Pacific Northwest Research Station

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RESEARCH AREAS

The Eastside Forest Health Restoration Team is part of the Managing Disturbance Regimes Program of the PNW Research Station. The science team is inter-disciplinary with expertise in the fields of forest ecology, wildlife ecology, forest pathology, landscape ecology, fire ecology, and silviculture. Our focus is to serve the needs of our clients–the people and land managers in eastern Washington, and other areas with similar ecological and management conditions. Knowledge discovery, development, and applications demonstrate the interface of research with policy and management to help resolve issues of local, regional, national, and international concern.

A landscape in the interior Pacific Northwest.

The East-Side Forest Health Restoration team is an interdisciplinary team comprised of scientists and professionals with diverse skills and expertise. These skills are directed in these primary emphasis areas:

- Landscape-scale assessment and analysis of ecosystem conditions, disturbance regimes, and their interactions.

- Process-based modeling of ecosystem responses to disturbance regimes and management at varying spatial and temporal scales.

- Risk analysis protocols for invasive plant species' responses to fire and management practices.

- Development and evaluation of landscape analysis and decision support systems for management of interior forest ecosystems.

Research Programs
Detailed information about our research programs.