Silviculture of Acadian Spruce-fir Forests

Robert Seymour, University of Maine Professor Emeritus of Silviculture in the School of Forest Resources (SFR), summarizes the voluminous literature and research findings on Acadian spruce-fir silviculture from the last five decades. Reviews are organized by seven major themes (plus supplementary materials) relevant to the silvicultural treatment of Acadian spruce-fir forests: The Resource, Past and Present; Soil/Site Assessment; Production Forestry; Stocking and Density Diagrams; Natural Regeneration; Multi-aged Silvicultural Systems; and Ecological Silviculture. Powerpoint lectures on the Spruce Budworm and Maine's Forest Practices Act, presented in SFR graduate classes before Seymour retired in 2017 are also available.