Other Selected Papers & Publications
Click on a topic below. Publication lists are in reverse chronological order.
Forest Health, Fire, and Sustainable Forest Management
Endangered Species Conservation
Water Quality Policy and Implementation
Pilot Project Models for Federal Land Management
Forest Health, Fire, and Sustainable Forest Management
Inventory-Based Forest Health Indicators: Implications for National Forest Management. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin and Philip S. Cook (2003). Journal of Forestry (March) 101(2):11-17. [PDF version of Abstract]
Western National Forests: Softwood Resource Conditions and Management Implications. Article by Jay O’Laughlin, in, “The Truth About America’s Forests,” Evergreen Magazine (Eighth Edition, Spring 2003, pages 18-27). Originally published by Jay O’Laughlin and Philip S. Cook (August 2002). Contribution no. 959, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version] [HTML version]
The Case for Active Management on Public Lands. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin at Inland Empire Society of American Foresters and Montana Society of American Foresters joint annual meeting, March 14, 2003, Missoula, MT. Contribution no. 972, College of Natural Resources Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version with speaker notes]
Idaho Forest Facts and Forestry Issues. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin at Informational Luncheon for Legislators, Society of American Foresters, February 17, 2003, Boise, ID. Originally published by Jay O’Laughlin and Philip S. Cook, Contribution no. 969, College of Natural Resources Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version with speaker notes]
Forest Conditions: Idaho National Forests. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin in the “Habitat” portion of the Clearwater Elk Summit, convened by Sen. Mike Crapo, January 25, 2003, Lewiston, ID. Contribution no. 968, College of Natural Resources Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version]
“[National] Forests need more, not less, active management.” Commentary by Jay O’Laughlin, Idaho Falls Post Register, September 1, 2002, p. A9. [PDF version]
Idaho Forest Health Conditions – 2002 Update. Prepared by Jay O’Laughlin (summer 2002) for the Idaho Forest Products Commission, Idaho Council on Industry and the Environment, and the editor of Evergreen Magazine; each has published all or parts of this report. Contribution no. 958, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho. [PDF version]
Reducing Hazardous Fuels: Comprehensive Silviculture and Sustainable Forestry. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin during a “Research Panel” to the Western Governors Association, Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Chief of the USDA Forest Service at the signing of the 10-Year Implementation Agreement for the National Fire Plan, May 23, 2002, Idaho City, ID. Contribution no. 957, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version]
Implementing Sustainable Forest Management in the Inland Northwest: A Guide to Research Information on the Internet. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin as “Research Update” portion of Inland Northwest Foresters Forum, February 13, 2003, Post Falls, ID. Originally published for same activity in February 2002, and revised for 2003, by Jay O’Laughlin and Philip S. Cook, with Jo Ellen Force, Perry Brown, and Charles E. Keegan, Contribution no. 955 (revised), Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version]
Federal Land Policy: Programs to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Improve Forest Ecosystem Health Must Overcome Barriers to Active Management. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin to Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners’ Federal Lands Task Force Working Group, August 28, 2000, Boise, ID; and to Western States Legislative Forestry Task Force, September 18, 2000, Coeur d’Alene, ID. Contribution no. 913, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version]
Seven Suggestions for Revising ICBEMP [Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project]. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin, Bob Maynard, Steve Fitzgerald, Arnie Arneson, and Dan Pittman (1998). Journal of Forestry 96(10):42-46. [PDF version of Abstract]
Forest Ecosystem Health Assessment: Definition, Measurement and Management Implications. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin (1996). Ecosystem Health 2(1):19-39.
Endangered Species Conservation
Endangered Species Act: What does it do? How does it work? Presented by Jay O’Laughlin to undergraduate classes at University of Idaho and Washington State University, March 2003. [view slide show in PDF format] [print slide show (6 per page) in PDF format]
Recovery Policy on Grizzly Bears: An Analysis of Two Positions. Refereed article by James G. MacCracken and Jay O’Laughlin (1998). Wildlife Society Bulletin 26(4):899-907.
The Political Economy of Endangered Species Conservation. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin at Borah Conference on Planetary Stewardship, April 16, 1998, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. Electronic Green Journal 9, University of Idaho. [Available online]
Legislative Mandates of the Endangered Species Act and a Plea for Consistent Use of Technical Terms. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin (1997). Endangered Species UPDATE 14(5&6):3-6. [Available online]
Water Quality Policy Implementation
Clean Water Act Implementation in Idaho. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin (1997) at TMDL Outreach Workshops, Idaho Soil Conservation Commission and Idaho Cooperative Extension. Contribution no. 845, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version]
California Cloud Seeding and Idaho Precipitation. Refereed article by James G. MacCracken and Jay O’Laughlin (1996). Journal of Weather Modification 28:39-49.
Functional Approaches to Riparian Buffer Strip Design. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin and George H. Belt (1995). Journal of Forestry 93(2):29-32.
Pilot Project Models for Federal Land Management
Stewardship Contracting: A Brief Overview. Western Forester (January/February 2003) 48(1):1, by Jay O’Laughlin. [Available online; see also perspectives on stewardship contracting from the Society of American Foresters and the Defenders of Wildlife]
Charter Forests: Idaho Pilot Project Developments and the “Local Trust Entity” Model. Testimony by Jay O’Laughlin for the Society of American Foresters at a hearing on Community-Based Land Management and Charter Forests, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, April 25, 2002, Washington, DC. [PDF version]
Trust Concepts Applied to the Federal Public Lands: A New Approach for Sustaining Human Communities and Biological Diversity. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin to Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners’ Federal Lands Task Force Working Group, January 10, 2000, Boise, ID. [PDF version]
New Approaches and Initiatives for Managing Federal Lands. Presented by Jay O’Laughlin to the Conference of Western Attorneys General, August 10, 1999, Juneau, Alaska. Contribution no. 879, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version]
Other Natural Resource Management Policy Issues
Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: An Issue Brief. Prepared by Jay O’Laughlin (2001), in response to a letter to Idaho legislators from the Canadian Consul General. Contribution no. 933, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version]
Roadless Area Policy, Politics and Wilderness Potential: Toward Understanding President Clinton’s Directive to the U.S. Forest Service. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin and John C. Freemuth (2000). International Journal of Wilderness 6(1):9-12.
Barriers to Using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Federal Natural Resource Agencies. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin and John R. Schumaker (1998). Martin Journal of Conflict Resolution 98-1, University of Idaho. [Available online]
A Guide to [SAF] Position Statement Development. Prepared by Jay O’Laughlin (2002), for the SAF Committee on Forest Policy, and peer reviewed for publication on the “Policy Process” portion of the website of the Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD. [HTML version] [PDF version]
Resource Management by Epistle: The Use of Facts and Values in Policy-Related Communications. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin and Philip S. Cook (2002). Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 31:25-30. [Cover photo and Abstract online] [PDF version of article]
Policy Analysis for Natural Resources: Bringing Science to Policymakers. Draft textbook manuscript by Jay O’Laughlin (2003) used in FOR 585 Natural Resources Policy Analysis, a graduate-level policy analysis course (last taught in Fall 2001, will be taught in Spring 2004). [PDF version: Table of Contents, Introduction & Overview]
Forest Resource Policy. Textbook by Frederick W. Cubbage, Jay O’Laughlin, and Charles S. Bullock III (1993), John Wiley & Sons, New York. [Table of Contents and brief description online]
This page last updated 04/15/03.
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