Forest stressors and roadside vegetation management in an exurban landscape |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Storrs, CT 06269, USA;2. University of Connecticut, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Storrs, CT 06269 USA;1. Department of Land Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;2. Department of Urban Development and Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;1. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an 311300, China;2. Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Bamboo Resources and High-Efficiency Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an 311300, China;3. Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an 311300, China;4. School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin’an 311300, China;1. School of Architecture and Design Southwest Jiaotong University, no 99 Campus, Mianshi, Xidiwan, Building 7, Unit 1, Room 3004, Pixian County, Xipu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China;2. School of Architecture and design, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China;1. Department of phytology, FSAA., 2425 rue de l’Agriculture, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada;2. Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science, Department of Biology, McGill University, Stewart Biology Building, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada;3. Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke E., Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada;4. Jardin botanique de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke E., Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada;1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA;2. Department of Geography, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA;3. Urban Forestry Division, District Department of Transportation, Washington DC, USA;1. Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, Ostrava 71000, Czechia;2. Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, University of Ostrava, Czechia;3. School of Architecture Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | As part of the forest landscape, roadside trees are susceptible to multiple stressors that increase potential for tree damage during storm events and contribute to power outages. In exurban areas, decision-making related to the roadside forest is divided among many land ownerships and management entities with diverse objectives. Our objectives were to (1) identify general forest and roadside vegetation management objectives and challenges, (2) identify forest stressors and assess perceived severity and level of concern for forest stressor impacts to the roadside forest, and (3) evaluate manager interrelationships based on management objectives and challenges. We conducted semi-structured interviews with thirty-nine members of the forest management community who manage non-residential and non-industrial tracts of forest land in Connecticut, USA. Improving overall forest health and resilience, wildlife habitat, and forest products were the three most common general forest objectives. The two most frequently identified roadside objectives were public safety and mitigating hazardous conditions. The most common general forest management challenges included workforce limitations, financial constraints, and public perceptions. Support and satisfaction among the public and other stakeholders was the most frequently mentioned roadside forest management challenge. Although participants recognized the importance of roadside vegetation management, many avoided active management along roadsides. Immediate roadside vegetation issues such as public safety were prioritized rather than long-term planning. Stakeholders are constantly orchestrating a balance of numerous objectives as they integrate roadside vegetation considerations into broader forest management. |
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| Keywords: | Exurban Forest stressors Natural resource management Roadside forest Social network |
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