01529nam a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024500920007826000770017030000120024749000510025952009360031070000180124670000180126470000150128270000210129770000170131813134212007-10-01       2007    bl uuuu      00u1 u    #d1 aCURTIS, R. O.  aSilvicultural research and the evolution of forest practices in the Douglas-fir region.  aPortland: USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Stationc2007  a172 p.   a(USDA. For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-696)  aDuring September 19-20, 2006, a conference was held at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, Seattle, WA, with the title ?Meeting the challenge: invasive plants in Pacific Northwest Ecosystems.? The mission of the conference was to create strategies and partnerships to understand and manage invasions of non-native plants in the Pacific Northwest. The audience included over 180 professionals, students, and citizens from public and private organizations responsible for monitoring, studying, or managing non-native invasive plants. This proceedings includes twenty-seven papers based on oral presentations at the conference plus a synthesis paper that summarizes workshop themes, discussions, and related information. Topics include early detection and rapid response; control techniques, biology, and impacts; management approaches; distribution and mapping of invasive plants; and partnerships, education, and outreach.1 aDeBELL, D. S.1 aMILLER, R. E.1 aNEWTON, M.1 aST. CLAIR, J. B.1 aSTEIN, W. I.