Pacific Northwest Research Station

ABOUT US

RESEARCH AREAS

Scientists in the Managing Disturbance Regimes Program study the role of disturbance in ecosystems. Our scientists include entomologists, wildlife biologists, fire ecologists, climatologists, plant pathologists, foresters, and atmospheric scientists. Our research is conducted out of offices in Anchorage and Juneau, AK; Wenatchee and Seattle, WA; and La Grande, Portland, and Corvallis, OR.

RECENT PUBLICATION

GTR- 523 Forest health restoration in south-central Alaska: a problem analysis (PDF: 579 Kb)

Some of our recent research involves

- Developing pheromones as management tools to regulate bark-beetle effects in forest ecosystems.

- Determining the epidemiology of the decline of yellow-cedar in Alaska.

- Studying regeneration of boreal forests

- Investigating the effects of nonnative invasive species on the structure and function of ecosystems and their responses to fire and management practices.

- Examining the effects of forest management on the distribution of deer, elk, and cattle.

- Conducting landscape-scale analyses and assessments of disturbance regimes and their interactions with ecosystem conditions.

- Providing decision support for fuel and fire hazard management as well as the management of smoke.

Atmosphere & Fire Interaction Research & Engineering (AirFire)

Brian Potter, Team Leader
Seattle, WA

Behavior, Chemistry, and Ecology of Forest Insects and Diseases (BCEID)

Rick Kelsey, Team Leader
Corvallis, OR

Disturbance Ecology and Management (DEM)

Jane L. Hayes, Team Leader
La Grande, OR

East-side Forest Health and Restoration

Paul Hessburg, Team Leader
Wenatchee, WA

Effects of Ungulates on Ecosystems

Marty Vavra, Team Leader
La Grande, OR

Fire and Environmental Research Applications (FERA)

Dave Peterson, Team Leader
Seattle, WA

Mapped Atmosphere-Plant-Soil System (MAPSS)

Ron Neilson, Team Leader
Corvallis, OR