Scientists & Staff
Robert G. Haight
News Releases
- For a Rare Prairie Orchid, Science is Making Climate Change LocalFebruary 11, 2016
- Study Evaluates Costs of Reducing Carbon with Street TreesOctober 23, 2013
- Housing Sales Data Used to Estimate Value of Urban Natural ResourcesDecember 4, 2012
- Study Finds that Local Government, Home Owners Are Paying for Damages Caused by Non-native Forest InsectsSeptember 9, 2011
Current Research
I am a native Californian who became interested in forestry and resource management while attending the University of California, Berkeley. My early experiences in northern California as a logger for a large forest products company and a silviculturist for the Plumas National Forest shaped my interest in public resource management policy and economics, and I earned a Ph.D. in forest management from Oregon State University in 1985. Since joining Forest Service Research in 1987, I have studied public policy issues involving the economics of wildlife protection, metropolitan open space protection, wildfire management, and invasive species management. My approach is to build models of resource management problems and use simulation and optimization methods to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative policies.Research Interests
I am interested in the optimal control of invasive species and beginning to build and analyze models to help allocate scarce resources among the four invasive species management strategies: prevention, detection, control, and rehabilitation. I am aware of the inherent uncertainties of the invasion process and have promising ideas about how to model this uncertainty and measure its effects on resource allocation strategies.Why This Research is Important
My work is important because public resource managers allocate significant resources to protect endangered species, open space, and forests from unwanted disturbances associated with urban development, wildfire, and invasive species. My work provides information to decision makers about the benefits and costs of alternative protection strategies.Education
- Oregon State University, Ph.D. Forest Management, 1985
- University of California, B.S. Forestry, 1978
Professional Organizations
- Society of American Foresters (SAF)
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Featured Publications & Products
- Binder, Seth; Haight, Robert G.; Polasky, Stephen; Warziniack, Travis; Mockrin, Miranda H.; Deal, Robert L.; Arthaud, Greg. 2017. Assessment and valuation of forest ecosystem services: State of the science review. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-170. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 47 p.
- Büyüktahtakın, İ. Esra; Haight, Robert G. 2018. A review of operations research models in invasive species management: state of the art, challenges, and future directions. Annals of Operations Research. 271: 357-403.
- Snyder, Stephanie A.; Haight, Robert G. 2016. Application of the maximal covering location problem to habitat reserve site selection: a review. International Regional Science Review. 39(1): 28-47.
Publications & Products
- Haight, Robert G.; Yemshanov, Denys ; Kao, Szu-Yu ; Phelps, Nicholas B.D.; Kinsley, Amy C. 2023. A bi-level model for state and county aquatic invasive species prevention decisions. Journal of Environmental Management
- Ashander, Jaime ; Kroetz, Kailin ; Epanchin-Niell, Rebecca ; Phelps, Nicholas B. D.; Haight, Robert G.; Dee, Laura E. 2022. Guiding large-scale management of invasive species using network metrics. Nature Sustainability
- Bushaj, Sabah ; Büyüktahtakın, İ Esra; Haight, Robert G. 2022. Risk-averse multi-stage stochastic optimization for surveillance and operations planning of a forest insect infestation. European Journal of Operational Research
- Kinsley, Amy C.; Haight, Robert G.; Snellgrove, Nicholas ; Muellner, Petra ; Muellner, Ulrich ; Duhr, Meg ; Phelps, Nicholas B.D. 2022. AIS explorer: Prioritization for watercraft inspections-A decision-support tool for aquatic invasive species management. Journal of Environmental Management
- Kolka, Randall K.; Haight, Robert G.; Chun, Chan Lan; Berens, Matthew J.; Rogers, Elizabeth R.; Vinhal, Ryan A.; Zalesny, Ronald S.; Nislow, Keith H.; Perry, Charles H.; Connolly, Stephanie J. 2022. Mercury sulfur initiative: suggested program of research for the Upper Great Lakes States. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-206. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 28p.
- Kovacs, Kent ; West, Grant ; Nowak, David J.; Haight, Robert G. 2022. Tree cover and property values in the United States: A national meta-analysis. Ecological Economics
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; MacQuarrie, Chris J.K.; Simpson, Mackenzie ; Koch, Frank H.; Ryan, Kathleen ; Bullas-Appleton, Erin. 2022. Hierarchical governance in invasive species survey campaigns. Ecological Economics
- Haight, Robert G.; Kinsley, Amy C.; Kao, Szu-Yu ; Yemshanov, Denys ; Phelps, Nicholas B. D. 2021. Optimizing the location of watercraft inspection stations to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species. Biological Invasions
- Kovacs, Kent F.; Haight, Robert G.; Moore, Karli ; Popp, Michael. 2021. Afforestation for carbon sequestration in the Lower Mississippi River Basin of Arkansas, USA: Does modeling of land use at fine spatial resolution reveal lower carbon cost?. Forest Policy and Economics
- Kıbış, Eyyüb Y.; Büyüktahtakın, İ Esra; Haight, Robert G.; Akhundov, Najmaddin ; Knight, Kathleen ; Flower, Charles E. 2021. A Multistage Stochastic Programming Approach to the Optimal Surveillance and Control of the Emerald Ash Borer in Cities. INFORMS Journal on Computing
- Warziniack, Travis ; Haight, Robert G.; Yemshanov, Denys ; Apriesnig, Jenny L.; Holmes, Thomas P.; Countryman, Amanda M.; Rothlisberger, John D.; Haberland, Christopher. 2021. Economics of Invasive Species. In: Poland, Therese M.; Patel-Weynand, Toral; Finch, Deborah M.; Ford Miniat, Chelcy; Hayes, Deborah C.; Lopez, Vanessa M., eds. Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer International Publishing: 305 - 320. Chapter 14.
- Watts, Andrea ; Kline, Jeff ; Haight, Robert. 2021. Planting trees to mitigate climate change: Policy incentives could lead to increased carbon sequestration. Science Findings 236. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p.
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Liu, Ning ; Rempel, Rob ; Koch, Frank H.; Rodgers, Art. 2021. Exploring the tradeoffs among forest planning, roads and wildlife corridors: a new approach. Optimization Letters
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Liu, Ning ; Rempel, Robert S.; Koch, Frank H.; Rodgers, Art. 2021. Balancing Large-Scale Wildlife Protection and Forest Management Goals with a Game-Theoretic Approach. Forests
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Rempel, Rob ; Liu, Ning ; Koch, Frank H. 2021. Protecting wildlife habitat in managed forest landscapes—How can network connectivity models help?. Natural Resource Modeling
- Bushaj, Sabah ; Buyuktahtakin, I Esra; Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G. 2020. Optimizing surveillance and management of emerald ash borer in urban environments. Natural Resource Modeling
- Haight, Robert G.; Bluffstone, Randall ; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Coulston, John W.; Wear, David N.; Zook, Kate. 2020. Estimating the Present Value of Carbon Sequestration in U.S. Forests, 2015-2050, for Evaluating Federal Climate Change Mitigation Policies. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
- Koch, Frank H.; Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; MacQuarrie, Chris J.K.; Liu, Ning ; Venette, Robert ; Ryall, Krista. 2020. Optimal invasive species surveillance in the real world: practical advances from research. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences
- Marzano, Mariella ; Hall, Clare ; Dandy, Norman ; LeBlanc Fisher, Cherie ; Diss-Torrance, Andrea ; Haight, Robert G. 2020. Lessons from the Frontline: Exploring How Stakeholders May Respond to Emerald Ash Borer Management in Europe. Forests
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Liu, Ning ; Parisien, Marc-André ; Barber, Quinn ; Koch, Frank H.; Burton, Cole ; Mansuy, Nicolas ; Campioni, Fabio ; Choudhury, Salimur. 2020. Assessing the trade-offs between timber supply and wildlife protection goals in boreal landscapes. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; MacQuarrie, Chris J. K.; Koch, Frank H.; Liu, Ning ; Venette, Robert ; Ryall, Krista. 2020. Optimal planning of multi‐day invasive species surveillance campaigns. Ecological Solutions and Evidence
- Cobourn, Kelly M.; Amacher, Gregory S.; Haight, Robert G. 2019. Cooperative Management of Invasive Species: A Dynamic Nash Bargaining Approach. Environmental and Resource Economics
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Chen, Cuicui ; Liu, Ning ; MacQuarrie, Christian J. K.; Koch, Frank H.; Venette, Robert ; Ryall, Krista. 2019. Managing biological invasions in urban environments with the acceptance sampling approach. PLOS ONE
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Koch, Frank H.; Parisien, Marc-André ; Swystun, Tom ; Barber, Quinn ; Burton, A. Cole; Choudhury, Salimur ; Liu, Ning. 2019. Prioritizing restoration of fragmented landscapes for wildlife conservation: A graph-theoretic approach. Biological Conservation
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Koch, Frank H.; Venette, Robert C.; Swystun, Tom ; Fournier, Ronald E.; Marcotte, Mireille ; Chen, Yongguang ; Turgeon, Jean J. 2019. Optimizing surveillance strategies for early detection of invasive alien species. Ecological Economics
- Yemshanov, Denys ; Haight, Robert G.; Liu, Ning ; Chen, Cuicui ; MacQuarrie, Chris J.K.; Ryall, Krista ; Venette, Robert ; Koch, Frank H. 2019. Acceptance sampling for cost-effective surveillance of emerald ash borer in urban environments. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
- Chen, Cuicui ; Epanchin-Niell, Rebecca S.; Haight, Robert G. 2018. Optimal Inspection of Imports to Prevent Invasive Pest Introduction. Risk Analysis
- Domke, G. ; Williams, C. A.; Birdsey, R. ; Coulston, J. ; Finzi, A. ; Gough, C. ; Haight, B. ; Hicke, J. ; Janowiak, M. ; de Jong, B. ; Kurz, W. A.; Lucash, M. ; Ogle, S. ; Olguín-Álvarez, M. ; Pan, Y. ; Skutsch, M. ; Smyth, C. ; Swanston, C. ; Templer, P. ; Wear, D. ; Woodall, C. W. 2018. Chapter 9: Forests. In Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2): A Sustained Assessment Report. [Cavallaro, N.; Shrestha, G.; Birdsey, R.; Mayes, M. A.; Najjar, R. G.; Reed, S. C.; Romero-Lankao, P.; Zhu, Z., eds. Washington, DC, USA: U.S. Global Change Research Program.
- Siriwardena, Shyamani D.; Cobourn, Kelly M.; Amacher, Gregory S.; Haight, Robert G. 2018. Cooperative bargaining to manage invasive species in jurisdictions with public and private lands. Journal of Forest Economics
- Thakur, Tiesta ; Haight, Robert G.; Homans, Frances ; Hurley, Terrance M. 2018. Valuing Monitoring Networks for New Pathogens: The Case of Soybean Rust. In: 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. No 273870. 30 p.
- Bluffstone, R.; Coulston, J.; Haight, R.G.; Kline, J.; Polasky, S.; Wear, D.N.; Zook, K. 2017. Estimated values of carbon sequestration resulting from forest management scenarios. In: Wainger, L.; Ervin, D., eds. The valuation of ecosystem services from farms and forests: informing a systematic approach to quantifying benefits of conservation programs. Report No. 0114-301. Washington, DC: Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE).
- Holmes, Thomas P.; Allen, Will; G. Haight, Robert; Keskitalo, E. Carina H.; Marzano, Mariella; Pettersson, Maria; P. Quine, Christopher; Langer, E. R. 2017. Fundamental economic irreversibilities influence policies for enhancing international forest phytosanitary security. Current Forestry Reports
- Kovacs, Kent ; Haight, Robert G.; West, Grant. 2017. Protected Area Designation, Natural Amenities, and Rural Development of Forested Counties in the Continental United States. Growth and Change
- Marzano, Mariella ; Allen, W. ; Haight, R.G.; Holmes, T.P.; Keskitalo, E. Carina H.; Langer, E.R. Lisa; Shadbolt, M. ; Urquhart, J. ; Dandy, N. 2017. The role of the social sciences and economics in understanding and informing tree biosecurity policy and planning: a global summary and synthesis. Biological Invasions
- Yemshanov, Denys; Haight, Robert G.; Koch, Frank H.; Lu, Bo; Venette, Robert C.; Fournier, Ronald E.; Turgeon, Jean J. 2017. Robust surveillance and control of invasive species using a scenario optimization approach. Ecological Economics. 133: 86-98.
- Yemshanov, Denys; Haight, Robert G.; Koch, Frank H.; Venette, Robert; Studens, Kala; Fournier, Ronald E.; Swystun, Tom; Turgeon, Jean J.; Gao, Yulin. 2017. A safety rule approach to surveillance and eradication of biological invasions. PLOS ONE
- Phillips-Mao, Laura; Galatowitsch, Susan M.; Snyder, Stephanie A.; Haight, Robert G. 2016. Model-based scenario planning to develop climate change adaptation strategies for rare plant populations in grassland reserves. Biological Conservation. 193: 103-114.
- Berec, Ludek; Kean, John M.; Epanchin-Niell, Rebecca; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Haight, Robert G. 2015. Designing efficient surveys: spatial arrangement of sample points for detection of invasive species. Biological Invasions. 17(1): 445-459.
- Yemshanov, Denys; Haight, Robert G.; Koch, Frank H.; Lu, Bo; Venette, Robert; Lyons, D. Barry; Scarr, Taylor; Ryall, Krista; Leung, Brian. 2015. Optimal allocation of invasive species surveillance with the maximum expected coverage concept. Diversity and Distributions. 21(11): 1349-1359.
- Fackler, Paul L.; Haight, Robert G. 2014. Monitoring as a partially observable decision problem. Resource and Energy Economics. 37: 226-241.
- Kovacs, Kent F.; Haight, Robert G.; Mercader, Rodrigo J.; McCullough, Deborah G. 2014. A bioeconomic analysis of an emerald ash borer invasion of an urban forest with multiple jurisdictions. Resource and Energy Economics. 36(1): 270-289.
- Perhans, Karin; Haight, Robert G.; Gustafsson, Lena. 2014. The value of information in conservation planning: Selecting retention trees for lichen conservation. Forest Ecology and Management. 318: 175-182.
- Burns, Eileen S.; Toth, Sandor F.; Haight, Robert G. 2013. A modeling framework for life history-based conservation planning. Biological Conservation. 158: 14-25.
- Busby, Gwenlyn; Amacher, Gregory S.; Haight, Robert G. 2013. The social costs of homeowner decisions in fire-prone communities: information, insurance, and amenities. Ecological Economics. 92: 104-113.
- Horie, Tetsuya; Haight, Robert G.; Homans, Frances R.; Venette, Robert C. 2013. Optimal strategies for the surveillance and control of forest pathogens: A case study with oak wilt. Ecological Economics. 86:78-85.
- Kovacs, Kent F.; Haight, Robert G.; Jung, Suhyun; Locke, Dexter H.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath. 2013. The marginal cost of carbon abatement from planting street trees in New York City. Ecological Economics. 95: 1-10.
- Lee, Yohan; Fried, Jeremy S.; Albers, Heidi J.; Haight, Robert G. 2013. Deploying initial attack resources for wildfire suppression: spatial coordination, budget constraints, and capacity constraints. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 43(1): 56-65
- Epanchin-Niell, Rebecca S.; Haight, Robert G.; Berec, Ludek; Kean, John M.; Liebhold, Andrew M. 2012. Optimal surveillance and eradication of invasive species in heterogeneous landscapes. Ecology Letters. 15: 803-812.
- Hyytiäinen, Kari; Haight, Robert G. 2012. Optimizing continuous cover forest management. Chapter 6.. In: von Gadow, K.; Pukkala, T., eds. Continuous Cover Forestry, 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Springer: 195-228.
- Sander, Heather A.; Haight, Robert G. 2012. Estimating the economic value of cultural ecosystem services in an urbanizing area using hedonic pricing. Journal of Environmental Management. 113: 194-205.
- Aukema, Juliann E.; Leung, Brian; Kovacs, Kent; Chivers, Corey; Englin, Jeffrey; Frankel, Susan J.; Haight, Robert G.; Holmes, Thomas P.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Von Holle, Betsy. 2011. Economic Impacts of Non-Native Forest Insects in the Continental United States. PLoS ONE 6(9): e24587. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024587
- Haight, Robert G.; Homans, Frances R.; Horie, Tetsuya; Mehta, Shefali V.; Smith, David J.; Venette, Robert C. 2011. Assessing the cost of an invasive forest pathogen; A case study with oak wilt. Environmental Management. 47: 506-517.
- Kovacs, Kent F.; Mercader, Rodrigo J.; Haight, Robert G.; Siegert, Nathan W.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Liebhold, Andrew M. 2011. The influence of satellite populations of emerald ash borer on projected economic damage in U.S. communities, 2010-2020. Journal of Environmental Management. 92: 2170-2181.
- Kovacs, Kent; Václavík, Tomas; Haight, Robert G.; Pang, Arwin; Cunniffe, Nik J.; Gilligan, Christopher A.; Meentemeyer, Ross K. 2011. Predicting the economic costs and property value losses attributed to sudden oak death damage in California (2010-2020). Journal of Environmental Management. 92: 1292-1302.
- Toth, Sandor F.; Haight, Robert G.; Rogers, Luke W. 2011. Dynamic reserve selection: Optimal land retention with land-price feedbacks. Operations Research. 59(5): 1059-1078.
- Haight, Robert G.; Polasky, Stephen. 2010. Optimal control of an invasive species with imperfect information about the level of infestation. Resource and Energy Economics. 32: 519-533.
- Hyytiainen, Kari; Haight, Robert G. 2010. Evaluation of forest management systems under risk of wildfire. European Journal of Forest Research. 129: 909-919.
- Kovacs, Kent F.; Haight, Robert G.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Mercader, Rodrigo J.; Siegert, Nathan W. 2010. Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S. In: Michler, Charles H.; Ginzel, Matthew D., eds. 2010. Proceedings of symposium on ash in North America; 2010 March 9-11; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-72. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 12.
- Kovacs, Kent F.; Haight, Robert G.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Mercader, Rodrigo J.; Siegert, Nathan W.; Liebhold, Andrew M. 2010. Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S communities, 2009-2019. Ecological Economics. 69: 569-578.
- Sander, Heather; Polasky, Stephen; Haight, Robert. 2010. The value of urban tree cover: A hedonic property price model in Ramsey and Dakota Counties, Minnesota, USA. Ecological Economics. 69: 1646-1656.
- Haight, Robert G.; Gobster, Paul H. 2009. Social and economic considerations for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes. In: Millspaugh, J.J.; Thompson, F.R., eds. Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes. Burlington, MA: Academic Press: 123-152).
- Haight, Robert G.; Kovacs, Kent; Liebhold, Andrew M.; McCullough, Deborah G. 2009. Economic assessment of potential emerald ash borer damage in urban areas in the United States. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009; 2009 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-51. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 32-33.
- Haight, Robert G.; Mehta, S.V.; Horie, T.; Smith, D.J.; Venette, R.C.; Homans, F.R.; Walter, A.J. 2009. An economic impact assessment for oak wilt in Anoka County, Minnesota. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009; 2009 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-51. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 31.
- Haight, Robert G.; Snyder, Stephanie A. 2009. Integer programming methods for reserve selection and design. In: Moilanen, Atte; Wilson, Kerrie A.; Possingham, Hugh, eds. Spatial conservation prioritization. Quantitative methods and computational tools. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press: 43-57. Chapter 4.
- Miller, James R.; Snyder, Stephanie A.; Skibbe, A.M.; Haight, Robert G. 2009. Prioritizing conservation targets in a rapidly urbanizing landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning. 93: 123-131.
- Toth, Sandor F.; Haight, Robert; Snyder, Stephanie A.; George, Sonney; Miller, James R.; Gregory, Mark S.; Skibbe, Adam M. 2009. Reserve selection with minimum contiguous area restrictions: An application to open space protection planning in suburban Chicago. Biological Conservation. 142(8): 1617-1627.
- Haight, Robert G.; Travis, Laurel E. 2008. Reserve design to maximize species persistence. Environmental Modeling & Assessment. 13: 243-253.
- Mercer, D. Evan; Haight, Robert G.; Prestemon, Jeffrey P. 2008. Analyzing trade-offs between fuels management, suppression, and damages from wildfire. In: Holmes, Thomas P.; Prestemon, Jeffrey P.; Abt, Karen L., eds. The Economics of Forest Disturbance: Wildfires, Storms, and Invasive Species: Springer Science. 247-272.
- Tajibaeva, Liaila; Haight, Robert G.; Polasky, Stephen. 2008. A discrete-space urban model with environmental amenities. Resource and Energy Economics. 30: 170-196.
- Haight, Robert G.; Fried, Jeremy S. 2007. Deploying wildland fire suppression resources with a scenario-based standard response model. INFOR. 45(1): 31?39.
- Haight, Robert G.; Fried, Jeremy S. 2007. Deploying wildland fire suppression resources with a scenario-based standard response model.. INFOR. 45(1): 31-39
- Hof, John; Haight, Robert. 2007. Optimization of forest wildlife objectives. In: Weintraub, Andres; Romero, Carlos; Bjorndal, Trond; Epstein, Rafael; Miranda, Jaime, eds. Handbook of operations research in natural resources: Springer. 405-418.
- Mehta, Shefali V.; Haight, Robert G.; Homans, Frances R.; Polasky, Stephen; Venette, Robert C. 2007. Optimal detection and control strategies for invasive species management. Ecological Economics. 237-245.
- Snyder, Stephanie A.; Miller, James R.; Skibbe, Adam M.; Haight, Robert G. 2007. Habitat acquisition strategies for grassland birds in an urbanizing landscape. Environmental Management. 40: 981-992.
- Amacher, Gregory S.; Malik, Arun S.; Haight, Robert G. 2006. Reducing social losses from forest fires. Land Economics. August 2006. 82 (3): 367-383
- Amacher, Gregory S.; Malik, Arun S. ; Haight, Robert G. 2005. Not Getting Burned: The Importance of Fire. Land Economics 81:284-302.
- Amacher, Gregory S.; Malik, Arun S.; Haight, Robert G. 2005. Forest landowner decisions and the value of information under fire risk.. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35:2603-2615.
- Haight, Robert G.; Snyder, Stephanie A.; Revelle, Charles S. 2005. Metropolitan open-space protection with uncertain site availability. Conservation Biology 19:327-337.
- Arthur, Jeffrey L.; Camm, Jeffrey D.; Haight, Robert G.; Montgomery, Claire A.; Polasky, Stephen. 2004. Weighing conservation objectives: maximum expected coverage versus endangered species protection. Ecological applications. 14(6): 1936-1945.
- Gobster, Paul H.; Haight, Robert G. 2004. From landscapes to lots: understanding and managing Midwestern landscape change.. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-245. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 60 p.
- Haight, Robert G.; Cleland, David T.; Hammer, Roger B.; Radeloff, Volker B.; Rupp, T. Scott. 2004. Assessing fire risk in the wildland-urban interface.. Journal of Forestry 102(7):41-48.
- Haight, Robert G.; Cleland, David T.; Hammer, Roger B.; Radeloff, Volker C.; Rupp, T. Scott. 2004. Assessing fire risk in the wildland-urban interface. Journal of Forestry. 102(7): 41-48.
- Haight, Robert G.; Cypher, Brian; Kelly, Patrick A.; Phillips, Scott; Ralls, Katherine; Possingham, Hugh P. 2004. Optimizing reserve expansion for disjunct populations of San Joaquin kit fox. Biological Conservation 117:61-72
- Snyder, Stephanie A.; Haight, Robert G.; ReVelle, Charles S. 2004. A scenario optimization model for dynamic reserve site selection. Environmental Modeling and Assessment 9: 179?187, 2004.
- Snyder, Stephanie; ReVelle, Charles; Haight, Robert. 2004. One- and two-objective approaches to an area-constrained habitat reserve site selection problem. Biological Conservation 119 (2004) 565?574
- Cochrane, Jean Fitts; Haight, Robert G.; Starfield, Anthony M. 2003. Modeling for Endangered-Species Recovery: Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes Region. In: Dale, Virginia H., ed. Ecological Modeling for Resource Management. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag: 23-45
- Ruliffson, Jane A.; Haight, Robert G.; Gobster, Paul H.; Homans, Frances R. 2003. Metropolitan natural area protection to maximize public access and species representation. Environmental Science and Policy 6:291-299
- Haight, Robert G.; Cypher, Brian; Kelly, Patrick A.; Phillips, Scott; Possingham, Hugh P.; Ralls, Katherine; Starfield, Anthony M.; White, P.J.; Williams, Daniel. 2002. Optimizing habitat protection using demographic models of population viability.. Conservation Biology. 16(5): 1386-1397.
- Haight, Robert G.; Travis, Laurel E.; Nimerfro, Kevin; Mech, L. David. 2002. Computer simulation of wolf-removal strategies for animal damage control. Wildlife Society Bulletin 2002, 30(3):1-9
- Ruliffson, Jane A.; Gobster, Paul H.; Haight, Robert G.; Homans, Francis R. 2002. Niches in the urban forest: Organizations and their role in acquiring metropolitan open space.. Journal of Forestry: 100(6):16-23.
- Arthur, Jeffrey L.; Haight, Robert G.; Montgomery, Claire A.; Polasky, Stephen. 2002. Analysis of the threshold and expected coverage approaches to the pobabilistic reserve site selection problem. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. 7(2): 81-89.
- Gobster, Paul H.; Haight, Robert G.; Shriner, Dave. 2000. Landscape Change in the Midwest: An Integrated Research and Development Program. Journal of Forestry. Vol. 98 no. 3.:p. 9-15. (2000)
- Gobster, Paul H.; Haight, Robert G.; Shriner, David S. 2000. Integrated Research on Midwestern Landscape Change: A Program Description and Progress Report. Fragmentation 2000 Conference. p. 375-382. (2000)
- Haight, Robert G. 2000. A Michigan Monarch Recovered in Mexico. Newsletter of the Michigan Entomological Society. Vol. 45 no. 2.:p. 13-14. (2000)
- Haight, Robert G.; Ralls, Katherine; Starfield, Anthony M. 2000. Designing Species Translocation Strategies When Populaton Growth and Future Funding Are Uncertain. Conservation Biology. Vol. 14 no. 5.:p. 1298-1307. (2000)
- Haight, Robert G.; Revelle, Charles S.; Snyder, Stephanie A. 2000. An Integer Optimization Approch To A Probabilistic Reserve Site Selection Problem. INFORMS. Vol. 48 no. 5.:p. 697-708. (2000)
- Snyder, Stephanie A.; Tyrrell, Lucy E.; Haight, Robert G. 1999. An optimization approach to selecting research natural areas in National Forests. Forest science. Vol. 45, no. 3 (Aug. 1999).:p. 458-469 : ill., maps.
- Haight, Robert G.; Mladenoff, David J.; Wydeven , Adrian P. 1998. Modeling Disjunct Gray Wolf Populations in Semi-Wild Landscapes. Conservation Biology. Vol. 12 no. 4.:p. 879-888. (1998)
- Haight, Robert G.; Travis, Laurel E. 1997. Wildlife Conservation Planning Using Stochastic Optimization and Importance Sampling . Forest Science. Vol. 43 no. 1.:p. 129-139. (1997)
- Haight, Robert G. 1995. Comparing extinction risk and economic cost in wildlife conservation planning. Ecological Applications. 5(3): 767-775.
- Lorimer, Nancy D.; Haight, Robert G.; Leary, Rolfe A. 1994. The fractal forest: fractal geometry and applications in forest science.. General Technical Report NC-170. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Haight, Robert G. 1993. Technology change and the economics of silvicultural investment. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-232. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 18 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RM-GTR-232.
- Haight, Robert G.; Holmes, Thomas P. 1991. Stochastic Price Models and Optimal Tree Cutting: Results for Loblolly Pine. Natural Resource Modeling 5(4):423-443
- Allg, Ralph J.; Hohenstein, William G.; Murray, Brian C.; Haight, Robert G. 1990. Changes in Area of Timberland in the United States, 1952-2040, By Ownership, Forest Type, Region, and State. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-64. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 34 p.
- Haight, Robert G.; Monserud, Robert A. 1990. Optimizing any-aged management of mixed-species stands: II. effects of decision criteria. Forest Science 36(1):125-144
- Haight, Robert G.; Getz, Wayne M. 1987. Fixed and equilibrium endpoint problems in uneven-aged stand management. Forest Science 33(4):908-931.
- Haight, Robert G. 1985. A comparison of dynamic and static economic models of uneven-aged stand management. Forest Science 31(4):957-974
- Haight, Robert G.; Brodie, J. Douglas; Adams, Darius M. 1985. Optimizing the sequence of diameter distributions and selection harvests for uneven-aged stand management. Forest Science 31(2):451-462
National Research Highlights
New Guidelines Help Cities Manage the Slow-Moving Wildfire that is the Emerald Ash Borer Invasion
Year: 2020
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is like a slow-moving wildfire spreading through urban forests and killing ash trees. City foresters need guidelines that can slow the insect’s spread and preserve a community’s investment in urban forestry. Northern Research Station scientists delivered practical guidelines that emphasize the importance of surveillance for EAB.
Scientists conduct assessment and valuation of forest ecosystem services
Year: 2017
Ecosystems provide many goods and services that enable and enrich human life, from traditional natural resources, such as timber, fish, and edible plants, to the aesthetic qualities and characteristics of a place, to clean water and air. A State of the Science Review developed by Forest Service scientists and collaborators identifies the best available techniques to quantify and value ecosystem services affected by agency decisions and incorporate these results into analyses that inform major planning and management decisions.
For the Rare Prairie Orchid, Science is Making Climate Change Local
Year: 2016
Forest Service researchers, along with their research partners from the University of Minnesota, are helping land managers answer key questions about how to apply large-scale climate change information to very precise habitat.
Municipal Cooperation in Managing Emerald Ash Borer Increases Urban Forest Benefits
Year: 2014
The best approach to managing an emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation is to fight it like a human health epidemic. Just as epidemiologists cannot fight a flu epidemic city by city, EAB cannot be efficiently fought city by city. Better results are achieved through regional cooperation and implementation of treatment strategies.
Improving the Deployment of Wildland Fire Suppression Resources
Year: 2013
While managers typically aim to minimize the number of escaped fires, they have limited funds to acquire suppression resources or construct operating bases. A new computer model developed by Forest Service scientists helps managers evaluate and improve equipment and crew deployment by optimizing both seasonal deployment and daily dispatch decisions with an objective of minimizing the number of fire ignitions that do not receive a standard response subject to funding and capacity constraints. A standard response is defined as the required number of resources that must reach a fire within a maximum response time.
Protecting Habitat for Bats in the Face of Development Pressure
Year: 2013
Wildlife managers and planners make their best estimates of where to purchase or acquire conservation easements on areas for habitat protection before they are developed. A new modeling framework developed by Forest Service scientists helps planners to select habitat reserves that wildlife populations need for food, shelter, and reproduction.
The Value of Urban Tree Cover
Year: 2013
Forest Service researchers are estimating how much home buyers are willing to spend for greater neighborhood tree cover; and, the results for home buyers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota suggest an average homeowner is willing to spend hundreds of dollars for a 10 percent increase in neighborhood tree cover. This willingness to pay reflects a preference for tree-lined streets and the shading and aesthetic environment they offer, and it represents an important portion of the economic value of services associated with urban trees: the portion that contributes directly to tax bases.
Feedbacks Through the Land Market Affect Success of Open Space Conservation Policy
Year: 2012
A new planning tool helps decide which land parcels to save
Balanced Approach to Surveillance Reduces the Costs of Invasive Species Detection and Control
Year: 2012
New planning tool helps organizations make decisions on where and how much money to spend on invasive pests detection programs
Non-native Forest Pathogens Cost Homeowners Millions of Dollars Annually
Year: 2011
Two big killers of residential trees--the oak wilt pathogen in the East and the sudden oak death (SOD) pathogen in the West cost homeowners millions of dollars annually. Millions are spent to treat, remove, and replant oak trees and millions are lost in property value where ever these diseases have spread. Forest Service researchers calculated economic costs and losses to homeowners and communities and found that programs to slow the spread of forest diseases such as oak wilt and sudden oak death provide important benefits, in terms of reduced expenditures and losses, to both homeowners and communities.
Cost of Potential Emerald Ash Borer Damage to United States Communities for 2009-2019
Year: 2010
Emerald ash borer (EAB), a nonnative invasive bark boring beetle discovered near Detroit, MI, and Windsor, Ontario, in 2002, is now found in fourteen states and two Canadian provinces (May 2010) and is causing widespread ash mortality in urban forests. NRS scientist Robert Haight was a member of a working group that assessed the economic impacts of non-native forest pests, including EAB.