News Releases from the Southern Research Station
2007
- June 15, 2007 - Web Site Offers Wildfire Planning Assistance
- April 20, 2007 - How to Manage Forests in Hurricane Impact Zones
- April 9, 2007 - Forest Service Hosts International Rusty Blackbird Workshop
- April 5, 2007 - Invasive Grass May Impede Forest Regeneration
- March 27, 2007 - Volunteers Receive National Forest Service Award
- March 19, 2007 - Forest Service Researcher Receives International Award for Innovative Erosion Control Methods
- March 9, 2007 - Forest Vegetation Management Article Wins Silvicultural Prize
- February 21, 2007 - Southern Research Station Scientists Invited Speakers at AAAS
- January 3, 2007 - USDA Forest Service Researchers Lauded for Multicultural Efforts
2006
- December 14, 2006 - Soil Nutrition Affects Carbon Sequestration in Forests
- December 5, 2006 - A Chilling Solution: Measuring Below-ground Carbon Without Destroying Trees
- November 17, 2006 - Food for Flight: Monarch Butterfly Migration and Forest Restoration
- October 3, 2006 - Rising Temperatures Will Lead to Loss of Trout Habitat in the Southern Appalachians
- October 2, 2006 - Southern Research Station and North Carolina State University Co-Chair International Forest Management Conference
- October 2, 2006 - Southern Research Station Awarded Top Forest Service Honors
- September 28, 2006 - Southern Research Station Scientists Help Sequence Poplar Genome
- July 26, 2006 - SRS Researchers Test Chinese Tallow Tree For Use in Building Materials
- July 7, 2006 - Annual Southeastern Bat Blitz Draws National Interest
- March 29, 2006 - Southern Research Station Names - Assistant Director for Science Delivery
- January 27, 2006 - Even a Mile of Forest Makes a Difference in Water Quality
2005
- December 7, 2005 - New Reports Document Dramatic Changes in Ownership of Southern Forestland
- September 30, 2005 - Time to Burn: Getting a Step Ahead of Wildland Arsonists
- June 6, 2005 - Prehistoric Decline of Freshwater Mussels Tied to Rise in Maize Cultivation
- May 31, 2005 - Danny C. Lee Named Director of Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
- February 7, 2005 - The Effects of Economic Growth on Interior Forests of the Southeast
- February 3, 2005 - Headquarters for the National Agroforestry Center Move South
2004
- August 18, 2004 - Restoring Sweetgrass to the South Carolina Lowcountry
- August 12, 2004 - SRS Awarded Grants to Explore New Uses of Forest Biomass
- July 30, 2004 - Southern Institute of Forest Genetics Wins NSF Grant
- July 8, 2004 - New Bent Creek Trails Map Available
- July 7, 2004 - Summer in the South: Kudzu and Oriental Bittersweet
- July 7, 2004 - Oriental Bittersweet Sweep at Bent Creek Starts This Saturday
- June 24, 2004 - Oriental Bittersweet: A Patient Invader
- May 18, 2004 - New Research Funded by the Southern Research Station
- May 17, 2004 - Are Ramp Festivals Sustainable?
- May 4, 2004 - Rare Pine Snake Needs Fire to Survive
- February 25, 2004 - SRS Researchers Patent Automated Carbon Efflux System
- February 2, 2004 - Keeping Populations of the Cerulean Warbler Healthy: An International Effort
2003
- December 2, 2003 - Communities Developing Tree Ordinances to Promote Mature Tree Canopies
- November 19, 2003 - Bats in the Light of Research
- October 30, 2003 - Forests in a Market Economy
- September 24, 2003 - Using GPR to Estimate Tree Root Biomass
- August 18, 2003 - Unraveling the Genetics of Fusiform Rust
- August 11, 2003 - Ronald Schmidtling Named Emeritus Scientist at the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
- August 11, 2003 - Glendon Smalley Named Emeritus Scientist at the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
- August 6, 2003 - Trettin Reviews Finnish Forest Carbon Cycling Research Program
- July 31, 2003 - Productivity and Ownership of Southern Forests Evolve
- July 14, 2003 - First Descriptions of Indiana Bat Maternity Roosts in the Southern U.S.
- June 20, 2003 - How Many Ramps Do You Need for a Festival?
- May 29, 2003 - SRS Publishes Guide for Identifying and Controlling Nonnative Invasive Plants
- April 16, 2003 - Helping Small Businesses Profit from Thinning Small-Diameter Trees
- April 11, 2003 - How Far to the Nearest Road?
- March 26, 2003 - Termites Repelled by Catnip Oil
- February 07, 2003 - Forests of the Continental U.S. Continue to Fragment
- February 05, 2003 - SRS Research Highlights from the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Symposium
- January 28, 2003 - Wildland-Urban Interface Assessment Published
- January 13, 2003 - Stream Erosion May Contribute to Decline of American Eels
2002
- November 17, 2002 - Outbreak of Native Oak Borers Threatens Ozarks Forests
- October 11, 2002 - New Online Database of Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Programs Information
- October 9, 2002 - American Chestnuts May Have Used Chemicals to Dominate Southern Appalachian Forests
- October 6, 2002 - Findings Remain Unchanged in Final Report that Gauged Health of Southern Forests & Resources
- September 25, 2002 - Project Focuses on Low-Income Minority Communities of Upper Charleston County
- September 16, 2002 - Seven Steps to Protect Wildlife from Selenium Toxicity
- August 29, 2002 - Southern Appalachians Value Their National Forests
- August 27, 2002 - Guidelines for Producing Quality Longleaf Pine Seeds
- August 21, 2002 - New Species of Nematode Found Damaging Pine Seedlings
- August 13, 2002 - Tracking the Pathways and Anticipating Impacts of Selenium
- July 30, 2002 - Beyond Prescribed Burning: Combining Methods to Reduce Fuel in Southern Pine Forests
- July 24, 2002 - How Wide is a Riparian Zone?
- July 16, 2002 - SRS Researchers Track Indiana Bats in the Smokies
- July 15, 2002 - Monitoring Sediment from Forest Roads
- July 5, 2002 - New Online Scientific Knowledge System Developed by USDA Forest Service and Cooperative Extension Service
- June 24, 2002 - SRS Researchers Collaborate on Upper Charleston County Project
- June 18, 2002 - Environmental Justice In Outdoor Recreation
- June 6, 2002 - SRS Forest Operations Unit Develops New Test Facility For Thrown Objects
- May 8, 2002 - People and Fire at Florida's Wildland-Urban Interface
- April 23, 2002 - Selenium - An Insidious and Persistent Toxin
- March 22, 2002 - Hurricanes Impact Carbon Sequestration by US Forests
- March 12, 2002 - Post-Hurricane Salvage Logging in the Southern Appalachians
- March 5, 2002 - Where There's Fire
- February 6, 2002 - Valuing Wildlife in Southern Forests: Species, Habitat, Culture, and Management
- February 5, 2002 - Les Groom Named Project Leader For Southern Research Station Wood Products Utilization Research Unit In Pineville
- February 5, 2002 - Popular Winter Berries May Be Harmful to Nearby Forests Use Care When Disposing of Bittersweet Decorations
2001
- November 5, 2001 - Reasons to Restore Bottomland Hardwoods in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- September 20, 2001 - Allan Tiarks Named Emeritus Scientist
- September 4, 2001 - Forest Service Opens Its Annual Fall Foliage Hotline
- August 22, 2001 - Bruce Jewell Named As New Assistant Director Of Research--Pines At Southern Research Station
- August 1, 2001 - Dating Stream Sediments
- June 18, 2001 - USDA Forest Service Scientist Invents Greenhouse Lighting Device
- June 4, 2001 - Southern Research Station Scientist, H. Ken Cordell Of Athens, GA Receives Distinguished Scientist Honor Award
- June 4, 2001 - Hermann Gucinski, Forest Service Scientist, To Receive USDA Secretary’s Honor Award
- June 4, 2001 - James H. Miller, Southern Research Station Scientist, Receives United States Department Of Agriculture’s (USDA) Highest Award
- June 1, 2001 - Achieving Restoration Success In Bottomland Hardwood Forests
- May 23, 2001 - Southern Research Station Scientists Contribute to Understanding the Relationship Between Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration in North Carolina
- March 28, 2001 - National Forests and Grasslands—Watersheds for Water Quality
- March 2, 2001 - Global Online Workshop On Risks Of Exotic Forest Pests
- January 11, 2001 - New Project Leader Named For Research On Disturbance And Management Of Southern Pine Ecosystems
2000
- November 9, 2000 - New Project Leader Named For Center For Bottomland Hardwoods Research
- October 19, 2000 - Dr. Peter J. Roussopoulos Receives Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Award
- June 5, 2000 - Southern Research Station Employee Honored By President - Dr. Emile Gardiner
- June 5, 2000 - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Honors Cassandra Johnson, Southern Research Station Sociologist
- June 5, 2000 - Southern Research Station Employees Honored By Secretary Of Agriculture - Rodney Kindlund
- June 5, 2000 - Southern Research Station Employees Honored For Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Research
- June 5, 2000 - Southern Research Station Employee Honored By Secretary Of Agriculture - Anne Weiskircher
- June 5, 2000 - Southern Research Station Employees Honored By Secretary Of Agriculture - Louise Wyche
- April 17, 2000 - Riparian Management in Forests of the Continental Eastern United States
- April 6, 2000 - Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment Reports Available
1998 - 1999
- November 4, 1999 - Forest Plants And The Animals That Eat Them.
- March 11, 1999 - Dr. James Miller of Auburn Receives Weed Scientist of the Year Award
- June 3, 1998 - Collection Of Studies On The South's Changing Environment Published
- May 22, 1998 - Branching Out to the Youth of America - The Station's Summer Intern Program.
- April 6, 1998 - Jim Perdue Named To Forest Inventory And Analysis Project Leader Position With The Southern Research Station