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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcHarvard University Harvard ForestleadDuke Forest partnerThe recent unimpeded infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelgids tsugae) across the Northeastern U.S. is driving large-scale hemlock decline and mortality. HWA has already infested over 40% of the towns in Massachusetts and, as a result, many landowners are considering pre-emptively harvesting their eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) stands. To examine the local impacts of this cutting activity, this study examined stand and ecosystem dynamics in 10 hemlock-dominated sites on public and private lands where hemlocks were harvested between 1 to12 years ago with nearby uncut forests.Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeEmeryBooseprincipalInvestigatorSince 1907, the Harvard Forest has served as a center for research and education in forest biology and conservation. The Forest's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, established in 1988 and funded by the National Science Foundation, provides a framework for much of this activity.Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central Massachusetts 2003-2009The recent unimpeded infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelgids tsugae) across the Northeastern U.S. is driving large-scale hemlock decline and mortality. HWA has already infested over 40% of the towns in Massachusetts and, as a result, many landowners are considering pre-emptively harvesting their eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) stands. To examine the local impacts of this cutting activity, this study examined stand and ecosystem dynamics in 10 hemlock-dominated sites on public and private lands where hemlocks were harvested between 1 to12 years ago with nearby uncut forests.VMC.1387.2857mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/Harvard_Forest_Research/dataset/impacts-hemlock-harvesting-central-massachusetts-20032003-01-012009-12-31speciesSpecies field in the HF Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting datasetsSpecies field in the Harvard Forest Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central MA datasets (hf028)textacruITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)bealITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)beleITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)bepaITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)fagrITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)framITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)lospITIS #35281, honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.)pireITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)pistITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)prseITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)qualITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)quruITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)quveITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)tscaITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)