Randall Morin

Research Forester
Forest Inventory & Analysis
3460 Industrial Drive
York, PA 17402
United States
York, PA 17402
United States
Current Research
I am a Research Forester in the Northern Research Station's Forest Inventory and Analysis (NRS-FIA) group. The NRS-FIA unit is one of four such units that make up the national Forest Inventory and Analysis program, which is responsible for conducting a comprehensive and consistent inventory of our Nation's forests. The inventory is based on a network of permanent ground plots where timber attributes are sampled, with a spatial sampling intensity of one plot per approximately 6,000 acres. My current research focuses on landscape-level influences of forest insects, diseases, invasive species, and other biotic and abiotic disturbances on forests. Additionally, I serve as the lead analyst for the West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Vermont inventories and the Product Line lead for the tree crown condition and damage indicators. My analyst responsibilities include the core-reporting requirements of State-level reports for the three states and contributing results from crown health, tree damage, and pest impact analyses to other state, regional, and national reports.
Research Interest
My research time is currently allocated between conducting forest health research and being the lead analyst for West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Vermont. My research objectives are
- FIA forest health indicator analysis,
- effects of disturbances on forests,
- insect and disease spread models
- mapping risk of forest disturbances
Why This Research Is Important
The mission of the NRS-FIA program is to “improve the understanding and stewardship of northern forests through scientifically credible inventories and analyses of the status and trends in forest condition, use, and productivity, and by transferring timely resource information and new technology to the public.” My research fills critical information needs on forest ecosystems to the general public, resource managers, scientists, policy-makers, economists, and a wide range of other natural resource specialists. Success in this mission is crucial to assessing the condition, health, and sustainability of not only forest ecosystems in the north but also our Nation's forests. The outputs will also provide Forest Service customers and clients with crucial information and provide improved techniques for application to a range of resource inventory and monitoring needs. Human and other impacts on forest composition, structure, condition, and process have been identified as critical reporting needs for northern forests. I am responsible for developing indicators, analytical frameworks, and reports that elucidate impacts and resultant forest conditions in a timely manner. I also serve as the lead analyst for the National Inventory and Monitoring Applications Center (NIMAC). This position requires me to work to provide relevant inventory information to all 18 national forests in the region and developing tools for monitoring planning. The national forests cover nearly 15 million acres with many different ecosystems, forest types, and management objectives. Other duties required for this task include coordinating issues and helping with adaptive plan management, attending meetings regarding planning of special studies, delegating information requests, and tracking reporting and analysis progress on national forest lands.
Education
- West Virginia University, M.S., Forestry, 2002
- West Virginia University, B.S., Forest Resource Management, 1997
Professional Organizations
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Northern Region Rep, Forest Science & Technology Board,
Society of American Foresters (SAF),
2017 -
Current
(1) Board Member, Society of American Foresters, 2015-present (2) Chair, SAF Forest Science and Technology Board, 2015-2017 (3) SAF Forest Science and Technology Board, 2013-present (4) Chair, Valley Forge SAF Chapter, 2015-present (5) Member of Program Committee for 2015 SAF Convention (6) Member of Program Committee for 2015 SAF Convention (7) SAF Science Fund Committee member, 2011-present (8) Chair of Society of American Foresters A2 Remote Sensing and Geospatial Applications Working Group, 2010-2012 (9) Vice-Chair of Society of American Foresters A2 Remote Sensing and Geospatial Applications Working Group, 2009-2010 (10) Secretary of Society of American Foresters A4 GIS Working Group
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Resource Modeling Association,
2003 -
2008
Programming Committee Member for the Resource Modeling Associations 2007 meeting
Awards & Recognition
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Northern Research Station FIA Award, 2013
For serving as Chair of the 2012 FIA Science Symposium. Activities included planning the agenda, inviting plenary speakers, and editing the conference proceedings.
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Northern Research Station Certificate of Appreciation, 2010
For the service and support as a member of the Newtown Square Civil Rights Outreach Team. Activities included presenting seminars and local elementary and middle schools and hosting environmental education field trips.
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Directors Award for FIA Excellence, 2010
For the successful development and delivery of FIA user tools and customer assistance including forest certification, invasive tracking, urban inventory, and identifying value added through inventory intensification.
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Northern Research Station Multicultural Achievement Award, 2008
For participating in events related to education for under-served youth in multicultural urban communities.
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Northern Research Station FIA Extra Effort Award, 2006
For organizing a joint meeting between FIA and NFS to improve utility of FIA data by NFS for planning.
Featured Publications
- Fei, Songlin ; Morin, Randall S.; Oswalt, Christopher M.; Liebhold, Andrew M.. 2019. Biomass losses resulting from insect and disease invasions in US forests
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.. 2015. Invasions by two non-native insects alter regional forest species composition and successional trajectories
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Tobin, Patrick C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Luzader, Eugene. 2007. Spread of beech bark disease in the eastern United States and its relationship to regional forest composition
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.. 2009. Anisotropic spread of hemlock woolly adelgid in the eastern United States
- Liknes, Greg C.; Morin, Randall S.; Canham, Charles D.. 2013. Trend analyses and projections using national forest inventory data
- Morin, Randall S.; Randolph, KaDonna C.; Steinman, Jim. 2015. Mortality rates associated with crown health for eastern forest tree species
- Trotter, R. Talbot; Morin, Randall S.; Oswalt, Sonja N.; Liebhold, Andrew. 2013. Changes in the regional abundance of hemlock associated with the invasion of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand)
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Pugh, Scott A.; Crocker, Susan J.. 2017. Regional assessment of emerald ash borer, <em>Agrilus planipennis</em>, impacts in forests of the Eastern United States
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.. 2016. Invasive forest defoliator contributes to the impending downward trend of oak dominance in eastern North America
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Luzader, Eugene R.; Lister, Andrew J.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twardus, Daniel B.. 2005. Mapping host-species abundance of three major exotic forest pests
Other Publications
- Hillard, Scott C.; Morin, Randall S.; Westfall, James A.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Walter, Brian F.; Luppold, William G.; Riemann, Rachel I; Woodall, Christopher W.; Albright, Thomas A.; Hemmer, Bryan J.; Garner, James D.. 2022. Minnesota forests 2018: summary report
- Fajvan, Mary Ann; Morin, Randy. 2021. Geospatial Techniques for Identifying Riparian Hemlock Forests Threatened by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
- Goff, Thomas C.; Albright, Thomas A.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; McWilliams, William H.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel ; Vickers, Lance ; Walters, Brian F.; Westfall, James A.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2021. Missouri forests 2018: summary report
- Ward, Samuel F.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Morin, Randall S.; Fei, Songlin. 2021. Population dynamics of ash across the eastern USA following invasion by emerald ash borer
- Fajvan, Mary Ann; Morin, Randall S.. 2021. Spatial Distribution of Chesapeake Bay Riparian Hemlock Forests Threatened by Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
- Randolph, KaDonna C.; Dooley, Kerry ; Shaw, John D.; Morin, Randall S.; Asaro, Christopher ; Palmer, Marin M.. 2021. Past and present individual-tree damage assessments of the US national forest inventory
- Goff, Thomas C.; Nelson, Mark D.; Liknes, Greg C.; Feeley, Tivon E.; Pugh, Scott A.; Morin, Randall S.. 2021. Rapid Assessment of Tree Damage Resulting from a 2020 Windstorm in Iowa, USA
- Morin, Randall S.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Horton, Jonathan ; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; McWilliams, William H.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel ; Walters, Brian F.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2020. New Hampshire Forests 2017
- Morin, Randall S.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Halman, Joshua ; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; McWilliams, William H.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel I; Walters, Brian F.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2020. Vermont Forests 2017
- Domke, Grant M.; Oswalt, Sonja N.; Walters, Brian F.; Morin, Randall S.. 2020. Tree planting has the potential to increase carbon sequestration capacity of forests in the United States
- Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa ; Morin, Randall. 2020. Change in Montane Forests of East-central West Virginia over 250 years
- Albright, Thomas A.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Drobnack, Jason M.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; McWilliams, William H.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel ; Vickers, Lance A.; Walters, Brian F.; Westfall, James A.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2020. New York Forests 2017
- McWilliams, William H.; Westfall, James A.; Morin, Randall S.. 2019. What do pervasive ungulate browse impacts mean for forestry in New England and New York
- Wilson, David C.; Morin, Randall S.; Frelich, Lee E.; Ek, Alan R.. 2019. Monitoring disturbance intervals in forests: a case study of increasing forest disturbance in Minnesota
- Morin, Randall S.. 2018. Forests of New Hampshire, 2017
- Albright, Thomas A.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel ; Smith, James E.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2018. Ohio Forests 2016
- McWilliams, William H.; Westfall, James A.; Brose, Patrick H.; Dey, Daniel C.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Dickinson, Yvette L.; Fajvan, Mary Ann; Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C.; Laustsen, Kenneth M.; Lehman, Shawn L.; Morin, Randall S.; Ristau, Todd E.; Royo, Alejandro A.; Stoltman, Andrew M.; Stout, Susan L.. 2018. Subcontinental-scale patterns of large-ungulate herbivory and synoptic review of restoration management implications for midwestern and northeastern forests
- Morin, Randall S.. 2018. Forests of West Virginia, 2017
- Haynes, Kyle J.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Bjørnstad, Ottar N.; Allstadt, Andrew J.; Morin, Randall S.. 2018. Geographic variation in forest composition and precipitation predict the synchrony of forest insect outbreaks
- Morin, Randall S.. 2018. Forests of Vermont, 2017
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Haugen, David E.; Walters, Brian F.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Smith, James E.. 2018. Northern Great Plains Forests 2015
- Lefland, Aaron B.; Duguid, Marlyse C.; Morin, Randall S.; Ashton, Mark S.. 2018. The demographics and regeneration dynamic of hickory in second-growth temperate forest
- Gormanson, Dale D.; Pugh, Scott A.; Barnett, Charles J.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Sowers, Paul A.; Westfall, James A.. 2018. Statistics and quality assurance for the Northern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program
- Morin, Randall S.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Ostry, Michael E.; Liebhold, Andrew M.. 2018. Regional patterns of declining butternut (<em>Juglans cinerea</em> L.) suggest site characteristics for restoration
- Morin, Randall S.; Domke, Grant M.; Walters, Brian F.. 2017. Forests of West Virginia, 2016
- Lister, Tonya W.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Luppold, William G.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel I.; Smith, James E.; Westfall, James A.; Widmann, Richard H.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2017. Delaware Forests 2013
- Crocker, Susan J.; Butler, Brett J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel I.; Smith, James E.; Westfall, James A.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2017. Illinois Forests 2015
- Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Dahir, Sally E.; Stoltman, Andrew M.; McWilliams, William H.; Butler, Brett J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Morin, Randall S.; Piva, Ronald J.; Herrick, Sarah K.; Lorentz, Laura J.; Guthmiller, Mark; Perry, Charles H.. 2017. Wisconsin Forests 2014
- Albright, Thomas A.; McWilliams, William H.; Widmann, Richard H.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lehman, Shawn; Lister, Tonya W.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Riemann, Rachel; Smith, James E.. 2017. Pennsylvania forests 2014
- Morin, Randall S.; Lombard, Kyle. 2017. Forests of New Hampshire, 2016
- Pugh, Scott A.; Heym, Douglas C.; Butler, Brett J.; Haugen, David E.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel I.; Smith, James E.; Westfall, James A.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2017. Michigan forests 2014
- McWilliams, William H.; Westfall, James A.; Brose, Patrick H.; Lehman, Shawn L.; Morin, Randall S.; Ristau, Todd E.; Royo, Alejandro A.; Stout, Susan L.. 2017. After 25 years, what does the Pennsylvania Regeneration Study tell us about oak/hickory forests under stress?
- Gormanson, Dale D.; Pugh, Scott A.; Barnett, Charles J.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Sowers, Paul A.; Westfall, Jim. 2017. Statistics and quality assurance for the Northern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, 2016
- Crocker, Susan J.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Smith, James E.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Zipse, William. 2017. New Jersey Forests 2013
- Morin, R.S.; Domke, G.M.; Walters, B.F.; Wilmot, S.. 2017. Forests of Vermont, 2016
- Miles, Patrick D.; VanderSchaaf, Curtis L.; Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; McWilliams, William H.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Riemann, Rachel I.; Smith, James E.; Walters, Brian F.; Westfall, Jim; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2016. Minnesota Forests 2013
- Piva, Ronald J.; Treiman, Thomas B.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Luppold, William G.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Riemann, Rachel; Smith, James E.; Walters, Brian F.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2016. Missouri Forests 2013
- Gormanson, Dale D.; Gallion, Joey; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Luppold, William; McWilliams, William; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; O'Connell, Barbara; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Riemann, Rachel I.; Piva, Ronald J.; Smith, James E.; Sowers, Paul A.; Westfall, Jim; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2016. Indiana Forests 2013
- Morin, Randall S.; Cook, Gregory W.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Luppold, William G.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Piva, Ronald J.; Smith, James E.; Westfall, Jim; Widmann, Richard H.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2016. West Virginia Forests 2013
- Nelson, Mark D.; Barnett, Charles J.; Brewer, Matt; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Matthews, Stephen; McWilliams, William H.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Smith, James E.; Walters, Brian F.; Westfall, Jim; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2016. Iowa Forests, 2013
- McCaskill, George L.; Albright, Thomas; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Widmann, Richard H.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2016. Maine Forests 2013
- Morin, Randall S.. 2016. Forests of West Virginia, 2015
- Morin, Randall S.; Pugh, Scott A.; Steinman, Jim. 2016. Mapping the occurrence of tree damage in the forests of the northern United States
- Morin, Randall; Widmann, Richard. 2016. Forests of Vermont, 2015
- Morin, Randall S.; Widmann, Richard H.. 2016. Forests of New Hampshire, 2015
- Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2015. The forests of Southern New England, 2012
- Pugh, Scott A.; Morin, Randall S.; Johnson, Barbara A.. 2015. Implementing dashboards as a business intelligence tool in the forest inventory and analysis program
- Crocker, Susan J.; Walters, Brian F.; Morin, Randall S.. 2015. Visual analysis of forest health using story maps: a tale of two forest insect pests
- Morin, Randall S.; Pugh, Scott A.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Crocker, Susan J.. 2015. A regional assessment of emerald ash borer impacts in the Eastern United States: ash mortality and abundance trends in time and space
- Liknes, Greg C.; Crocker, Susan J.; Morin, Randall S.; Walters, Brian F.. 2015. Hurricane impacts on forest resources in the Eastern United States: a post-sandy assessment
- Morin, Randall S.; Riemann, R.. 2015. Forests of Vermont, 2014
- Oak, Steven W; Spetich, Marty; Morin, Randall S.. 2015. Oak decline in central hardwood forests: frequency, spatial extent, and scale
- Widmann, Richard H.; Crawford, Sloane; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Nelson, Mark D.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Riemann, Rachel. 2015. New York Forests, 2012
- Morin, Randall S.; Widmann, Richard H.. 2015. Forests of West Virginia, 2014
- Morin, Randall S.; Barnett, Chuck J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Horton, Jonathan; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Miles, Patrick D.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Wilmot, Sandy; Widmann, Richard H.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Zaino, Robert. 2015. Forests of Vermont and New Hampshire 2012
- Morin, Randall S.; Riemann, R.. 2015. Forests of New Hampshire, 2014
- McWilliams, William H.; Westfall, James A.; Brose, Patrick H.; Dey, Daniel C.; Hatfield, Mark; Johnson, Katherine; Laustsen, Kenneth M.; Lehman, Shawn L.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Ristau, Todd E.; Royo, Alejandro A.; Stout, Susan L.; Willard, Thomas; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2015. A regeneration indicator for Forest Inventory and Analysis: history, sampling, estimation, analytics, and potential use in the midwest and northeast United States
- Widmann, Richard H; Randall, Cotton K.; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2014. Ohio's Forests 2011
- Will-Wolf, Susan; Morin, Randall S.; Ambrose, Mark J.; Riitters, Kurt; Jovan, Sarah, Dr.. 2014. Chapter 6 - Links between land cover and lichen species richness at large scales in forested ecosystems across the United States.
- Morin, Randall S.; Pugh, Scott A.. 2014. Forests of New Hampshire, 2013
- Morin, Randall S.; Pugh, Scott A.. 2014. Forests of Vermont, 2013
- Westfall, James A.; Morin, Randall S.. 2013. A cover-based method to assess forest characteristics using inventory data and GIS
- Widmann, R.H.; Morin, R.S.. 2013. Ohio's forest resources, 2012
- McCaskill, George L.; McWilliams, William H.; Alerich, Carol A.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Doug; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lehman, Shawn; Lister, Tonya W.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Roth, Paul; Riemann, Rachel; Westfall, James A.. 2013. Pennsylvania's Forests, 2009
- Morin, R.S.. 2013. Vermont's forest resources, 2012
- Morin, R.S.; Lombard, K.. 2013. New Hampshire's forest resources, 2012
- Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2012. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012
- Randolph, KaDonna; Bechtold, William A.; Morin, Randall S.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.. 2012. Evaluating elevated levels of crown dieback among northern white-cedar (<i>Thuja occidentalis</i> L.) trees in Maine and Michigan: a summary of evaluation monitoring
- Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2012. Abstracts of Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012
- Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C.. 2012. Poster abstracts of Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012
- McWilliams, William H.; Canham, Charles D.; Morin, Randall S.; Johnson, Katherine; Roth, Paul; Westfall, James A.. 2012. Sampling forest regeneration across northern U.S. forests: filling a void in regeneration model input
- McWilliams, William H.; Morin, Randall S.; Johnson, Katherine; Moser, W. Keith; Westfall, James A.. 2012. Invasive plant monitoring for northern U.S. forests
- Westfall, James A.; Morin, Randall S.. 2012. Canopy cover estimates for individual tree attributes
- Morin, Randall S.; Steinman, Jim; Randolph, KaDonna C.. 2012. Utility of tree crown condition indicators to predict tree survival using remeasured Forest Inventory and Analysis data
- McCaskill, George L.; Morin, Randall S.. 2012. Beech status in New England's aftermath forests
- Smith, Gretchen C.; Morin, Randall S.; McCaskill, George L.. 2012. Ozone injury to forests across the northeast and north central United States, 1994 - 2010
- Butler, Brett J.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.. 2012. Rhode Island's forest resources, 2011
- Butler, Brett J.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.. 2012. Massachusetts' forest resources, 2011
- Butler, Brett J.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.. 2012. Connecticut's forest resources, 2011
- Morin, R.S.; Woodall, C.W.. 2012. New Hampshire's forest resources, 2011
- Morin, R.S.; Woodall, C.W.. 2012. Vermont's forest resources, 2011
- Widmann, Richard H.; Crawford, Sloane; Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2012. New York's Forests 2007
- Lister, Tonya W.; Gladders, Glenn; Barnett, Charles J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2012. Delaware's Forests 2008
- Widmann, Richard H.; Cook, Gregory W.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2012. West Virginia's Forests 2008
- Morin, Randall S.; Oswalt, Sonja N.; Trotter, III , Robert T..; Liebhold, Andrew M.. 2011. Status of Hemlock in the Eastern United States
- Will-Wolf, Susan; Ambrose, Mark J.; Morin, Randall S.. 2011. Relationship of a lichen species diversity indicator to environmental factors across the coterminous United States
- Lister, T.W.; Perdue, J.L; Barnett, C.J.; Butler, B.J.; Crocker, S.J.; Domke, G.M.; Griffith, D.; Hatfield, M.A.; Kurtz, C.M.; Lister, A.J.; Morin, R.S.; Moser, W.K.; Nelson, M.D.; Perry, C.H.; Piva, R.J.; Riemann, R.; Widmann, R.; Woodall, C.W.. 2011. Maryland's Forests 2008
- Butler, Brett J.; Barnett, Charles J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Domke, Grant M.; Gormanson, Dale ; Hill, William N.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya; Martin, Christopher; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall; Moser, W. Keith; Nelson, Mark D.; O'Connell, Barbara; Payton, Bruce; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2011. The Forests of Southern New England, 2007: A report on the forest resources of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
- Morin, Randall S.; Barnett, Chuck J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Domke, Grant M.; Francher, Susan; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ron; Riemann, Rachel; Woodall, Chris W.. 2011. New Hampshire's Forests 2007
- Pugh, Scott A.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Morin, Randall S.. 2011. Changes in ash tree demography associated with emerld ash borer invasion, indicated by regional forest inventory data from the Great Lakes States
- Morin, Randall S.; Barnett, Chuck J.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; De Geus, Robert; Hansen, Mark H.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Piva, Ron; Riemann, Rachel; Widmann, Richard; Wilmot, Sandy; Woodall, Chris W.. 2011. Vermont's Forests 2007
- McCaskill, G.L.; McWilliams, W.H.; Morin, R.S.. 2011. Maine's forest resources, 2010
- Morin, R.S.; Nelson, M.. 2011. New Hampshire's forest resources, 2010
- Morin, R.S.; Nelson, M.; De Geus, R.. 2011. Vermont's forest resources, 2010
- Morin, R.S.. 2011. New Hampshire's forest resources, 2009
- Morin, R.S.; De Geus, R.; Wilmot, S.. 2011. Vermont's forest resources, 2009
- McCaskill, George L.; McWilliams, William H.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Morin, Randall S.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2011. Maine's forests 2008
- Randolph, KaDonna C.; Morin, Randall S.; Steinman, Jim. 2010. Descriptive statistics of tree crown condition in the Northeastern United States
- Morin, Randall S.. 2010. The distribution of ash in North America
- Morin, Randall S.; Widmann, Richard H.. 2010. A comparison of the status of spruce in high-elevation forests on public and private land in the southern and central Appalachian Mountains
- Randolph, KaDonna C.; Morin, Randall S.; Steinman, Jim. 2010. Descriptive statistics of tree crown condition in the North Central United States
- Morin, R.S.; Butler, B.J.; Tansey, M.. 2010. New Hampshire's forest resources, 2008
- Morin, R.S.; Butler, B.J.; De Geus, R.. 2010. Vermont's forest resources, 2008
- Morin, R.S.; McCaskill, G.M.; McWilliams, W.; De Geus, R.. 2010. Vermont's forest resources, 2007
- Morin, R.S.; McCaskill, G.M.; McWilliams, W.; Tansey, M.. 2010. New Hampshire's forest resources, 2007
- Woodall, C.W.; Morin, R.S.; Steinman, J.R.; Perry, C.H.. 2010. Comparing evaluations of forest health based on aerial surveys and field inventories: Oak forests in the Northern United States
- Morin, Randall S; Woodall, Christopher W.; Steinman, Jim; Perry, Charles H.. 2009. Use of damage surveys and field inventories to evaluate oak and sugar maple health in the northern United States
- Randolph, KaDonna; Bechtold, William; Morin, Randall; Zarnoch, Stanley. 2009. From detection monitoring to evaluation monitoring - a case study involving crown dieback in northern white-cedar
- Morin, Randall S.; Prichard, Teague; Everson, Vern; Westfall, Jim; Scott, Charles. 2009. Wisconsin State Forests Continuous Forest Inventory: A look at the first year
- Morin, Randall S.; Lister, Andrew; Doyle, James. 2009. Use of FIA data and GIS to characterize the effects of fragmentation on the forests of New Hampshire
- Huebner, Cynthia D.; Morin, Randall S.; Zurbriggen, Ann; White, Robert L.. 2009. Patterns of exotic plant invasions in Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest using intensive Forest Inventory and Analysis plots
- Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Everson, Vern A.; Brown, Ian K.; Cummings-Carlson, Jane; Dahir, Sally E.; Jepsen, Edward A.; Kovach, Joe; Labissoniere, Michael D.; Mace, Terry R.; Padley, Eunice A.; Rideout, Richard B.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Liknes, Greg C.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Wilson, Barry T. (Ty); Woodall, Christopher W.. 2008. Wisconsin's forests, 2004
- Woodall, Chris W.; Morin, Randall S.; Steinman, Jim R.; Perry, Charles H.. 2008. Status of oak seedlings and saplings in the northern United States: implications for sustainability of oak forests
- Morin, R.S.; Tansey, M.. 2008. New Hampshire's Forest Resources, 2006
- Morin, R.S.; De Geus, R.. 2008. Vermont's Forest Resources, 2006
- McWilliams, William H.; Cassell, Seth P.; Alerich, Carol L.; Butler, Brett J.; Hoppus, Michael L.; Horsley, Stephen B.; Lister, Andrew J.; Lister, Tonya W.; Morin, Randall S.; Perry, Charles H.; Westfall, James A.; Wharton, Eric H.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2007. Pennsylvania's Forest 2004
- Woodall, Christopher W.; Oswalt, Sonja N.; Morin, Randall S.. 2007. Attributes of down woody materials in hardwood forests of the Eastern United States
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M; Gottschalk, K.W.; Woodall, Chris W.; Twardus, Daniel B.; White, Robert L.; Horsley, Stephen B.; Ristau, Todd E.. 2006. Analysis of forest health monitoring surveys on the Allegheny National Forest (1998-2001)
- Liebhold, Andrew; Morin, Randall; Gottschalk, Kurt; Twardus, Dan; Twardus, Dan. 2005. The Biogeography of Beech Bark Disease Invasion of North America
- McWilliams, William H.; Butler, Brett J.; Caldwell, Laurence E.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hoppus, Michael L.; Laustsen, Kenneth M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Lister, Tonya W.; Metzler, Jacob W.; Morin, Randall S.; Sader, Steven A.; Stewart, Lucretia B.; Steinman, James R.; Westfall, James, A.; Williams, David A.; Whitman, Andrew; Woodall, Christopher W.; Woodall, Christopher W.. 2005. The forests of Maine: 2003
- Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.. 2004. Area-Wide Analysis of Hardwood Defoliator Effects on Tree Conditions in the Allegheny Plateau
- Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Morin, Randall S.; Liebhold, Andrew M.. 2003. Potential susceptibility of eastern forests to sudden oak death, <i>Phytophthora ramorum</i>
- Liebhold, Andrew M.; Morin, Randall S.; Lister, Andrew; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Luzader, Eugene; Twardus, Daniel. 2003. Mapping forest risk associated with beech bark disease
- Liebhold, Andrew M.; Morin, Randall S.; Lister, Andrew; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Luzader, Eugene; Twardus, Daniel. 2003. Mapping forest risk associated with the gypsy moth
- Liebhold, Andrew M.; Morin, Randall S.; Lister, Andrew; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Luzader, Eugene; Twardus, Daniel. 2003. Mapping forest risk associated with the hemlock woolly adelgid
- Morin, R.S.; Liebhold, A.M.; Gottschalk, K.W.; Twardus, D.B.; Acciavatti, R.E.; White, R.L.; Horsley, S.B.; Smith, W.D.; Luzader, E.R.. 2001. Forest health conditions on the Allegheny National Forest (1989-1999): Analysis of forest health monitoring surveys
- Greene, D. F.; Zasada, John C.; Sirois, L.; Kneeshaw, D.; Morin, H.; Charron, I.; Simard, M. J.. 1999. A review of the regeneration dynamics of North American boreal forest tree species
Research Highlights

Collaboration seeks to preserve Chesapeake Bay Watershed health in the face of hemlock decline
Year: 2017
Few studies have examined how insect outbreaks affect landscape-level hydrologic processes. Anticipating hydrologic impacts resulting from the decline of hemlock trees in watersheds infested with hemlock wooly adelgid, Forest Service scientists are partnering with state and federal conservation agen...

Nonnative Invasive Insects and Diseases Decreasing Carbon Stored in U.S. Forests
Year: 2019
Photosynthesis feeds trees and has a significant benefit for people, too, namely the removal of carbon from the atmosphere and into live tree biomass through a process called “sequestration.” But USDA Forest Service scientists and a colleague found that increased tree mortality from the impacts of n...

Potential to Increase Carbon Sequestration with Tree Planting
Year: 2020
Almost one-third of Earth’s total land area is comprised of forest, which is also the largest terrestrial carbon sink. A Northern Research Station scientist and his partners have established that fully stocking the Nation’s understocked forests could increase carbon sequestration by about 20 percent...