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Other Selected Papers & Publications
Click on a topic below. Publication lists are in reverse chronological order.
Forest Health, Fire, Risk Assessment, and Sustainable Forest Management
Endangered Species Conservation
Water Quality Policy and Implementation
Pilot Project Models for Federal Land Management
Other Natural Resource Management Policy Issues
Policy Analysis Methods
Forest Health, Fire, Risk Assessment, and Sustainable Forest Management
Environmental Benefits of Using Biomass as an Energy Feedstock. Fact Sheet No. 5, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (February 2009). [PDF version]
High Forest Mortality and Low Timber Removal Rates in the Western States Promise Hazardous Fuel Accumulations and Big Fires. Fact Sheet No. 4, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (January 2009). [PDF version]
Carbon Sequestration Strategies in the Forest Sector. Issue Brief No. 11, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (March 2008). [PDF version]
Trends in U.S. Wildfires and Idaho Forest Fuel Loading. Fact Sheet No. 3, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin for Forestry Day at the Legislature (January 10, 2008). [PDF version]
Timber Harvests and Receipts from National Forest System Lands in Idaho. Issue Brief No. 10 prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (September 2007). [PDF version]
Planning Approach for Reducing Wildfire Risks on Federal Lands. Presentation by Jay O'Laughlin at a meeting of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council, Red Lodge, MT, June 19-20, 2007. [PDF version with speaker notes]
Carbon and Forest Management: Markets, Wildfires, and Air Quality. Article by Jay O'Laughlin and Darek Nalle, Western Forester 53(2):16-17 (March/April 2007), a publication of the Society of American Foresters. [PDF version]
Applying the EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment Framework to Support Fuels Treatment Project Decisions. Presentation by Jay O'Laughlin and Noel Jensen at the 17th Annual Nonpoint Source Water Quality Monitoring Results Workshop, Boise, ID, January 2-4, 2007. [PDF version, 4.1MB]
Are Our Forests Sustainable? Multiple Perspectives on the National Report on Sustainable Forests - 2003. Article by Michael Buck, Jay O'Laughlin, and Alicia Robbins. 2006. National Forestry 1(1):9-10. [PDF version]
Barriers to Wildland Fire Use: A Preliminary Problem Analysis. Refereed article by Dustin Doane, Jay O'Laughlin, Penelope Morgan, and Carol Miller. 2006. International Journal of Wilderness 12(1):36-38. [PDF version]
Forest Health and Biomass Energy Potential in the Northern Rockies. Presentation by Jay O'Laughlin at the Woody Biomass Energy Meeting, Boise, ID, August 28, 2006 [PDF version, 6.6MB].
Forest Health, Risk Assessment, and the National Fire Plan. Peer-reviewed article by Jay O’Laughlin, in, America's Forests: Perspectives on the National Report on Sustainable Forests-2003, pages 41-52, pubblished by the Society of American Foresters for the Roundtable on Sustainable Forests, December 2006. [PDF version of article, 2.6MB; PDF version of entire presentation, 2.4MB]
Barriers to Wildland Fire Use in USDA Forest Service Wilderness Areas as Perceived by Wilderness Fire Managers. Contribution No. 1006, College of Natural Resources Experiment Station, University of Idaho. Prepared by Dustin Doane, Jay O’Laughlin, Penelope Morgan, and Carol Miller (July 2005). [Microsoft Word manuscript based on Dustin Doane’s Master of Science thesis, May 2005]
The Fire/Fish Risk Management Problem. Article by Jay O’Laughlin, Western Forester 51(2):12-13 (March/April 2005), a publication of the Society of American Foresters. [PDF version]
Conceptual Model for Comparative Ecological Risk Assessment of Wildfire Effects on Fish, With and Without Hazardous Fuel Treatment. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin, Forest Ecology and Management 211: 59-72 (May 2005). [PDF version of Abstract]
Policies for Risk Assessment in Federal Land and Resource Management Decisions. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin, Forest Ecology and Management 211: 15-27 (May 2005). [PDF version of Abstract]
Policy Issues Relevant to Risk Assessments, Balancing Risks, and the National Fire Plan: Needs and Opportunities. Refereed article by Jay O’Laughlin, Forest Ecology and Management 211: 3-14 (May 2005). [PDF version of Abstract]
Risk Assessment & Natural Resources Management Decisions: The "Fire/Fish" Risk Management Problem. Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at various forums, Fall 2004. [PDF version]
Are Prescribed Burning Projects Feasible in Idaho Wilderness Areas? Issue Brief No. 5, prepared by Philip S. Cook and Jay O'Laughlin (July 2004). [PDF version]
Policies for Risk Assessment in Federal Land and Resource Management Decisions. Issue Brief No. 4, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (July 2004). [PDF version]
What Discount Rate is Appropriate for Evaluating Sustainable Resource Management? Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at the 39th annual meeting of the Western Forest Economists, Welches, OR, May 2-5, 2004. [PDF version]
Ecological Risk Assessment and Communication: A Model Comparing Wildfire Effects With & Without Hazardous Fuel Treatments. Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at A Colloquium on Sustainable Forest Management, USDA Forest Service, March 16, 2004, Washington, DC. [PDF version with speaker notes]
Policy Analysis Framework for Sustainable Forestry: National Forest Case Study. Refereed article by Jay O'Laughlin (2004). Journal of Forestry (March) 102(2):34-41. [PDF version of Abstract]
Understanding Forest and Forest Product Certification. Presented by Philip S. Cook and Jay O'Laughlin at six Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) Update workshops in northern Idaho, March 2004. [PDF version with speaker notes]
Idaho Forest Trends -- Industry & Economy, Forest Health & Policy. Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at various meetings in 2004. Contribution no. 987, College of Natural Resources Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow. [PDF version with speaker notes]
Forest Restoration Needs in the Northern Rockies. Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at Healthy Forests and Thriving Communities: Biomass Energy and Wood Products Conference, January 21, 2004, Denver, CO. [PDF version with speaker notes]
Managing Fish Habitat and Wildfire Risks in National Forests: Problem Formulation for Comparative Ecological Risk Assessment. Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at Conference on Risk Assessment for Decision-Making Related to Uncharacteristic Wildfires, Oregon State University Forestry Outreach Education, November 18, 2003, Portland, OR. [PowerPoint HTML version]
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 Americas 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 dAlene, 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
Economic Impact of Salmon and Steelhead Fishing in Idaho: Review of the Idaho Rivers United Report. Issue Brief No. 6, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (2005). [PDF version]
The Variable Impact of Dams on Columbia and Snake River Salmon Populations. Issue Brief No. 2, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (2003). [PDF version]
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
Ecosystem Services: Everything Under the Sun? Article by Jay O'Laughlin, Western Forester 53(2):5 (March/April 2007), a publication of the Society of American Foresters. [PDF version]
Reframing Appeals. Book review by Jay O'Laughlin and Philip S. Cook of George W. Bush's Healthy Forests: Reframing the Environmental Debate, by J. Vaughn and H.J. Cortner. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, 2005. In, Journal of Forestry 104(8):138.
The Economic Role of Forest Products in Idaho. Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at the 39th annual meeting of the Western Forest Economists, Welches, OR, May 3-5, 2004. [PDF version]
Environmental Issues and Economic Choices. Presented by Jay O'Laughlin at Leadership Coeur D'Alene 2003, Environment Day, September 25, 2003. [PDF version]
Superfund Liability Reform in 2002. Issue Brief No. 3, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (2003), in response to a request from U.S. Senator Larry Craig's office. [PDF version]
Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: An Issue Brief. Issue Brief No. 1, prepared by Jay O'Laughlin (2001), in response to a letter to Idaho legislators from the Canadian Consul General. [PDF version]
Roadless Area Policy, Politics and Wilderness Potential: Toward Understanding President Clintons 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. [PDF version]
Policy Analysis Methods
Idaho State Lands: Establishing an Asset Value. Presentation by Jay O'Laughlin at the 42nd meeting of the Western Forest Economists, Welches, OR, May 7-9, 2007. [PDF version, 3.3MB]
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]
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]
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