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
Forest fires: From research to resilience
NEW JERSEY—Amidst escalating risks posed by wildfires in the eastern United States, fire researchers at Silas Little Experimental Forest are making significant contributions to better understand the relationship between fuels and the way fires spread across the landscape. With over a century of data for reference and a mature culture of wildland fire management that spans federal and state…
#FireScience, experimental forests
Reach to the forest highlights value of nature
Event attendees wrote personal postcards to forests. USDA Forest Service photo by Lindsey Rustad.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Feb. 25, Forest Service partnered with the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on the fun and exciting Forest Youth Day.Visitors enjoyed forestry related crafts, received educational…
#Youth, conservation education, #Education, #MoonTrees, experimental forests, #Science
Fire in the pinelands: An experimental legacy continues in 21st century
Loblolly and pitch pine plantation at the Silas Little Experimental Forest, November 2023. USDA Forest Service photo by RL Martens.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tucked among the pines, just off the beaten path from the greater Philadelphia area suburbs, the Silas Little Experimental Forest produces and…
#Research, experimental forests, #PrescribedFire
SPRUCE featured in PBS documentary
Aerial view of Spruce and Peatland Response Under Changing Environments, SPRUCE, in Marcell Experimental Forest in northern Minnesota. Photo by Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
WISCONSIN—Wetlands, especially organic rich peatlands, have historically been massive sinks for…
experimental forests, #Science, #NorthernResearchStation, #Research
Planting trees for tomorrow's climate
Preparing to plant valley oaks in an experimental plot within the Camp Fire burn footprint in April 2023. Seen from right to left, Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station research geneticist Jessica Wright, UC Davis student Alejandro Ramos, American Forests Northern California…