Learning among the larches: A field season in research
The crew measured how western larch trees are responding to forest treatments. (USDA Forest Service photo by Rylee Aksamit)
MONTANA—It’s November, and a Rocky Mountain Research Station field crew is hiking through golden larches and crunching through snow in the hills of northwestern Montana. As frosty…
#ClimateChange, experimental forests, Conservation Corps
Ten years of dedication to the climate hubs
Erin Lane, USDA Northeast Climate Hub
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Just over a decade ago, the USDA climate hubs were announced. I happened to be in the room where the Northeast Climate Hub would be hosted. On a detail with the Northern Research Station at the time, I was seeking a new opportunity after 17 years with…
#ClimateChange
National climate assessments help protect communities and forests
Chris Fettig removes a piece of bark from a ponderosa pine to assess bark beetle colonization. (USDA Forest Service photo by Hilary Clark)
CALIFORNIA — Climate change is one of the most consequential threats to our planet. Understanding and sharing the science behind climate change is a primary goal of the…
#ClimateChange, entomology, #Insects, ecological restoration, #Wildfire
Net Positive for Nature on National Forests
Across the West, lands are scarred with reminders of overuse and undermanagement. A century of fire suppression has resulted in unhealthy and overstocked forests. The cost to treat an acre of land can range from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. This leaves private landowners and government agencies faced with a financial limbo — who is paying for all of this and how?As the…
#Ranching, #Sustainability, #ClimateChange, #Carbon, #Sheep, #Olympics, #CarbonSequestration
West Virginia students get hands-on with science
West Virginia University Assistant Professor of Biology Justin Mathias watches as student Parker Newman takes a soil sample at Fernow Experimental Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Andrea Brandon)
WEST VIRGINIA—Two dozen eighth graders from Tucker County Middle School in West Virginia recently got hands…
#ClimateChange, #Partnerships
Regional seminar bolsters climate change resilience in Caribbean
USDA Forest Service research ecologist Tamara Heartsill-Scalley (right), moderates a panel on community resilience during the Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience regional seminar. (USDA Forest Service photo by Leon Brewster)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The USDA Forest Service International…