Pacific Southwest Research Station

Welcome to the Redwood Sciences Laboratory, operated by the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station. Dedicated in 1976, the two-story Laboratory houses research hydrologists, geologists, wildlife and fisheries biologists, plant ecologists, and biometricians, research technicians, and support personnel who are conducting watershed, wildlife, and fisheries research applicable to the Pacific Northwest from Alaska to California. The Laboratory is located on the Preston Forest Research Site, a wooded, 3-acre site on the Humboldt State University campus in Arcata, California. It contains about 15,000 square feet of office and laboratory space, including a library, conference room, and data processing area.

RESEARCH TOPIC EMPHASIS AREAS

The two research units located at the Redwood Sciences Laboratory conduct research in the broad areas of Water and Watersheds and Wildlife and Fish.

RESEARCH UNITS

Cumulative Effects of Forest Management on Hillslope Processes, Fishery Resources, and Downstream Environments (RWU 4351) -- Research Objectives: To gain a better understanding of the physical and biological processes that integrate terrestrial, riparian, and aquatic ecosystems at the watershed scale.

Maintaining Faunal Diversity in Forested Ecosystems of the Coastal and Intermountain West (RWU 4251) -- Research Objectives: To develop information on the ecological community and habitat requirements of wildlife species and to produce forest management prescriptions to assure the maintenance of viable populations of wildlife.

The Redwood Sciences Laboratory in Arcata, CA, is a field research facility of the Pacific Southwest Research Station, headquartered in Albany, California. The laboratory and research station are part of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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