Capitalizing on the strengths of existing science capacity in the Northeast and Midwest to attain a more integrated cohesive landscape scale research program.
Our Research
The Northern Research Station extends across 20 states, comprising both the most densely populated and most heavily forested portion of the US. We envision a region where trees and natural resources support a high quality of life; wildlife, fish, and plant communities thrive; clean water abounds; and people work together to sustain and restore the health of forests. To achieve this vision, the people and communities of the Northeast and Midwest need high quality scientific information. The Northern Research Station is dedicated, organized, and staffed to provide that scientific information in a form that people can use.
Science Themes
Forest Disturbance Processes
Protect people and forest
landscapes from the threat of undesirable disturbances
Urban Natural Resource Stewardship
Improve the
quality of life in urban areas through natural resources stewardship
Sustaining Forests
Maintain and enhance forest productivity and benefits
Providing Clean Air and Water
Increase production of
clean water and air for a growing population
Natural Resources Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment
Establish baselines, track change, quantify threats, demonstrate effectiveness, prioritize research efforts, and understand our natural resources, and the policies, practices, and processes that impact them
Research Review
Whose Woods Are These?
Big Changes Looming in Family Forest Ownership
Read about Northern Research Station scientist Brett Butler's studies on the Family Forest and the National Woodland Owner Survey in the Autumn 2008 edition of Research Review
Last Modified: 12/02/2008