Pacific Northwest Research Station

Research at the Pacific Northwest Research Station

What Kinds of Research Do We Do?

Our research is organized into seven Research Programs and a center:

Aquatic and Land Interactions
Ecosystem Processes
Focused Science Delivery
Human and Natural Resources Interactions
Managing Disturbance Regimes
Pacific Northwest Forest Inventory and Analysis
Resource Management and Productivity
Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center

Research Topics:

• Fire Research
• Global Climate Change
• Invasive Species
• Mount St. Helens
• Old-growth Forests
• Planning Applications
• Postfire Forest Management
• Silvicultural Experiments

Scientists in these programs conduct research in many areas such as:

Forest management practices that minimize risks from disease, fire, and insect attack.
Ecology of forests including riparian and aquatic areas.
Recreation and tourism options for diverse populations.
Global climate change and forest ecosystems.
Inventories and analysis of forest resources and use.
Wildlife populations and their habitats.
Forest management and wood products.

Our scientists also work with cooperators on related projects:

Research in Alaska and at the Fairbanks LTER site
Adaptive Management Area Network
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest
Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project
Canopy crane