Southern Research Station
Science Areas

Forest Threats	Forest Threats provides the knowledge and tools required to predict and avert or mitigate the impacts of forest health threats.
Forest Values	Forest Values considers natural resources and humans are inextricably linked in the South. These linkages will only strengthen as increased urbanization, globalization, and shifting values influence and alter how people interact with forests.
Inventory and Monitoring	Forest Inventory and Monitoring Quantifies and monitors the condition of natural resources in the South is critical for determining ecosystem responses to forest health threats and improvements in natural resource condition resulting from management activities.
Restoration and Management	Forest Restoration and Management creates and improves tools and technologies that are needed to successfully restore and manage ecosystems in this changing environment.
Watershed Science	Forested Watershed Science provides the knowledge and tools required to manage the full range of forest water resources in a dynamic and complex landscape.