social and economic benefits. Without proper stewardship, these benefits can be reduced through the loss of these forests. This video discusses the role management, and particularly different types of timber harvesting, plays in sustaining our oak forests.
FNR-543-WV – Wildlife Responses to Timber Harvesting
Our oak-hickory forests provide us with many environmental, social and economic benefits. Without proper stewardship, these benefits can be reduced through the loss of these forests. This video discusses how wildlife responses differ among even-aged, uneven-aged, and control sites on the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment. Researchers discuss key results and management recommendations for songbirds, bats, cerulean warblers, and woodland salamanders.
Managing Woodlands For Birds
J. Barny Dunning, professor of wildlife ecology, discusses how forests are used by birds year round, important habitat features of woodlands that can benefit birds, and how woodland owners can enhance their property for birds.
Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment – Forest Birds
Purdue University Professor, Barny Dunning, and graduate student, Patrick Ruhl, discuss how disturbance and forest management impact birds. Management recommendations were developed from the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment, a long-term, large-scale experimental study of forest management and its impacts on plants and animals.