Current Projects
TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE DELIVERY
EFETAC researchers work with other scientists nationally as well as with a variety of Federal, State, and local government agencies, universities, and non-governmental partners to address forest threats. Select a title below to learn more about EFETAC's current projects and collaborations related to tools, technology, and science delivery.
Advanced technology supports integrated threat assessment tools - University of North Carolina Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC)
Community tree inventory - Pest detection and reporting - USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area Forest Health Protection
CRAFT: Comparative Risk Assessment Framework and Tools - Shasta-Trinity National Forest, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, University of North Carolina Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC)
Development of automated tree identification methodology - Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
EFETAC Web page - Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF) at University of Georgia, University of North Carolina Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC)
Evaluating the effectiveness of streamside management zones and stream crossings BMPs on water quality protection in the North Carolina piedmont forested watersheds: Phase I - Pre-harvest measurements - North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Weyerhaeuser
Forest health monitoring, analysis, and assessment - North Carolina State University (NCSU) Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Forest Threats Encyclopedia - Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center (WWETAC), USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Integrating landscape ecology, genetics, and conservation biology in the assessment of forest health - North Carolina State University (NCSU) Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Linking a forest ecosystem process model and a regional timber economic model - North Carolina State University (NCSU) Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Research Triangle Institute (RTI)
Modeling uncertainty in forest ecosystem risk assessments - North Carolina State University (NCSU) Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Remote sensing for ash identification and pre-visual decline assessments - USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, University of New Hampshire Complex Systems Research Center, USDA Forest Service Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (FHTET), USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Reprinting Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Technology development to support a national early warning system for environmental threats - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Stennis Space Center, Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center (WWETAC), USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC), USDA Forest Service Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (FHTET), USDA Forest Service Region 8