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

Featured stories include:

Native Burning Stabilizes Forest Conditions—using pollen records, tree rings and Native oral history to compare climatic and human influences on forest biomass over the past 3,000 years in the western Klamath Mountains.

Tallying Up Insect Invasions—Technology and policy changes may have made screening processes for non-native insects more effective over time, finds a study co-authored by a Forest Service scientist.

Inspecting Utility Poles to Prevent Wildfires—developing a comprehensive, fast and easy procedure to help field practitioners expedite pole inspections.

How Hurricanes Reshape Forests—studying the effects of two successive hurricanes on forest structure and composition in Puerto Rico.

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