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Workshop on Southern Experimental Forest Network
More than 20 representatives from SRS Experimental Forests (EF), Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA), SRS leadership, and partner sites met on April 30 in Little Rock, Arkansas. SRS research ecologist...
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Firefighting Class of 2018
Job Corps students help conduct a prescribed fire on the Croatan National Forest. Photo by Sam Lewis, USFS. A few hundred feet from the Davidson River in North Carolina, 20 young people sit in a...
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Forest Birds & Forest Trees
The white-breasted nuthatch depends on forests but is probably a forest generalist rather than a mature forest obligate. Photo by Mdf, Wikimedia Commons. For every stage of forest succession, there’s...
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“Promise of the Piedmont”
Tour participants learn about the Indian Creek savanna restoration. The project restored grassland bird habitat, reduced wildfire risk, and enhanced water quality on more than 15,000 acres of public...
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Testing Blight Resistance in American Chestnuts
Stacy Clark stands next to a 10-year-old hybrid chestnut seedling planted as part of a long-term research project on the Cherokee National Forest. Photo by Stacy Clark, USFS. The American chestnut...
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Longleaf Pine on the Santee Experimental Forest
Mature longleaf pine forests provide shelter and food sources for red-cockaded woodpeckers. Nest cavity trees on the Santee Experimental Forest will be preserved, along with buffers of forage habitat....
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Research for Mississippi and Beyond
The Mississippi Delta covers about 7,000 square miles. Much of the land is used for agricultural production. Image courtesy of Google. Water defines the Mississippi Delta, an alluvial plain in...
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Regional Participants Gather at the Fourth Experimental Forest Workshop
A new cross-site study plan will focus on improving shortleaf pine restoration in the South. Photo by David Stephens, courtesy of Bugwood.org. About 30 USDA Forest Service scientists gathered in...
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Bachman’s Warbler
David Sibley painted the book’s cover image, which shows a female Bachman’s Warbler (left) and a male (singing, lower right). From 1975 to 1979, Paul Hamel and colleagues spent 7,000 hours walking...
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Projecting Climate Change Effects on Outdoor Recreation
Climate change effects on swimming differed by region. Participation is projected to decrease in the North and South but increase in the Rocky Mountain region. Photo by Adrianna Calvo, via Pexels....
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Amphibian Life Cycles and Climate Change
Male amphibians, such as this Gulf Coast Toad, vocalize as an advertisement to females during the breeding season. Saenz and his team recorded these calls to assess population and phenological trends....
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Translating National Forest Policies to Local Forest Management
Longleaf pine evolved with fire and benefits from prescribed fire. But in some areas, air quality regulations and concerns for human health limit the use of prescribed fire. Photo courtesy of...
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Hurricane Michael Recovery Focus of State Line Meeting
John and Elizabeth Alter manage more than 1,000 acres of forestland in Malone, Florida, including 18 Tree Farm stands. They experienced significant losses from Hurricane Michael, like many landowners...
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Green Line Meeting in Arkansas Promotes Collaboration
On September 10, a Green Line meeting brought USDA Forest Service researchers and managers together, along with state partners. Participants represented the Southern Research Station, the Ouachita...
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Experimental Forest Network is Expanding
From left to right, Bryan Mudder, Chuck Burdine, and Johnny Boggs. Photo by Derrick Fulghum, USFS. USDA Forest Service scientists, technicians, and professional support will soon be devoting more...
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New Seed Orchards Installed with Camcore
The Forest Service planting team at the Beech Creek Orchard. From L to R, Jason Rodrigue, Heather Luczak, Tim Lamb, Gary Kaufman, Sarah Bridges, Mike Hennigan, Dave Perez, Danny Skojac, Justin...
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Silviculture to Restore Southern Fire-Adapted Pines
This shortleaf pine-dominated woodland is managed with prescribed fire, which benefits grasses. This stand also serves as nesting and foraging habitat for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Photo...
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Workshop on Shortleaf Pine in the Southern Appalachians
Shortleaf pine and shortleaf-oak dominated stands have declined by more than half over the past few decades. Photo by Jim Guldin, USFS. On March 3 and 4, 2020, about 25 silviculturists, foresters,...
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Genetics of Shortleaf and Longleaf Pine in Seed Orchards
A second generation shortleaf pine seed orchard in Arkansas. Photo by Barb Crane, USFS. Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems have been dwindling for decades....
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Black Locust & Drought
Black locust is a native species that grows on disturbed sites and can convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available forms. Image courtesy of rawpixel. With its symbiotic bacteria, black locust...
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