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Steve Tesch

 

Steven Tesch

Professor/ Forest Engineering Department Head
BS, 1973 University of Montana
MS, 1975 University of Montana
PhD, 1981 University of Montana

 

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Research Interests

silviculture-harvesting interactions; ecology and management of mixed conifer forests; harsh site reforestation

Current Programs

Primarily administration; curriculum revision; preparation for engineering accreditation (ABET); interactions with State Board of Engineering Examiners (OSBEELS)

Courses

  • FE 101: Orientation to Forest Engineering
  • FE 480: Forest Engineering Practice and Professionalism

Selected Recent Publications

Sullivan, K.F., G.M. Filip, J.V. Arena, S. A. Fitzgerald, and S.D. Tesch. 2001. Incidence of infection and decay by Heterobasidion annosum in managed noble fir on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon. West. J. Appl. For. 16(3):106-113.

Tesch, S.D. 1998. Forest management into the next century…what will make it work? Conference Summarized Closing. P. 172-176. IN: Forest Management into the Next Century…what will make it work? Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Forest Products Society, Spokane, WA, November 19-21, 1997. Publication 7276. Forest Products Society, Madison, WI.

Barbour, R.J., S. Tesch, J. McNeel, S.A. Willits, D. Roger, R.D. Fight, A. Mason, and K. Skog. 1997. Objectives and study design of the Colville study: silviculture, ecology, utilization, and economics of small-diameter densely stocked stands. IN: Role of Wood Production in Ecosystem Management. Proceedings of the Sustainable Forestry Working Group at the IUFRO All Division 5 Conference, Pullman, WA, July 7-12, 1997. USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rept. GTR-FPL-100.

Barbour, R.J., S. Tesch, S. Willits, R. Fight, R. Gustafson, S. Kumar, J. McNeel, A. Mason and K. Skog. 1997. New silvicultural practices under ecosystem management. IN: Proceedings of TAPPI Environmental Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 4-7, 1997. TAPPI Press, Norcross, GA.

Willits, S., R.J. Barbour, S. Tesch, J. McNeel, S. Kumar, G. Myers, B. Olson, and A. Mason. 1997. The Colville study: Wood utilization for ecosystem management. Preliminary results of a study of product potential from small-diameter stands. USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI. Research Paper FPL-RP-559. 111 pp.

Johnson, K.N., J. Agee, R. Beschta, J. Bueter, S. Gregory, L. Kellogg, W. McComb, J. Sedell, T. Schowalter, and S.D. Tesch. 1995. Forest health and timber harvest on national forests in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. A report to Oregon Governor Kitzhaber. College of Forestry, Oregon State University. Corvallis. 49 p.

Tesch, S.D. 1995. The Pacific Northwest Region, Chapter 11 in Regional Silviculture of the United States, Barrett, J.W. (ed.) 3rd ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.

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