Michael Newton

Professor Emeritus
Forest Ecology, Plant Interactions, Reforestation, Silviculture

321 Richardson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

• Office: 321 Richardson Hall
• Phone: 541-737-6076
• Fax: 541-737-1393

• 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

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

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.

1. 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.
2. Alaska Science and Technology Foundation, “Adaptability of White Spruce Seedlings in South Central Alaska,” 1995-2007, $303,000.
3. USDI National Park Service, “Adaptability of White Spruce Seedlings in the Copper Basin, Alaska,” 1996-2006, $60,000.
4. USDI-BLM, “Stand Density Regulation and Understory Regeneration,” 1992-2002, $603,000 (Co-PIs: Cole, Tappeiner).
5. USDA FPM, “Rehabilitation Studies on Deforested Land in South Central Alaska,” annual renewal indefinite, $6,000/year.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.