Scientists & Staff

Laura Kenefic
News Releases
- Forest Service Research & Development Bridging the Gender GapDecember 11, 2015
Current Research
- Ecology and Silviculture of Mixed-Species Stands - Recent and ongoing projects include short- and long-term dynamics of multi-aged stands (with a focus on selection, diameter-limit, and other forms of partial cutting), rehabilitation of degraded stands, regeneration substrates and dynamics, stand and sub-stand structure, and relationships between forest management and understory vegetation. Many of these projects are in collaboration with University of Maine faculty and graduate students. Much of my work is on the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine, but I also conduct research on the Dukes Experimental Forest in Michigan and in cooperation with a number of large landowners and Northern Forest managers. My research addresses the northern conifer (hemlock - spruce - fir) and northern hardwood (beech - birch - maple) forest types, with an emphasis on mixedwood stands (i.e., hardwood - softwood mixtures). Mixedwoods have greater functional diversity than stands of softwoods or hardwoods alone and have been found to confer advantages such as market flexibility, adaptability and compatibility with future climate, improved biodiversity, and resistance to insect pests and diseases.
- Sustainability - I am a principal investigator in a cross-border U.S. - Canada study of northern white-cedar ecology and silviculture, in collaboration with Laval University (Quebec), the Canadian Forest Service, and the Quebec Ministry of Forests, Parks, and Wildlife. My work with northern white-cedar focus on regeneration, tree and stand growth, and response to silviculture. I also have been working with University of Maine and Station colleagues on studies of soil-site-growth relationships in a number of different stand types, the long-term effects of harvesting on site productivity, the role of site in determining sub-stand-level variation in silvicultural outcomes, and residual stand and regeneration implications of mechanized harvesting.
- Experimental Forest Research - My research portfolio includes a number of long-term (foundational) studies on experimental forests. These studies, which originated as many as 90+ years ago, provide unusually robust findings about management outcomes. In addition to using historical work to answer contemporary forest management questions (e.g., effect of silviculture on carbon storage), I am working with the Forest Service's Research Data Archive to make data from long-term studies of forest ecology and management publicly available.
- Diversity and Inclusion Science - The U.S. Forest Service is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Yet women and people from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic groups continue to be in the minority in forestry professions. In order to better understand the role of the Forest Service in supporting and promoting diversity, I have been working with colleagues within our organization and at partner institutions to better understand not only trends in workforce demographics, but the organizational norms and processes that contribute to those outcomes. Our work takes a science-based, data-driven approach to cultural transformation, in order to inform diversification efforts within our organization and the profession as a whole.
Research Interests
In addition to ongoing studies, I would like to expand my research in the areas of rehabilitation of degraded stands; ecology and silviculture of northern white-cedar, and networking and synthesis of long-term silvicultural experiments such as those on experimental forests.
Why This Research is Important
The forests of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada are structurally and compositionally complex, and recent trends in forest management have been toward silvicultural systems that maintain or increase complexity of structure and species. However, the dynamics of mixed-species and multi-aged stands are incompletely understood, and information about ecosystem response to management in both the short- and long-term is needed. I am using current studies, as well as archived data and intact plots from early Forest Service research, to address problems of contemporary forest management. Additionally, focus on potentially at-risk components of complex ecosystems and forests degraded by past mismanagement is important. Long-term sustainability of the northern white-cedar resource, for example, is a concern due to widespread problems with regeneration and recruitment and the advanced age of the managed resource in many regions. My research contributes both to effective forest management and long-term forest sustainability.
Education
- University of Maine, Ph.D. Forest Resources, 2000
- State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, M.S. Forest Resource Management, 1995
- State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A. Environmental Studies, 1992
Professional Organizations
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) (2010 - Current)
Ecology and Silviculture of Ash and Maple, Uneven-Aged Silviculture - Ecological Society of America (1999 - Current)
- New England Society of American Foresters (1995 - Current)
Management and Utilization Working Group - Society of American Foresters (SAF) (1995 - Current)
Silviculture Working Group - U.S. Forest Service, Experimental Forest and Range Working Group (2009 - 2012)
Awards & Recognition
- David M. Smith Award, 2020 New England Society of American Foresters award for research, teaching, or the field application of silviculture
- Ernest M. Gould, Jr. Technology Transfer Award, 2019 New England Society of American Foresters award for outstanding contribution to natural resource science and management through education, extension, or youth service
- Inspiring Women Award, 2017 U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station award for outstanding leadership achievement
- Leadership Award, 2012 U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station award for outstanding dedication and leadership in sustaining experimental forests
- Extra Effort Award, 2011 U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station award for contribution to the Experimental Forest and Range Working Group
- Recognition, 2008 Maine Society of American Forests recognition of efforts in support of the forestry education network
- Molly Beattie Young Forester Leadership Award, 2006 New England Society of American Foresters award for leadership benefiting the practice of forestry
- Early Career Scientist Award, 2005 U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station award for research accomplishment
- Multicultural Achievement Award, 2004 U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station and Northeastern Area, Civil Rights Committee award for efforts to support women in forestry
- Customer Service Award, 2001 U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station and Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry award for technology transfer
- Dow - Griffee Award, 1999 University of Maine, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station combined George F. Dow and Fred Griffee award for research accomplishment
- Charles E. Schomaker Award, 1998 University of Maine, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture award for outstanding research in forestry
Publications & Products
- Crandall, Mindy ; Costanza, Kara ; Zukswert, Jenna ; Kenefic, Laura ; Leahy, Jessica E. 2020. An Adaptive and Evidence-Based Approach to Building and Retaining Gender Diversity within a University Forestry Education Program: A Case Study of SWIFT. Journal of Forestry
- Fraver, Shawn ; Kenefic, Laura S.; Cutko, Andrew R.; White, Alan S. 2020. Natural disturbance and stand structure of old-growth northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis) forests, northern Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management
- Kabrick, John M.; Clark, Kenneth L.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Delgado, Bethany L. Muñoz; Dey, Daniel C.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C.; Keyser, Tara L.; Knapp, Benjamin O.; MacLean, David A.; Raymond, Patricia ; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Vickers, Lance A. 2020. Research and management partnerships for resolving regeneration and recruitment challenges in hardwood-softwood mixtures in eastern North America. In: Pile, Lauren S.; Deal, Robert L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David; Kabrick, John M.; Palik, Brian J.; Schuler, Thomas M., comps. The 2019 National Silviculture Workshop: a focus on forest management-research partnerships. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-193. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 129-140.
- Kern, Christel ; Kenefic, Laura ; Dockry, Michael ; Cobo-Lewis, Alan. 2020. Discrimination and Career Satisfaction: Perceptions from US Forest Service Scientists. Journal of Forestry
- Soman, Harikrishnan ; Kizha, Anil Raj; Muñoz Delgado, Bethany ; Kenefic, Laura ; Kanoti, Keith. 2020. Production economics: comparing hybrid tree-length with whole-tree harvesting methods. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
- Bassil, Sarita ; Nyland, Ralph D.; Kern, Christel C.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2019. Dynamics of the diameter distribution after selection cutting in uneven- and even-aged northern hardwood stands: a long-term evaluation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- George, Alex Kunnathu; Kizha, Anil Raj; Kenefic, Laura. 2019. Economic feasibility of timber harvesting in lowlands. In: Czupy, Imre, ed. Exceeding the vision: forest mechanisation of the future. Proceedings of the 52nd International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization. Sopron, Hungary: University of Sopron Press: 379-393.
- Livingston, William H.; Munck, Isabel ; Lombard, Kyle ; Weimer, Jennifer ; Bergdahl, Aaron ; Kenefic, Laura S.; Schultz, Barbara ; Seymour, Robert S. 2019. Field Manual for Managing Eastern White Pine Health in New England. University of Maine, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Orono, ME. Miscellaneous Publication 764. 20 p.
- Muñoz Delgado, Bethany L.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Benjamin, Jeffrey G.; Dibble, Alison C. 2019. Northern mixedwood composition and productivity 50 years after whole-tree and stem-only harvesting with and without post-harvest prescribed burning. Forest Ecology and Management
- Puhlick, Joshua J.; Fraver, Shawn ; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Teets, Aaron ; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2019. Site Quality, Disturbance, and Vegetation Effects on Carbon Storage and Accumulation in Old, Mixed-Species Stands in Central Maine, USA. Natural Areas Journal
- Reuling, Laura F.; Kern, Christel C.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Bronson, Dustin R. 2019. The Northern White-Cedar Recruitment Bottleneck: Understanding the Effects of Substrate, Competition, and Deer Browsing. Forests
- Vickers, Lance ; McWilliams, William ; Knapp, Benjamin ; D'Amato, Anthony ; Dey, Daniel ; Dickinson, Yvette ; Kabrick, John ; Kenefic, Laura ; Kern, Christel ; Larsen, David ; Royo, Alejandro ; Saunders, Michael ; Shifley, Stephen ; Westfall, James A. 2019. Are Current Seedling Demographics Poised to Regenerate Northern US Forests?. Journal of Forestry
- Janowiak, Maria K.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Swanston, Christopher W.; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Matthews, Stephen; Peters, Matthew P.; Prasad, Anantha; Fraser, Jacob S.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Handler, Stephen D.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Burbank, Diane; Campbell, John; Cogbill, Charles; Duveneck, Matthew J.; Emery, Marla R.; Fisichelli, Nicholas; Foster, Jane; Hushaw, Jennifer; Kenefic, Laura; Mahaffey, Amanda; Morelli, Toni Lyn; Reo, Nicholas J.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Simmons, K. Rogers; Weiskittel, Aaron; Wilmot, Sandy; Hollinger, David; Lane, Erin; Rustad, Lindsey; Templer, Pamela H. 2018. New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-173. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 234 p.
- Livingston, William H.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2018. Low densities in white pine stands reduce risk of drought-incited decline. Forest Ecology and Management
- McWilliams, William H.; Westfall, James A.; Brose, Patrick H.; Dey, Daniel C.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Dickinson, Yvette L.; Fajvan, Mary Ann; Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C.; Laustsen, Kenneth M.; Lehman, Shawn L.; Morin, Randall S.; Ristau, Todd E.; Royo, Alejandro A.; Stoltman, Andrew M.; Stout, Susan L. 2018. Subcontinental-scale patterns of large-ungulate herbivory and synoptic review of restoration management implications for midwestern and northeastern forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-182. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 24 p.
- Puhlick, Joshua J.; Kuehne, Christian ; Kenefic, Laura S. 2018. Crop tree growth response and quality after silvicultural rehabilitation of cutover stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Wesely, Nathan ; Fraver, Shawn ; Kenefic, Laura ; Weiskittel, Aaron ; Ruel, Jean-Claude ; Thompson, Michael ; White, Alan. 2018. Structural Attributes of Old-Growth and Partially Harvested Northern White-Cedar Stands in Northeastern North America. Forests
- Ayrey, Elias; Fraver, Shawn; Kershaw, John A.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Hayes, Daniel; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Roth, Brian E. 2017. Layer stacking: A novel algorithm for individual forest tree segmentation from LiDAR point clouds. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 43(1): 16-27.
- Fraver, Shawn; Dodds, Kevin J.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Morrill, Rick; Seymour, Robert S.; Sypitkowski, Eben. 2017. Forest structure following tornado damage and salvage logging in northern Maine, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Gleason, Kelly E.; Bradford, John B.; Bottero, Alessandra; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Fraver, Shawn; Palik, Brian J.; Battaglia, Michael A.; Iverson, Louis; Kenefic, Laura; Kern, Christel C. 2017. Competition amplifies drought stress in forests across broad climatic and compositional gradients. Ecosphere
- Kabrick, John M.; Clark, Kenneth L.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C.; Knapp, Benjamin O.; MacLean, David A.; Raymond, Patricia; Waskiewicz, Justin D. 2017. Managing hardwood-softwood mixtures for future forests in eastern North America: assessing suitability to projected climate change. Journal of Forestry
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Rogers, Nicole S. 2017. The Evolution of USDA Forest Service Experimental Forest Research on Northern Conifers in the Northeast. Journal of Forestry
- Rogers, Nicole S.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2017. The cutting practice level study at the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine. Journal of Forestry
- Rogers, Nicole; Kenefic, Laura; Crandall, Mindy; Seymour, Robert; Sendak, Paul. 2017. Sixty Years of Silviculture in a Northern Conifer Forest in Maine, USA. Forest Science
- carr, tish; Kenefic, Laura S.; Ranco, Darren J. 2017. Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS): A Tribal Mentoring and Educational Program Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Science. Journal of Forestry
- Kenefic, Laura S. 2016. Mixedwood management in the Northeastern United States. In: Ministere des Forets, de la Faune et des Parcs, ed. Multi-aged silviculture of northern hardwood and mixedwood forests. Proceedings—field tour in Quebec; 2016 August 24-26; Quebec, QC. Quebec, QC, Canada: Ministere des Forets, de la Faune et des Parcs du Quebec, and the Northeastern Society of American Foresters Silviculture Working Group: 34-36.
- Puhlick, Joshua J.; Fraver, Shawn; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Kolka, Randy; Gruselle, Marie-Cecile. 2016. Factors influencing organic-horizon carbon pools in mixed-species stands of central Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 364: 90-100.
- Puhlick, Joshua J.; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Fraver, Shawn; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Kolka, Randall K.; Rustad, Lindsey E.; Brissette, John C. 2016. Long-term influence of alternative forest management treatments on total ecosystem and wood product carbon storage. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Puhlick, Joshua J.; Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Fraver, Shawn; Russell, Matthew B.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2016. Assessing the role of natural disturbance and forest management on dead wood dynamics in mixed-species stands of central Maine, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 46(9): 1092-1102.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C. 2015. Early northern hardwood silvicultural research at the Dukes Experimental Forest, Michigan. Journal of Forestry. 113(2): 258-261.
- Kenefic, Laura; Ruel, Jean-Claude; Tremblay, Jean-Pierre. 2015. Sustainable management of white-tailed deer and white-cedar. The Wildlife Professional. Fall 2015: 33-36.
- Kern, Christel C.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Stout, Susan L. 2015. Bridging the Gender Gap: The demographics of scientists in the USDA Forest Service and academia. BioScience. 65: 1165-1172.
- Waskiewicz, Justin D.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Rogers, Nicole S.; Puhlick, Joshua J.; Brissette, John C.; Dionne, Richard J. 2015. Sampling and measurement protocols for long-term silvicultural studies on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-147. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 32 p.
- Brissette, John C.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2014. Centerpiece of research on the Penobscot Experimental Forest: the US Forest Service long-term silvicultural study. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C., comps. Penobscot Experimental Forest: 60 years of research and demonstration in Maine, 1950-2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-123. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 31-61.
- Frank, Robert M.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2014. Bob Frank's recollections made on the occasion of the Penobscot Experimental Forest's 60TH anniversary. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C., comps. Penobscot Experimental Forest: 60 years of research and demonstration in Maine, 1950-2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-123. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 151-164.
- Kenefic, Laura S. 2014. Selective cutting, rehabilitation, and alternatives for forests of northeastern North America and elsewhere. Journal of Forestry. 112(3): 259-260.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Bataineh, Mohammad; Wilson, Jeremy S.; Brissette, John C.; Nyland, Ralph D. 2014. Silvicultural rehabilitation of cutover mixedwood stands. Journal of Forestry. 112(3): 261-271.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C. 2014. Penobscot Experimental Forest: 60 years of research and demonstration in Maine, 1950-2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-123. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 185 p.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C. 2014. History of the Penobscot Experimental Forest, 1950-2010. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C., comps. Penobscot Experimental Forest: 60 years of research and demonstration in Maine, 1950-2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-123. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 1-20.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C. 2014. Publications of the Penobscot Experiment Forest, 1950-2010. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C., comps. Penobscot Experimental Forest: 60 years of research and demonstration in Maine, 1950-2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-123. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 165-183.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C.; Judd, Richard W. 2014. Northeastern conifer research: Multiple species and multiple values. In: Hayes, D.C.; Stout, S.L.; Crawford, R.H.; Hoover, A.P., eds. USDA Forest Service experimental forests and ranges research for the long term. New York, NY: Springer: 103-127.
- Kern, Christel; Erdmann, Gus; Kenefic, Laura; Palik, Brian; Strong, Terry. 2014. Development of the selection system in northern hardwood forests of the Lake States: an 80-year silviculture research legacy. In: Hayes, D.C.; Stout, S.L.; Crawford, R.H.; Hoover, A.P., eds. USDA Forest Service experimental forests and ranges research for the long term. New York, NY: Springer: 201-223.
- Russell, Matthew B.; Meyer, Spencer R.; Brissette, John C.; Kenefic, Laura. 2014. Sixty years of research, 60 years of data: long-term US Forest Service data management on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C., comps. Penobscot Experimental Forest: 60 years of research and demonstration in Maine, 1950-2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-123. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 62-70.
- Bataineh, Mohammad; Kenefic, Laura; Weiskittel, Aaron; Wagner, Robert; Brissette, John. 2013. Influence of partial harvesting and site factors on the abundance and composition of natural regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 306: 96-106.
- Berven, Kate; Kenefic, Laura; Weiskittel, Aaron; Twery, Mark; Wilson, Jeremy. 2013. The lost research of early northeastern spruce-fir experimental forests: a tale of lost opportunities. In: Camp, Ann E.; Irland, Lloyd C.; Carroll, Charles J.W. Long-term silvicultural and ecological studies. Results for science and management: volume 2. GISF Res. Pap. 013. New Haven, CT: Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry: 103-114.
- Fraver, Shawn; Milo, Amy M.; Bradford, John B.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Kenefic, Laura; Palik, Brian J.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Brissette, John. 2013. Woody debris volume depletion through decay: Implications for biomass and carbon accounting. Ecosystems. 16: 1262-1272.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C. 2013. The remarkable story of the partial cutting study at the Dukes Experimental Forest. In: Camp, Ann E.; Irland, Lloyd C.; Carroll, Charles J.W. Long-term silvicultural and ecological studies. Results for science and management. Vol. 2. GISF Res. Pap. 013. New Haven, CT: Yale University, Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry: 116-125.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C.; Brissette, John; Russell, Matthew; Irland, Lloyd; Weiskittel, Aaron; Berven, Kate. 2013. Suggestions for maintaining records for long-term field studies. A supplement to papers by Berven et al. and Kenefic and Kern (this volume). In: Camp, Ann E.; Irland, Lloyd C.; Carroll, Charles J.W. Long-term silvicultural and ecological studies. Results for science and management. Vol. 2. GISF Res. Pap. 013. New Haven, CT: Yale University, Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry: 126-133.
- Waskiewicz, Justin; Kenefic, Laura; Weiskittel, Aaron; Seymour, Robert. 2013. Species mixture effects in northern red oak-eastern white pine stands in Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 298: 71-81.
- Boulfroy, Emmanuelle; Forget, Eric; Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Larouche, Catherine; Lessard, Guy; Lussier, Jean-Martin; Pinto, Fred; Ruel, Jean-Claude; Weiskittel, Aaron. 2012. Silvicultural guide for northern white-cedar (eastern white cedar). Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-98. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 74 p.
- Olson, Elizabeth; Kenefic, Laura S.; Dibble, Alison C.; Brissette, John C. 2011. Nonnative invasive plants in the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine, USA: influence of site, silviculture, and land use history. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 138(4): 453-464.
- Weiskittel, Aaron R.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Li, Rongxia; Brissette, John. 2011. Stand Structure and Composition 32 Years after Precommercial Thinning Treatments in a Mixed Northern Conifer Stand in Central Maine. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 28(2): 92-96.
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S. 2010. Historical early stem development of northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.) in Maine. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 27(3): 92-96.
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Seymour, Robert S.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2010. Production ecology of Thuja occidentalis. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40(6): 1155-1164.
- Larouche, Catherine; Kenefic, Laura S.; Ruel, Jean-Claude. 2010. Northern white-cedar regeneration dynamics on the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine: 40-year results. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 27(1): 5-12.
- Hofmeyer, P.V.; Seymour, R.S.; Kenefic, L.S. 2009. Influence of soil site class on growth and decay of northern white-cedar and two associates in Maine. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 26(2): 68-75.
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S. 2009. Northern white-cedar ecology and silviculture in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada: a synthesis of knowledge. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 26(1): 21-27.
- Weaver, Jamie K.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Brissette, John C. 2009. Decaying wood and tree regeneration in the Acadian Forest of Maine, USA. Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 257, Issue 7, 22 March 2009, Pages 1623-1628
- Weiskittel, Aaron; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Phillips, Leah M. 2009. Long-term effects of precommercial thinning on stem form, volume, and branch characteristics of red spruce and balsam fir crop trees. Silva Fennica. 43(3): 397-409.
- Wells, Gail; Hayes, Deborah; Krause, Katrina; Bartuska, Ann; LeVan-Green, Susan; Anderson, Jim; Gough, Tivoli; Adams, Mary; Schuler, Thomas; Kolka, Randy; Sebestyen, Steve; Kenefic, Laura; Brissette, John; Stout, Susan; Kanoti, Keith; Swanson, Fred; Greene, Sarah; Herring, Margaret; Ritchie, Martin; Skinner, Carl; Lisle, Tom; Keppeler, Elizabeth; Reid, Leslie; Wohlegemuth, Peter; Kitchen, Stanley; McCaughey, Ward; Guldin, Jim; Bragg, Don; Shelton, Michael; Loftis, David; Greenberg, Cathryn; Murphy, Julia. 2009. Experimental forests and ranges : 100 years of research success stories. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-182. Madison, WI: USDA-Forest Service, Forest Products
- Baldwin, Elizabeth Dennis; Kenefic, Laura S.; LaPage, Will F. 2007. Alternative large-scale conservation visions for northern Maine: interviews with decision leaders in Maine. Maine Policy Review. 16(2): 78-91.
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S. 2007. Northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.): an annotated bibliography. University of Maine, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit. 30 p.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D. 2007. Cavity trees, snags, and selection cutting: a northern hardwood case study. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 24(3): 192-196.
- Moores, Andrew R.; Seymour, Robert S.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2007. Height development of shade-tolerant conifer saplings in multiaged Acadian forest stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 37: 2715-2723.
- Brissette, John C.; Saunders, Michael R.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E. 2006. Long-term research on classical silvicultural approaches in the Acadian Forest: Penobscot Experimental Forest Part I. In: Proceedings, Society of American Foresters 2006 national convention; 2006 October 25-29; Pittsburgh, PA. Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters. [CD-ROM].
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Brissette, John C. 2006. Growth comparison of northern white-cedar to balsam fir and red spruce by site class. In: Proceedings of the Eastern US-Canada forest science conference; 2006 October 19-21; Quebec, QC: 62-66.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C.; Sendak, Paul E.; Sendak, Paul E. 2006. Overview of USDA Forest Service Research on Diameter-Limit Cutting in Northern Conifers. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D. eds. Proceedings of the conference on diameter-limit cutting in northeastern forests.; 2005 May 23-24; Amherst, MA. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-342. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Forest Service: 24-31.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D., eds.; Nyland, Ralph D. 2006. Proceedings of the conference on diameter-limit cutting in northeastern forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-342. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 51 p.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D.; Nyland, Ralph D. 2006. Facilitating a Dialogue About Diameter-Limit Cutting. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D. eds. Proceedings of the conference on diameter-limit cutting in northeastern forests; 2005 May 23-24; Amherst, MA. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-342. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 1-2.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C. 2006. Turning data into knowledge for over 50 years: USDA Forest Service research on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Irland, Lloyd C.; Camp, Ann E.; Brissette, John C.; and Donohew, Zachary R., eds. Long-term Silvicultural & Ecological Studies: Results for Science and Management. New Haven, CT: Yale University: 26-33
- Baldwin, Elizabeth D.; Kenefic, Laura S.; LaPage, Wilbur; Daigle, John J. 2005. A Forest in Conflict: the Proposal for a 3.2 Million Acre National Park and Preserve in Maine's Working Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 33
- Hebert, Barbara; Gagnon, Rejean; LaRouche, Catherine; Ruel, Jean-Claude; Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Regeneration of Northern White-cedar Following Silvicultural Treatment: a Long-term Study. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 46
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, Robert S.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Ecology and Silviculture of Northern White-cedar. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 50
- Hofmeyer, Philip V.; Kenefic, Laura; Brissette, John C. 2005. Stand-level Responses of Northern White-cedar to Silvicultural Treatments in Central Maine. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 49
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Sapling Recruitment and Growth Dynamics in Multi-aged Northern Conifer Stands: a 20-year Study. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 55
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Elias, Susan P.; Kimball, Alan J.; Witham, Jack W. 2005. Dynamics of Tree Growth and Composition Following Partial Cutting in an Oak − Pine Forest in Maine. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 56
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Comparison of Fixed Diameter-Limit and Selection Cutting in Northern Conifers. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 22(2): 77-84.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C. 2005. Digging Out the Data: USDA Forest Service Research on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 20
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- Kenefic, Laura S.; White, Alan S.; Cutko, Andrew R.; Fraver, Shawn. 2005. Reference Stands for Silvicultural Research: A Maine Perspective. Journal of Forestry
- Maguire, Michael P.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Wilson, Jeremy S.; Nyland, Ralph D. 2005. Simulating Rehabilitation Treatments in Northern Hardwood Stands Following Diameter-limit Cutting. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 60
- Reinmann, Andy B.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Fernandez, Ivan J.; Shortle, Walter C. 2005. Soil Characteristics 30-years Post-harvest on Maine Spruce Flats: Preliminary Results. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 66
- Ruel, Jean-Claude; Larouche, Catherine; Morisette, Sabrina; Lussier, Jean Martin; Kenefic, Laura S. 2005. Silviculture of Northern White-cedar in Mixedwood Forests. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 69
- Sendak, Paul E.; Brissette, John C.; Frank (retired), Robert M.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2005. Forty Years of Partial Harvesting in Mixed Northern Conifers in Maine: Results from the Penobscot Experimental Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 74
- Waskiewicz, Justin D.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2005. Elementary Silviculture: Presenting Forest Science to Children Through the NSF's GK-12 Fellowship. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 81
- Weaver, Jamie K.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Fernandez, Ivan J. 2005. Effect of Harvest Intensity on Soil Physical Properties and Site Productivity in Riparian Mixedwood Forests. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 82
- Witham, Jack W.; Hunter, Malcolm L. Jr.; Kimball, Alan J.; White, Alan S.; Elias, Susan P.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2005. Long-term study of a pine ? oak forest ecosystem: Holt Research Forest. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 84
- Witham, Jack W.; Kimball, Alan J.; Elias, Susan P.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2005. Tree Regeneration at Holt Research Forest: Impacts of Red Maple Removal and White-tailed Deer Browsing. In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 85
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Brissette, John C.; Sendak, Paul E. 2004. The Effects of Alternative Diameter-Limit Cutting Treatments: Some Findings from a Long-Term Northern Conifer Experiment. In: Ward, Jeffrey S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Forestry across borders: proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 84th winter meeting; 2004 March 23-26; Quebec City, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-314. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 22-24
- Kenefic, Laura S.; White, Alan S.; Fraver, Shawn. 2004. Reference conditions for silvicultural field studies in Maine: limitations and opportunities. In: Proceedings, Society of American Foresters 2003 national convention; 2003 October 25-29; Buffalo, NY. Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters: 344-349.
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- Moores, Andrew; Seymour, Robert; Kenefic, Laura. 2004. Understory Height Growth Dynamics in Uneven-Aged, Mixed-Species Northern Conifer Stands. In: Ward, Jeffrey S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Forestry across borders: proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 84th winter meeting; 2004 March 23-26; Quebec City, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-314. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 12-14
- Reinmann, Andy; Kenefic, Laura; Fernandez, Ivan; Shortle, Walter. 2004. Preliminary Results From a Retrospective Study of Harvest Intensity, Site Productivity, and Red Spruce Growth. In: Ward, Jeffrey S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Forestry across borders: proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 84th winter meeting; 2004 March 23-26; Quebec City, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-314. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 28-29
- Seymour, Robert S.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2002. Influence of age on growth efficiency of Tsuga canadensis and Picea rubens trees in mixed-species, multiaged northern conifer stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 32: 2032-2042.
- Brissette, John C.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2000. Eastern hemlock response to even- and uneven-age management in the Acadian forest: results from the Penobscot Experimental Forest long-term silviculture study. In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 23-28.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, Ralph D. 2000. Habitat diversity in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands: a case study . Res. Pap. NE-714. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 4 p.
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- Kenefic, Laura S.; Nyland, R.D. 1999. Sugar maple height-diameter and age-diameter relationships in an uneven-aged northern hardwood stand. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 16: 43-47.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Seymour, R.S. 1999. Leaf area prediction models for Tsuga canadensis in Maine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 29: 1574-1582.
- Seymour, Robert S.; Kenefic, Laura S. 1998. Balance and sustainability in multi-aged stands: a northern conifer case study. Journal of Forestry. 96(7): 12-16.
- Nowak, Chris; Stout, Susan; Brissette, John; Kenefic, Laura; Miller, Gary; Leak, Bill; Yaussy, Dan; Schuler, Tom; Gottschalk, Kurt. 1997. Defining the role of silvicultural research in the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. In: Communicating the role of silviculture in managing the national forests: Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop. 1997 May 19-22; Warren, PA.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-238. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 115-122.
Research Datasets
- Kenefic, Liam F.; Muñoz Delgado, Bethany L.; Rogers, Nicole S.; Richley, Andrew R. 2020. Penobscot Experimental Forest boundary, roads, trails, management units, and permanent sample plot locations (2nd Edition). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0008-2.
- Olson, Elizabeth K.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Zukswert, Jenna M.; Langley, CJ M.; Dibble, Alison C.; Muñoz Delgado, Bethany L. 2019. Understory vegetation and site condition data from the "Nonnative Invasive Plants" study at the Penobscot Experimental Forest. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2019-0016.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Gerndt, Kathryn M.; Puhlick, Joshua J.; Kuehne, Christian. 2019. Overstory and regeneration data from the "Rehabilitation of cutover mixedwood stands" study at the Penobscot Experimental Forest (2nd Edition). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0024-2.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Gerndt, Kathryn M.; Rogers, Nicole S.; Castle, Mark E.; Weiskittel, Aaron R. 2018. Data from the "Tree Quality Outcomes of Silvicultural Treatments†study at the Penobscot Experimental Forest. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0060.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Knapp, Rachel A.; Waskiewicz, Justin D.; Wilson, Jeremy S. 2016. Overstory and regeneration data from the "Rehabilitation of cutover mixedwood stands" study at the Penobscot Experimental Forest (1st Edition). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0024.
- Kenefic, Laura S.; Rogers, Nicole S.; Puhlick, Joshua J.; Waskiewicz, Justin D.; Brissette, John C. 2015. Overstory tree and regeneration data from the "Silvicultural Effects on Composition, Structure, and Growth" study at Penobscot Experimental Forest (2nd Edition). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2012-0008-2.
- Rogers, Nicole S.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Kimball, Alan J.; Brissette, John C. 2014. Penobscot Experimental Forest boundary, roads, trails, management units, and permanent sample plot locations (1st Edition). Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0008.
- Waskiewicz, Justin D.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Puhlick, Joshua J.; Rogers, Nicole S.; Brissette, John C. 2014. Overstory tree and regeneration data from the "Management Intensity Demonstration" study at Penobscot Experimental Forest. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0003.
- Brissette, John C.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Russell, Matthew B. 2012. Precommercial thinning x fertilization study data from the Penobscot Experimental Forest. Newtown Square, PA: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2012-0009.
- Brissette, John C.; Kenefic, Laura S.; Russell, Matthew B.; Puhlick, Joshua J. 2012. Overstory tree and regeneration data from the "Silvicultural Effects on Composition, Structure, and Growth" study at Penobscot Experimental Forest. Newtown Square, PA: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2012-0008.
National Research Highlights
Sustainable Northern Conifer Forest Management Stores More Carbon than Exploitative Harvesting
Year: 2016
An important part of climate change mitigation is carbon storage in forests and wood products. Yet managers are often uncertain about which management approaches maximize carbon storage. New findings from long-term research in northern conifers in Maine reveal that sustainable forest management results in greater carbon storage than exploitative harvesting.
Tribal Collaboration Spreads Knowledge of Invasive Plants
Year: 2016
In a unique collaboration aimed at training the next generation of natural resource professionals, the Forest Service partnered with the University of Maine, Wabanaki Center, Maine tribes, and others to support an internship program for Native American youth. Over 2 years, the project supported eight student interns and resulted in a new interpretive trail for professionals and community members, highlighting negative effects of nonnative invasive plants and demonstrating mechanical and chemical control.
Hardwood-Softwood Mixtures for Future Forests in Eastern North America: Assessing Suitability to Projected Climate Change
Year: 2016
Despite growing interest in management strategies for climate change adaptation, there are few methods for assessing the ability of stands to endure or adapt to projected future climates. Forest Service scientists developed a means for assigning climate “compatibility” and “adaptability” scores to stands for assessing the suitability of tree species for projected climate scenarios. They used these scores to determine if mixed hardwood-softwood stands or “mixedwoods” were better suited to projected future climates than pure hardwood or pure softwood stands.
“Smart Forests” Digital Environmental Sensors and Telecommunications Take Research to New Levels
Year: 2015
Scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century will be powered by tools that help researchers collect and manipulate massive datasets, visualize that data, and offer new ways of understanding the scientific processes behind that information. Forest Service scientists are taking a lead in developing a national Experimental Forests and Ranges “Smart Forests” Network. This network of wired forests uses digital environmental sensors, wireless communications, and new data visualization programs to create a powerful integrated research and monitoring program for the nation’s air, water, forest and rangeland resources.
Earth Camps Connect Students to Nature
Year: 2013
The University of Maine's first high school forest resource camps, a partnership with the Forest Service's Northern Research Station, attracted 34 students from diverse demographic groups across the Northeast. Students explored natural resource management and ecology issues, and learned about potential fields of study and career opportunities.
New Management Guide Offers Strategies for Northern White-Cedar
Year: 2012
Guide contains newly discovered and proven management strategies for one of the least-studied commercially important North American tree species