Our organization consists of 12 Research Programs and Projects -- 11 in California
and 1 in Hawaii -- that are grouped into 8 research centers in 9
geographic locations.
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WHERE OUR SCIENCE EMPHASIS IS TO ... |
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
(Honolulu, Hilo, and Pacific Islands) |
- Restore and sustain forested wetlands
- Reduce the impacst of invasive alien species
- Conserve endangered species and native biodiversity
- Restore ecosytem processes
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Redwood Sciences Laboratory
(Arcata, Ft. Bragg) |
- Improve understanding and forest management practices to maintain water quality and aquatic resources
- Improve our ability to manage forested environments to enhance and conserve biological diversity
- Refine understanding of population viability and habitat requirements of sensitive wildlife species
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Center for Urban Forest Research
(Davis) |
- Enhance urban and community forests to conserve water and energy
- Mitigate urban air pollution
- Identify benefits and costs of urban forests
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Institute of Forest Genetics
(Placerville, Davis) |
- Identify genes and describe the genetic structure of forest trees
- Conserve genetic diversity of rare tree species
- Understand the genetic basis of disease resistance in trees and the role of fungal pathogens in forest ecosystems
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National Forest Genetic Electrophoresis Laboratory
(Placerville) |
- Link science to management in the area of forest genetics
- Support land management in tree improvement, conservation and restoration, and evaluating effects of management on genetic resources
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Sierra Nevada Research Center
(Davis, Fresno, Albany) |
- Understand interaction and responses of wildlife, plant, aquatic, and human populations and communities to natural and human-caused disturbances
- Interact with the public and land managers to transfer this understanding for management and management decision making
- Conserve wildlife and fisheries diversity and ecosystem health in Sierra Nevada forests and high-elevation meadows and lakes
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Forest Fire Laboratory
(Riverside) |
- Develop models to predict wildfire behavior based on weather patterns
- Provide understanding of prescribed fire and fire effects in southwestern forests and range lands
- Improve fire management resources and strategies
- Mitigate impacts of air pollution on forest ecoystems
- Reduce impacts and improve experiences of urban recreationists in wildland settings
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Silviculture Laboratory
(Redding) |
- Improve forest ecoysytem health and diversity through silviculture
- Understand the effects of forest management on long-term site productivity
- Develop decision support systems to better integrate science into land and forest management
- Develop forest management strategeis to reduce fire hazard and improve forest health while conserving wildlife and fish habitat
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Albany Forest Sciences Laboratory
(Albany) |
- Develop methods and understanding to manage insect outbreaks in forests
- Reduce loss of wood in structures to termite damage, thus extending the life of wood in use and reducing the use of insecticides for wood protection
- Manage research emphasis on Sudden Oak Death in the forests of California and the nation
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