The following statement can be found on page 16 of the FY 1994 report of the US Forest Service (USFS): "Reforestation - Genetically improved seedlings produced on NFS nurseries and seed collected from seed orchards were used in all reforestation projects." In my opinion, the above statement seems odd since several NFS forests used only natural regeneration in FY 94. (For example, Hoosier, Green Mountain, White Mountain, Allegheny, Black Hills) Can anyone answer the following? (1) How are genetically improved seed used in a USFS natural regeneration project? (2) How large are USFS reforestation projects? (one per forest or many per forest?) (3) Are genetically improved seedlings used in all USFS reforestation projects involving "ecosystem management?" David South School of Forestry Auburn University, AL 36849-5418 dsouth@forestry.auburn.edu 334-844-1022 334-844-1084 (FAX) http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/coops/sfnmc/sfnmc.html ========================================================================= "Here was my chance. Biltmore could be made to prove what America did not yet understand, that trees could be cut and the forest preserved at one and the same time." Gifford Pinchot Consulting Forester Biltmore Estate 1892-1895 =========================================================================
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