Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals From Forest Land, Woodlands, Urban Trees, and Harvested Wood Products in the United States, 1990–2022
Forest Service researchers and partners compile estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and removals, based primarily on Nationwide Forest Inventory data collected and maintained by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program. This annual resource bulletin summarizes data presented in the “Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry” chapter of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inventory report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Concrete canopies: Mapping urban forest patches
A forest path in New York City’s Inwood Hill Park. (USDA Forest Service photo by Rich Hallett)
NEW HAMPSHIRE—If prompted to imagine a forest, one might first picture a vast wooded landscape located far away from cities and towns. In the context of an urban area, the mind might next envision planned and manicured parks, such as New York City’s…
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Changing Hydrology, Changing Landscapes webinar mini-series
WEST VIRGINIA—Rooted in Research is the Northern Research Station’s science delivery platform. Through webinars, science briefs and more, Rooted in Research strives to deliver science in support of natural resource management and decision-making.On Wednesdays in May, we will be hosting a collaborative Rooted in Research webinar series…
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Alien versus predator
In the last decades, invasive emerald ash borer beetles decimated native ash tree populations across North America. LEFT: An adult emerald ash borer. (Photo courtesy of F.W. Ravlin, Michigan State University) CENTER: An emerald ash borer larva in an ash log. (USDA Forest Service photo by…
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SilvaCarbon training promotes best practices in national forest inventory design, implementation
Trainers and trainees presented on a variety of new tools and systems for improving the ease and accuracy of national forest inventories. USDA Forest Service photo.
WASHINGTON, DC—Global leaders in forest inventory design and implementation gathered in-person and online during the week of Aug. 28 to…
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United Nations certifies phyto-recurrent selection for combating pollution
Phyto-recurrent selection has been used to create this tree buffer adjacent to a landfill in Ontonagon, Michigan. This is one of 16 buffer systems that have been established across Wisconsin and Michigan with a goal of reducing landfill pollution into the Great Lakes. USDA Forest Service photo…