Information on Western Hardwood Forestry

Reference list: 

• Managing red alder. D.E. Hibbs. 1995. Oregon State University Extension Service. Extension Circular, EC 1197. Click here to order: OSU Extension Pubs or view online in pdf format (must have Adobe Acrobat installed.)
• Density management guide for red alder. Puettmann, K.J., D.S. DeBell, D.E. Hibbs. 1993. Oregon State University, Forest Research Lab. Research Contribution 2. Click here to order: OSU FRL Pubs 
• Red Alder: Guidelines for successful regeneration. Ahrens, G.R., A. Dobkowski, and D.E. Hibbs. 1992. Oregon State University, Forest Research Lab. Special Publication 24. Click here to order: OSU FRL Pubs 
• Red Alder: Guidelines for seed collection, handling, and storage. Hibbs, D.E. and A.A. Ager. 1989. Oregon State University, Forest Research Lab. Special Publication 24. Click here to order: OSU FRL Pubs 
• Height growth and site-index curves for red alder. (20-year site index) Harrington, C.A. and R.O. Curtis. 1986. USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station. Research Paper PNW-358. 
• A method of site quality evaluation for red alder. Harrington, C.A. 1986. USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station. General Tech. Report PNW-192. 
• Normal yield tables for red alder. (50-year site index). Worthington, N.P., J.A. Johnson, G.R. Staebler, and W.J. Lloyd. 1960. Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Research Paper 36. 
• Empirical yield tables for predominantly alder stands in western Washington. (based on 50-year site index) Chambers, C.J. 1983. State of Washington. Department of Natural Resources. DNR Report No. 31. 
• Volume and taper tables for red alder. Curtis, R.O., D. Bruce, and C. VanCoevering. 1968. Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Research Paper PNW-56. 
• The biology and management of red alder. Hibbs, D.E., D.S. DeBell, and R.F. Tarrant (editors). 1994. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. 
• Red alder manager’s handbook for British Columbia. Peterson, E.B., G.R. Ahrens, N.M. Peterson. 1996. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C., FRDA Report 240. Click here to order: available online FRDA Report 240 
• Hardwoods of the Pacific Northwest. Niemiec, S.S., G.R. Ahrens, S. Willits, D.E. Hibbs. 1995. Oregon State University, Forest Research Lab. Research Contribution 8. 
• Black Cottonwood and balsam poplar manager’s handbook for British Columbia. Peterson, E.B., N.M. Peterson, and D.S. McLennan. 1996. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C., FRDA Report 250. 
• Paper birch manager’s handbook for British Columbia. Peterson, E.B., N.M. Peterson, S.W. Simard, and J.R. Wang. 1997. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C., FRDA Report. 
• High yield hybrid poplar plantations in the Pacific Northwest. Heilman, P.E. R.F. Stettler, D.P. Hanley, and R.W. Carkner. 1990. WSU Extension; OSU Extension; UI Extension; USDA. Pacific Northwest Bulletin PNW 356. Click here to order: PNW0356
• Hardwood supply in the Pacific Northwest: A policy perspective. Raettig, T.L., K.P. Connaughton, and G.R. Ahrens. 1995. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-478.