Silviculture and Ecology of Western U S Forests or Community Health Nursing

Silviculture and Ecology of Western U. S. Forests

Author: John C Tappeiner

Once regarded solely as the cultivation of forest trees, silviculture is today shifting to a broader focus, one that reflec ts societies' changing forest values. In addition to timber management, the prac tice and science of silviculture are now concerned with tending forests-to reduce fire potential, benefit wildlife, and maintain aesthetics-and with ensuring options for future uses of the forest. In Silviculture and Ecology of Western U.S. Forests, John Tappeiner, Douglas Maguire, and Timothy Harrington follow the progression of silviculture as a science and look closely at the value of forests. The only silviculture text to focus on the forests of the western U.S., primarily those in Oregon, Washington, and California, it is based on over 900 references as well as the authors' extensive research and management experience. This timely work includes detailed chapters on fire, shrub ecology, density measurements, thinning, reforestation, and ecosystem variables such as insec ts, fungi, soils, and water stress. It explores topics such as natural vegetation dynamics that help predic t and explain silviculture treatments, and how slight modifications in thinning prac tices can benefit wildlife and reduce the potential for insec t damage. Readers will come to understand the significance of carefully managing forests by conscious design, providing for a range of forest ecosystems and resources. An essential reference for forest managers, policy makers, forest scientists, and students (the book includes a set of study questions), this authoritative volume provides a basis for silviculture prac tices and contemporary management of western forests.

See also: The High Performance Organization or Construction Jobsite Management 2e

Community Health Nursing: Making a Difference

Author: Elizabeth Diem

This text is suitable for students taking Community Health Nursing or for the beginning practitioner in the field of Community Health Nursing. It is designed to provide direction for small-scale community health projects, ranging from about two to eight months in length.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1	Framing small scale community health nursing projects	1
1	Community health nursing : using projects as an entry point to practice	3
2	Team building	26
Pt. 2	The development of projects	55
3	Starting well : beginning a small scale project	57
4	Collaborative assessment	83
5	Determining action statements from collaborative assessment	122
6	Planning the collaborative action and evaluation	144
7	Taking collaborative action	178
8	Ending well	208
Pt. 3	Collaborative assessment and action : across settings, populations, and issues	235
9	Family home visiting projects	237
10	Community capacity building	264
11	Building coalitions	297
12	Population health and policy change : managing multiple projects	324
13	Community health programs and evaluation	347
14	Using the community health nursing process in practice	371
App. A	Consultative presentations	385
App. B	Clear communication	392
App. C	Forms for community and teamwork	394
App. D	Canadian community health nursing standards of practice	407