Northern Research Station Research Work Units

This site is under development as the Forest Service brings together the Northeastern and North Central Research Stations to form the Northern Research Station, serving the Northeast and Midwest. Check back often as we expand our site to reflect our combined commitment to supporting the natural resources and people of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. For more infortmation on our research, please follow the links below.

The Northern Research Station has further realigned our staff from 37 Research Work Units and Programs into 14 new Research Work Units. Consolidating and migrating content form existing websites is ongoing. For the time being, the new unit webpages provide links to more indepth content on our old sites.

 

Unit	Title	Leader
NRS–01	Ecological and Economic Sustainability of the Appalachian Forest in an Era of Globalization Previous Units Sustainable Forest Ecosystems in the Central Appalachians (RWU 4353) Efficient Use of the Northern Forest Resource (RWU 4701) Economics for Eastern Forest Use (RWU 4802)	Mary Beth Adams
NRS–02	Sustaining Forests in a Changing Environment Previous Units Guidelines and indicators for sustaining forest ecosystems of Pennsylvania and the adjacent Allegheny Plateau Region (RWU 4150) Quantitative Methods for Modeling Forest Ecosystems (RWU 4151) Multiple Stress Interactions and their Effects on Forest Health and Sustainability (RWU 4558)	Susan Stout
NRS–03	Ecology and Management of Invasive Species and Forest Ecosystems Previous Units Role of Forest Insect Biology and Biocontrol in Maintaining Forest Health (RWU 4503) Providing New Information on the Biology, Ecology, and Management of Exotic Invasive Forest Insects (RWU 4506) Disturbance Ecology and Management of Oak-Dominated Forests (RWU 4557) Integration of Forest Operations Into Eastern Hardwood Intermediate Cuttings and Structural Retention (RWU 4751)	Kurt Gottschalk
NRS–04	Genetics, Biological Control, and Management of Invasive Species Previous Units Pathology and Microbial Control of Insects that Impact the Health of Eastern Forests (RWU 4507) Genetics and management of invasive forest insect pests, diseases, and beneficial fungi (RWU 4509)	Jim Slavicek
NRS–05	Forest Inventory and Analysis Previous Units The influence of markets on the sustainability of eastern hardwood forests (RWU 4805) Forest Inventory & Analysis (RWU FIA) Northern Monitoring Program (RWU MONI)	Dennis M. May
NRS–06	Climate, Fire, and Carbon Cycle Sciences Previous Units Forest Carbon Dynamics and Estimation for Sustainable Management (RWU 4104) Belowground Processes that Sustain Productivity & Ecosystem Function in Northern Forests (RWU 4159) Atmospheric-Ecosystem Interactions (RWU 4401) Northern Global Change Research Program (RWU GLOB)	Richard Birdsey
NRS–07	Center for Research on Ecosystem Change Previous Units Ecology & Silviculture of the Lake States Forests (RWU 4101) Ecology and Management of Northern Forests (RWU 4155) Wildlife and Fish Habitat Relationships in New England Ecosystems (RWU 4251) Ecology & Management of Riparian/Aquatic Ecosystems (RWU 4351) Ecological processes: A basis for managing forests and protecting water quality in New England (RWU 4352)	John Brissette
NRS–08	Urban Forests, Human Health, and Environmental Quality	David Nowak
NRS–09	People and Their Environments: Social Science Supporting Natural Resource Management and Policy Previous Units Integrating Social and Biophysical Sciences for Natural Resource Management (RWU 4454) Social & Economic Dimensions of Ecosystem Management (RWU 4804) Natural Environments for Urban Populations (RWU 4902)	Lynne M. Westphal
NRS-10	Biological and Environmental Influences on Forest Health and Productivity Previous Units The Role of Environmental Stress on Tree Growth and Development (RWU 4103) Center for Forest Mycology Research (RWU 4504) Forest sustainability and tree response to injury, infection and environmental change (RWU 4505) Understanding & Managing Diseases in Forest Ecosystems (RWU 4508)	Kevin T. Smith
NRS-11	Sustainable Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems and Landscapes	Frank R. Thompson
NRS-12	Northern Science, Technology, and Applied Results Program (NorthSTAR)	Mark Twery
NRS-13	Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies: Theory and Application of Scaling Science in Forestry	Eric J. Gustafson
NRS-14	Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center	Charles H. Michler