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  1. Fire on the Olympic National Forest in western Washington. USDA Forest Service photo.

    A “new normal” for west-side fire in Oregon and Washington

    The rain-soaked, dense forests of the western Cascade Range in Oregon and Washington are iconic. From towering conifers to forest floors carpeted with sword ferns, west-side forests are known for their evergreen, wet conditions and infrequent...

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    May 21, 2021

  2. A close up of a hat being woven from thin strips of cedar wood by Deborah-Aanutein Head, Tlingit and Haida master weaver.

    Wood Products for Cultural Use

    The Wood Products for Culture and Heritage project gathered Alaska Native youth in 2019 and 2020 to learn from communities, study traditional arts and crafts, and conduct a cedar seedling growth experiment to better understand and sustain cultural...

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    January 11, 2021

  3. Getting to know: Sean Cahoon

    As a research ecologist at the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Sean Cahoon uses Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data to understand long-term climate interactions with tree growth. His interest in the outdoors – and in public lands especially...

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    March 9, 2021

  4. Labor Day 2020 brought hot, dry, easterly winds across the west coast, fanning record-breaking megafires that threatened suburbs and compromised air quality in cities like Portland Oregon, shown here. Photo by Ted Timmons.

    Pacific Northwest Research Station tackles the science behind 2020’s wild season of wildfire

    Labor Day (Sept. 7) 2020 brought with it a storm that knocked out power to more than 100,000 people in the Pacific Northwest. Hot, dry, easterly winds reached hurricane levels. Numerous wildfires that had started in August across California, Oregon...

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    November 6, 2020

  5. Dr. Mee-Sook Kim collects fungal spores in Hawaii from rose apple (Syzygium jambos) leaves infected by an invasive forest pathogen that causes myrtle rust disease in tropical/subtropical forests.  Photo courtesy of a local cooperator.

    Getting to know: Mee-Sook Kim

    Dr. Mee-Sook Kim is a research plant pathologist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station. Kim has spent her 21-year research career advancing our knowledge and ability to manage the threat of native and invasive forest...

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    October 15, 2020

  6. A structure destroyed during the 2011 Texas Tanglewood Fire. Photo courtesy of the Randall County Sheriff Department.

    2011 Texas Tanglewood Fire

    The post-fire assessment of the 2011 Texas Tanglewood Fire was a unique collaboration between state and federal agencies to assess the wildland urban interface that included researchers from the Pacific Northwest Research Station and the National...

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    September 30, 2020

  7. Northwest huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum). Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

    The Northwest Huckleberry and Other Nuts and Berries of the Region

    Fruit-producing shrubs such as huckleberries, salal, Oregon grape, and beaked hazelnut are an important component of social history and traditional tribal diets in the Pacific Northwest. The fruits of these shrubs are also an important food source...

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    January 7, 2020

  8. The Tanana Valley of Alaska. USDA Forest Service photo.

    Forests of Interior Alaska

    Alaska’s boreal forest represents approximately 15 percent of forested area in the United States. But the remote, rugged landscape of Interior Alaska makes it particularly challenging to conduct forest inventories in this region....

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    July 23, 2019

  9. The inner crater of Mt. St. Helens. USDA Forest Service. Photo by Ali Freibott.

    Promoting STEM education at Mount St. Helens

    Mount St. Helens is an extraordinary natural laboratory for students to learn about geology, landscape dynamics, and species regeneration, hopefully, while stimulating their interest in the natural sciences!The Inner City Youth Institute provides...

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    July 17, 2019

  10. Where in the World is the Pacific Marten?

    Tracking the rare animal in Oregon's coastal forest  The Pacific marten (Martes caurina) is a small mammal native to forested areas along the coast of the Pacific Northwest. These elusive, rare carnivores were thought to be extinct for...

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    June 26, 2019

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