Summary Bio

MICHAEL NEWTON
Professor Emeritus

-Department of Forest Science
-OSU College of Forestry
-Forest Ecology, Plant Interactions, Reforestation, Silviculture

B.S., 1954, University of Vermont , Burlington
B.S., 1959, Oregon State University , Corvallis
M.S., 1960, Oregon State University , Corvallis
Ph.D., 1964, Oregon State University , Corvallis

Research Interests: Forest ecology; reforestation; competition; vegetation management; herbicides; environmental impact analysis, long-term productivity; silviculture/wildlife interactions.

Current Programs: Regenerating problem sites; silvicultural creation of mature forest habitats with high quality timber; riparian forest rehabilitation; studies of inter- and intra-specific competition among trees.

Examples of Research Support:
Alaska Science and Technology Foundation and Alaska Native Corporations, "Influence of early stand density management on tree form, growth and habitat development in southeast Alaskan forests," 1997-2009, $450,000.

• Alaska Science and Technology Foundation, “Adaptability of White Spruce Seedlings in South Central Alaska ,” 1995-2007, $303,000.
• USDI National Park Service, “Adaptability of White Spruce Seedlings in the Copper Basin , Alaska ,” 1996-2006, $60,000.
• USDI- BLM , “Stand Density Regulation and Understory Regeneration,” 1992-2002, $603,000 (Co-PIs: Cole, Tappeiner).
• USDA FPM, “Rehabilitation Studies on Deforested Land in South Central Alaska,” annual renewal indefinite, $6,000/year.

Examples of Publications:
Brandeis, T.J., M. Newton and E.C. Cole. 2001. Underplanted conifer seedling survival and growth in thinned Douglas-fir stands. Can. J. For. Res. 31:302-312.

O'Dea, M.E., M. Newton, E.C. Cole, and M. Gourley. 2000. The influence of weeding on growth of browsed seedling in Douglas-fir plantations. W. J. Appl. For. 15(3):163-168.

Zwieniecki, M., and M. Newton . 1999. Influence of streamside cover and stream features on temperature trends in forested streams of western Oregon . W. J. Appl. For. 14(2):106-113.

Monleon, V.J., M. Newton, C. Hooper, and J.C. Tappeiner II. 1999. Ten-year growth response of young Douglas-fir to variable-density varnish leaf ceanothus and herb competition. W. J. Appl. For. 14(4):208-213.

Cole, E.C., M. Newton and A. Youngblood. 1999. Regenerating white spruce, paper birch and willow in south central Alaska . Can. J. For. Res. 26:936-944.

Fredrickson, E. and M. Newton. 1998. Maximizing efficiency of forest herbicide in the Sierra Nevada and Oregon : Research background and user guide. Oregon State University Forest Research Laboratory. Res. Con. 19. 45 p. Corvallis .

Newton , M., R. Willis, J. Walsh, E. Cole and S. Chan. 1996. Enhancing riparian habitat for fish, wildlife and timber in managed forests. Weed Tech. 10(2):429-438.