Forest Service Publications

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Some of these reports have not been published and do not necessarily meet the editorial standards of the U.S. Forest Service. They are provided here as a repository of information to be made available to the public.

• Northern Forest Experiment Station Research Paper NOR-1
  Bishop, D.M., and Stevens, M.E., 1964, Landslides on logged areas in southeast Alaska: USDA Forest Service, Northern Forest Experiment Station Research Paper NOR-1, 18 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-64
  Swanston, D.N., 1967, Debris avalanching in thin soils derived from bedrock: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-64, 7 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-68
  Swanston, D.N., 1967, Soil-water piezometry in a southeast Alaska landslide area: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-68, 17 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-83
  Swanston, D.N., 1969, Mass wasting in coastal Alaska: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-83, 15 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-103
  Swanston, D.N., 1970, The mechanics of debris avalanching in shallow till soils of southeast Alaska: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-103, 17 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-17
  Swanston, D.N., 1974, The forest ecosystem of southeast Alaska; Chapter 5, Soil mass movement: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-17, 22 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-220
  Meehan, W.R., and Swanston, D.N., 1977, Effects of gravel morphology on fine sediment accumul ation and survival of incubating salmon eggs: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-220, 16 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-227
  Swanston, D.N., Meehan, W.R., and McNutt, J.A., 1977, A quantitative geomorphic approach to predicting productivity of pink and chum salmon streams in southeast Alaska: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Paper PNW-RP-227, 16 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-306
  Ziemer, R.R., and Swanston, D.N., 1977, Root strength changes after logging in southeast Alaska: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-306, 10 p.
• Unpublished Report 1982
  Sidle, R.C., 1982, Report on Site Conditions in Vicinity of LeRoy No. 1 Mine, Ptarmigan Creek Watershed, Glacier Bay National Park.
• Proceedings 1984
  Sidel, R.C., 1984, Relative Importance of Factors Influencing Landsliding in Coastal Alaska in Proceedings, 21st Annual Engineering Geology and Soils Engineering Symposium, 1984 April 5-6; Moscow, ID, p. 311-325.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-198
  Schroeder, W.L., and Swanston, D.N., 1987, Application of geotechnical data to resource planning in southeast Alaska: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-198, 22 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-297
  Schroeder, W.L., and Swanston, D.N., 1992, Installation and use of epoxy-grouted rock anchors for skyline logging in southeast Alaska: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-297, 12 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-383
  Baichtal, J.F., and Swanston, D.N., 1996, Karst landscapes and associated resources – a resource assessment: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-383, 13 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-392
  Swanston, D.N., 1997, Controlling stability characteristics of steep terrain with discussion of needed standardization for mass movement hazard indexing, a resource assessment, Kent R. Julin, compiler, Assessments of wildlife viability, old-growth timber volume estimates, forested wetlands, and slope stability: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-392, p. 44-58.
• Unpublished Report 1998
  Kahklen, K., and Hartsog, W., 1998, Results of Road Erosion Studies on the Tongass National Forest.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-529
  Kahklen, K.F., 2001, A method for measuring sediment production from forest roads: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-529, 17 p.
• Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-56, Part A and Part B.
  Johnson, A.C., and Edwards, R.T., 2002, Physical and chemical processes in headwater channels with red cedar, Congruent management of multiple resources, Proceedings from the wood compatibility initiative workshop number 10: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station General Technical Report PNW-GTR-563, p. 101-108.