Research Stations
Forest Service scientists carry out basic and applied research on
forests as biological, physical, and social systems. The research promotes
ecologically sound management of urban natural resources. Information is shared directly and through Technology Transfer Centers around the country.
Pacific Southwest Research Station
Center for Urban Forest Research
1731 Research Park Drive
Davis, CA 95618
530–759–1700
Lead Scientist: Dr. Greg McPherson
Other Researchers: Dr. James Simpson, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Dr. Qingfu Xiao, University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/
Northern Research Station
Effects of Urban Forests and their Management on Human Health and Environmental Quality
C/O State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
5 Moon Library
Syracuse, NY 13210
315–448–3200
Lead Scientist: Dr. Dave Nowak
Other Researchers: Dr. Gordon Heisler, Dr. Quin Holifield, Dr. Richard Pouyat, and Dr. Jeffrey Walton
http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/syracuse/
George D. Aiken Forestry Sciences Laboratory
705 Spear St., P.O. Box 968
Burlington, VT 05402–0968
802–951–6771, ext. 1111
Lead Scientist: Dr. Mark Twery
Other Researchers: Dr. Morgan Grove, Dr. Erika Svendsen, and Lindsay Campbell
http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/burlington/
Natural Environments for Urban Population
1033 University Pl. Ste. 360
Evanston, IL 60201–3172
847–866–9311, ext. 11
Lead Scientist: Dr. Lynne Westphal
Other Researchers: Dr. Paul Gobster, Dr. Sarah McCaffrey, Dr. Susan Stewart, and Dr. Herb Schroeder
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/4902/staff/
Southern Research Station
Integrating Human and Natural Systems in Urban and Urbanizing Landscapes
Bldg. 164, Mowry Rd.
Gainesville, FL 32611
Acting Lead Scientist: Dr. Cassandra Johnson, Research Social Scientist (currently rotates bimonthly among the unit’s research scientists.)
Other Researchers: Dr. J. Michael Bowker (GA), Research Social Scientist (Economist); Dr. Cassandra Johnson (GA), Research Social Scientist (Social Science); and Dr. Wayne Zipperer (FL), Research Forester
http://www.interfacesouth.org/
USDA National Agroforestry Center
University of Nebraska—Lincoln-East Campus
North 38th Street & East Campus Loop
Lincoln, NE 68583–0822
402–437–5178
Lead Scientist: Dr. Michele Schoeneberger
Other Researchers: Dr. Michael Dosskey and Gary Bentrup
http://www.unl.edu/nac/index.htm
Important Non-Forest Service Research Centers
Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
College of Forest Resources
University of Washington
Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195–2100
206–616–5758
Lead Scientist: Dr. Kathleen L. Wolf
http://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.envmind/
Landscape and Human Health Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1103 South Dorner Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801–4778
217–244–0393
Lead Scientist: Dr. Frances E. Kuo
Other Researchers: Dr. Johanna Weber, Dr. Andrea Faber Taylor,
Hongxia Fan, Amy Ritter, and Emma Bruehlman-Senecal
http://www.lhhl.uiuc.edu/
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