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Harvesting in the North Quabbin region 1984-1995

HF-ID: HF1995-06
Category: Research Files
Creator:
- Chou, C.
Associated Person:
- Kittredge, David
Date: 1984 to 1995
Media: Paper
Contents:
- Database information (for images created for summer research project). 1 file folder. 8.5 inches x 11 inches.
Keywords: disturbance, geographic information systems, land use history, mapping, off forest, timber harvest
Abstract:
- Timber harvesting has represented a major disturbance in the forests of New England over the past two centuries and remains a widespread practice today. The patterns of harvesting across the landscape, however, have changed over time. Since the 1930s, most harvesting has been in the form of selective cuts in relatively small patches, reflecting the division of properties into smaller parcels. This summer, we looked at patterns of logging in ten towns northwest of the Quabbin Reservoir over the past ten years.
Related Items:
- HF Data Archive: HF046 Timber Harvesting Study in North Quabbin Region of Central Massachusetts 1984-2001
Archives Location: Middle Room
Access: Active
Administrative Notes:
- 2026: 9 backup disks said to be in archive disk drawer [3.5 inch floppy disks, now obsolete] not found.