This month’s national Research & Development newsletter features the latest science from stations across the country and Puerto Rico.

Featured stories include:

Using Experimental Forests to Understand Old Growth—using the H.J. Andrews and Wind River experimental forests to study the effects of management and natural disturbances on old-growth Douglas fir forests.

Biochar Basics—a new resource that provides everything managers need to know about biochar use, production and benefits.

Urban Areas Will Be Hotspots for Invasive Insects—predicting that 1.4 million street trees will be killed by invasive insects over the next 30 years.

A Global Leader in Sustainable Forest Management—understanding why the U.S. has remained a global leader in these practices for over a century.

Read these entire stories and more in the R&D newsletter and subscribe!