Pacific Northwest Research Station

About Us

The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station is part of the Research Branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and comprises ten research laboratories in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, as well as the headquarters office in Portland, Oregon. The PNW Research Station is one of eight Forest Service research facilities throughout the United States.

Forest Service Research develops and provides scientific and technical knowledge for all 1.6 billion acres of forests and rangelands in the United States including, but not limited to, the national forests. The Forest Service has the most extensive and productive program of integrated forestry research in the world. The PNW Research Station is a group of about 522 scientists, professionals, technicians, administrative staff employees, and research managers. Station expertise is in biological, physical, and social sciences.

Our mission is to generate and communicate scientific knowledge that helps people understand and make informed choices about people, natural resources, and the environment.

Pacific Northwest Research Station facts:

Part of the largest and most productive forestry research organization in the world.
Ten laboratories located in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington.
Ten active experimental forests and twenty research natural areas.
PNW is one of eight research stations in the USDA Forest Service.
Headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Established in 1925.
Our research is organized into eight programs and a Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW USDA Forest Service Research is composed of six stations, the Forest Product Laboratory, and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Station Directors, Executive Teams, and staff work out of Director's Offices (DO). Research is done within the structure of programs at PNW.		FINANCES AND WORKFORCE The PNW Research Station is supported by two funding sources. The largest part of our funding comes from federal appropriations. Our other funding source is direct client support, which comes from various organizations needing scientific information.
HISTORY Forest Service research dates back almost to the time the national forests were created. The first study in the Pacific Northwest was started in 1909 to determine tree volume, taper, and bark thickness of hundreds of trees. Permanent growth plots were established on the Willamette National Forest.		PARTNERS & CLIENTS In 2005, the PNW Research Station received about $2.6 million in support from clients othere than the USDA Forest Service, National Forest System; USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry; and other research Stations. Below are clients who provided funding for studies to the the PNW Research Station in 2005.

US Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Research Station
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