The forests of the Pacific Northwest, renowned for their productivity, sequester and store significant amounts of carbon and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. Land stewards have identified carbon dynamics in land and...
Wildfires have historically been very uncommon in western Oregon and Washington compared to the interior Pacific Northwest. However, when wildfires do occur, they can be extreme. Moreover, climate change is expected to increase the susceptibility of...
Plant responses to the environment are complex, and the factors underlying these responses (genetics, physiology, management) have large impacts on forest and range health, productivity, and resilience to disturbances including...
Led by the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies, we use an all-lands approach to adaptation in collaboration with a diversity of other organizations and stakeholders. Our adaptation efforts are intended to inform sustainable management of...
The People and Natural Resources Team conducts research to increase our understanding of human and natural resource interactions in order to improve conditions for ecosystems, communities, and people. Building from a diverse array of social science...
Scientists on the Boreal Ecology Team collaborate extensively with researchers working in other high-latitude ecosystems to study the following:
Insect diversity and disease dynamics after fire
Changes in the carbon cycle in different forest...
The Forest Landscapes and Ecosystems Team works to increase our understanding of conifer forests in the region and around the globe with a focus on the close links between research, land management, and policy. Specific research areas...
The AirFire Research team does extensive work in the areas of wildland fire emissions, smoke, air quality, fire weather, fire behavior, and climate patterns. Check out airfire.org to learn more about our research and to access...
The Landscape Productivity (LP) team explores abiotic (chemical and physical) components and processes in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Integrated aquatic-terrestrial approaches enhance our understanding of species-specific ecological...
See more information about our ongoing research projects and team members here. The focus of the Land and Watershed Management (LWM) team is to increase understanding of terrestrial, aquatic, and riparian ecosystems and their...
The work of the Landscape and Ecosystem Management Team is designed to increase understanding of terrestrial, aquatic, and riparian ecosystems and their linkages to inform management and policy options and develop tools to enhance or maintain...
Understanding and Managing Biological Agents of Disturbance in Forest and Range Ecosystems
Pine butterfly defoliation of ponderosa pine. (Credit: Doug Westlind)
The objective of the Insects, Pathogens, and Stressors Team is...
The Ecosystem Services and Products Team examines how people perceive and value natural resources, the goods and services that these resources provide, and the opportunities and tradeoffs of actively managing these resources. Drawing on...
The focus of the Wildlife Ecology Team is to generate and communicate scientific knowledge on the status and trend of terrestrial species of concern. The team aims to advance understanding of habitat selection, ecological...
The objectives of the Landscape Climate Interactions Team are to advance and communicate knowledge of fundamental ecological processes and their interactions at multiple scales, and to develop applications of such knowledge...
Two team members measuring vegetation. (Credit: Rhonda Mazza)
Leading studies of ungulates, disturbance ecology, and land use interactions in managed forests and rangelands
The Starkey Ungulate Ecology Team leads...
The Landscape Uses and Values Team conducts research to increase the understanding of how people and organizations perceive, manage, and benefit from landscapes and their biophysical characteristics. We draw on environmental and natural...
The Resource Monitoring and Assessment (RMA) Program provides science and technical applications that can be readily used by land managers and decisionmakers to improve the quality of life for people in the Pacific Northwest, the Nation, and the...
The Vegetation Monitoring and Remote Sensing (VMaRS) team uses state-of-the-art geospatial technologies with traditional forest inventory information to increase the accuracy and precision of resource monitoring systems over multiple spatial...
The Information Management (IM) team is part of the Pacific Northwest Research Station’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (PNW-FIA) program. The PNW-FIA Information Management team is responsible for data services in support of the annual inventory; IM...
