Forensic Forestry : A Guidebook for Foresters on the Witness Stand (Paperback)

Acknowledgements and Appreciations. About the Author. Preface. 1. The Court Systems in the U.S. The rancher and the oil well. 2. How Litigation Works A deposition on a damage appraisal. 3. The Role of the Forensic Professional The McWilliams death sentence. 4. Forensic Litigation: Establishing the Facts. A tale of two timbermen ? in court. 5. Forestry Litigation: The Context for Complex Cases. 6. Forestry Litigation: Finding Values. The Redwood NP expansion. 7. Forestry Litigation: Assessing Damages. Alleged forest mismanagement on the Klamath Indian Reservation. 8. Forestry Litigation: Evaluating Management. Alleged forest mismanagement on the Navajo Indian Reservation. 9. Forestry Litigation: Contention in Public Administration. The Linn County vs Oregon timber case. 10. Forestry Litigation: Techniques of Presentation. The case of the revealing histogram. 11. Recap of Critical Forensic Issues and a Glimpse of the Future. Appendix A: Errors, Biases, and Variability: The Impact on Model Output Glossary. Glossary. Index.