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2013

January 31, 2013-- McNulty Named "Most Distinguished" in Forest Science
January 28, 2013-- Climate Change Projected to Alter Indiana Bat Maternity Range

2012

December 12, 2012-- ForWarn Team Wins 2013 Interagency Partnership Award
October 17, 2012-- Ozone Affects Forest Watersheds
Scientists find ozone causes forests to use more water, reducing availability in the Southeast
October 9, 2012-- North American Freshwater Mussels
New Book Highlights Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation
September 27, 2012-- Emmy Award-Winning Adventurer, Naturalist and Media Host Patrick McMillan to Give Keynote Address at 2012 American Chestnut Summit in Asheville, NC
September 12, 2012-- Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program Wins Secretary's Honor Award
August 28, 2012-- SRS Researcher Tom Holmes Co-Authors Prize Winning Article
August 1, 2012-- Klepzig Receives A.D. Hopkins Award
July 26, 2012-- Georgia Forests, 2011
Forest area remains the same, while ownership changes
July 18, 2012-- Leaf Litter and Soil Protect Acorns from Prescribed Fire
July 17, 2012-- Demise of the Dogwood?
June 19, 2012-- Americans' Preferences for Outdoor Recreation Changing
May 22, 2012-- Refining Fire Behavior Modeling
Assessing Wildland Fuels and Hazard Mitigation Treatments in the Southeast
May 17, 2012-- Southern Pine Beetle Impacts on Forests
Shortleaf pine-hardwood ecosystem restoration following insect outbreak
May 14, 2012-- Forestry Webinar Series Wins Two Chiefs Award
May 7, 2012-- Taking America's Rarest Snake Back to the Woods
Louisiana pine snakes released on Kisatchie National Forest
April 12, 2012-- Santee Experimental Forest Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary
March 19, 2012-- USDA Forest Service and NASA release Web-based forest disturbance monitoring tool
March 14, 2012-- Tennessee's Urban Forests Valued in the Billions
February 22, 2012-- US Forest Service’s new invasive-plant iPhone app identifies nonnative plants
January 12, 2012-- USDA Grants Support SRS Research in the Southern Appalachians
January 6, 2012-- Forest Service to Conduct Prescribed Burn this Winter at Bent Creek

2011

December 6, 2011-- Forest Service Chief Honors Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program
November 8, 2011-- Conference Focuses on Socioeconomic Uses of Southern Appalachian Forests
October 28, 2011-- One Million Acres of Southern Forests Protected From Destructive Insect
October 25, 2011-- Southern Pine Beetle II
Current State of Knowledge on an Important Forest Pest
October 12, 2011-- WNC Receives Mixed Report Card on Forest Sustainability
September 28, 2011-- Managing Future Forests for Water
September 26, 2011-- Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestation
September 20, 2011-- Southern Research Station Scientist Receives USDA Honor Award
September 19, 2011-- Sustaining Young Forest Communities
September 15, 2011-- Hamel Elected Fellow of Prestigious Ornithological Society
September 14, 2011-- Southern Research Station Scientist Shares USDA Honor Award
August 23, 2011-- Gardens to Sustain People and Pollinators
August 12, 2011-- Forest Service Prescribed Burn Delayed
May 17, 2011-- Forest Service unveils first comprehensive forecast on southern forests
Urbanization expected to reduce forest area in South during next 50 years
May 16, 2011-- Media Advisory - News Conference to Unveil Results of the Southern Forest Futures Project
May 5, 2011-- Forest Service and Kent House to host Kent House Bug Day May 14th
March 7, 2011-- Book Details Viability of Wood to Energy Market in Southern Wildland-Urban Interface Areas
February 10, 2011-- Vogt Appointed Deputy Manager of Forest Inventory and Analysis Program in the South
January 31, 2011-- Doudrick Appointed Director of Southern Research Station
January 26, 2011-- Forest Service Offers Free Guide to Managing Invasive Plants

Additional News of 2011

2010

November 17, 2010-- Forest Service and Partners Conduct Longleaf Pine-Carbon Research on Military Bases in Three States
October 13, 2010-- Forest Service Unveils "Green" Research and Training Center
Facility to Serve as Primary Education Center at Bent Creek Experimental Forest
September 24, 2010-- Forest Service to Break Ground on $1.3 Million "Green" Laboratory
August 31, 2010-- Local Officials Tour Business to See Recovery Act Impacts
August 11, 2010-- Million Dollar Station Upgrade Increases Efficiency and Provides Jobs
Community Leaders and Partners Tour Renovation Project
August 4, 2010-- Forest Service Updates Free Guide To Invasive Plants In Southern Forests
July 27, 2010-- Interior and Agriculture Departments Announce Joint New Climate Change Research Projects on SE and NW Freshwater Systems
July 22, 2010-- Initiative Awards $210,000 to Develop Next Generation of Minority Scientists
July 21, 2010-- Wildfire Prevention Pays Big Dividends in Florida, Study Finds
First Study to Document Education Effectiveness in Preventing Human-Cause Fires
June 16, 2010-- Forest Service Breaks Ground on Pollinator Garden to Celebrate
"National Pollinator Week"
June 8, 2010-- Invasive Tallowtree Spreading Rapidly Across Gulf Coast
Nonnative Tree Species Could Harm Coastal Prairies
May 4, 2010-- Forest Service and Kent House to Host "Kent House Bug Day"
April 7, 2010-- Deadly Fungus Threatens 9 Bat Species in GA, KY, NC, SC and TN, Expert Says
April 2, 2010-- Forest Service Co-hosts Annual Air Pollution Workshop
April 1, 2010-- Scientists Recognized for Innovative Forest Health Research
March 18, 2010-- Estate Planning Book Helps Forest Owners Understand Tax Laws
February 17, 2010-- USDA Highlights Impact of Recovery Act on Rural America: New Construction Jobs in Jasper, AR Help Make USDA Forest Service Facility Energy Efficient Thanks to Recovery Act
February 17, 2010-- USDA Highlights Impact of Recovery Act on Rural America:
Lee County, AL Contractor Works to Make USDA Forest Service Building Energy Efficient Thanks to Recovery Act.
February 16, 2010-- Researchers Receive Top Honors for Risk Analysis Paper
January 22, 2010-- Study Shows Alabama Gained 3.8 Million Acres of Forests Since 1930s

Additional News of 2010

2009

December 15, 2009-- Southern Research Station Releases Online Upland Hardwood Silviculture Course
December 11, 2009-- Journal Highlights Forest Service Early Warning System
November 18, 2009-- Southern Research Station Awards ARRA Grant to Land of Sky Regional Council
November 3, 2009-- Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Celebrates 75 Years of Watershed Research
October 19, 2009-- Southern Research Station Awards $250,000 in Grants to Five Universities
October 7, 2009-- Forest Service's Southern Research Station Receives $550,000 in ARRA Funding
September 23, 2009-- Mighty giants survive first year in the woods
September 22, 2009-- Forest Service Web-Based Tool Helps Manage Environmental Risk
August 31, 2009-- Rhododendron Expansion may Increase the Chance of Landslides on Southern Appalachian Slopes, Study Finds
August 26, 2009-- Fox and Plyler Named Southern Research Station Assistant Directors
August 7, 2009-- EFETAC to Host 2nd International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment
August 4, 2009-- Mississippi Forests Flourish Despite Major Weather Events, Report Finds
July 20, 2009-- Forest Service Conducts Second Ever Forest Inventory Inventory Begins July 20, 2009
June 8, 2009-- Congressman Shuler Joins Forest Service Officials to Break Ground on New "Green" Building
May 27, 2009-- Report Shows Tennessee Land In Forests Stable, Yet Changing In Composition
May 7, 2009-- Escambia Experimental Forest Celebrates 60 Years
A New Day For The Farm 40
April 30, 2009-- USDA in Alabama: Progress Report on the First 100 Days
USDA Working to Foster Rural Economic Development, Provide Nutritious Food for all Americans
February 26, 2009-- Study Finds Hemlock Trees Dying Rapidly, Affecting Forest Carbon Cycle
February 20, 2009-- New Web Site and Poster Raise Awareness about Plight of Mississippi Crayfishes
- Resources Serve as Useful Management and Educational Tools
January 12, 2009-- Scientist Names Top Five Invasive Plants Threatening Southern Forests in 2009--New Maps Show Spread of Nonnative Plants across Southeast

Additional News of 2009

2008

December 19, 2008-- Haag Honored with Presidential Early Career Scientists Award
December 19, 2008-- Forest Service Scientist Lends Expertise to International Water Resources Journal
November 14, 2008-- InterfaceSouth Recognized Nationally for Efforts to Reduce Wildfire Risk
October 2, 2008-- Klepzig Named Assistant Director of Research
September 11, 2008-- Book Breaks New Ground in the Study of Economics and Forest Threats Management
August 7, 2008-- Outdoor Recreation Increasing among American Adults, Survey Shows
June 30, 2008-- Tree-Killing Fungus Officially Named by Scientists
June 26, 2008-- New Laboratory Awarded "Green" Building Certification
June 2, 2008-- Entomologist Emeritus Discovers New Mite Species, Names Mite after Scientist
May 12, 2008-- Compass Wins Government Communicators Award
April 16, 2008-- Measuring Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi's Forest Resources
April 15, 2008-- Forest Service Scientist Elected President of International Ecological Organization
April 3, 2008-- Laurel Wilt of Redbay and Sassafras: Will Avocados be Next?
April 2, 2008-- Southern Research Station Scientists Win Wings Across the Americas Awards
April 2, 2008-- New leadership at Forest Service research facility
January 16, 2008-- Compass Wins Technical Communications Awards

2007

December 17, 2007-- Forest Service Launches Web-Based Forest Threats Viewing Tool
September 11, 2007-- Southern Research Station Shares USDA Award--$6 Million awarded to advance tree genomics and breeding
July 9, 2007-- Loss of Hemlocks Will Affect Water Dynamics in Southern Appalachian Forests
June 22, 2007-- Scientist Lauded for Innovative Pollinator Research
June 15, 2007-- Web Site Offers Wildfire Planning Assistance
May 24, 2007-- Southern Fires Raise Smoke Concerns
April 20, 2007-- How to Manage Forests in Hurricane Impact Zones
April 9, 2007-- Forest Service Hosts International Rusty Blackbird Workshop
April 5, 2007-- Invasive Grass May Impede Forest Regeneration
March 27, 2007-- Volunteers Receive National Forest Service Award
March 19, 2007-- Forest Service Researcher Receives International Award for Innovative Erosion Control Methods
March 9, 2007-- Forest Vegetation Management Article Wins Silvicultural Prize
February 21, 2007-- Southern Research Station Scientists Invited Speakers at AAAS
January 3, 2007-- USDA Forest Service Researchers Lauded for Multicultural Efforts

2006

December 14, 2006-- Soil Nutrition Affects Carbon Sequestration in Forests
December 5, 2006-- A Chilling Solution: Measuring Below-ground Carbon Without Destroying Trees
November 17, 2006-- Food for Flight: Monarch Butterfly Migration and Forest Restoration
October 3, 2006-- Rising Temperatures Will Lead to Loss of Trout Habitat in the Southern Appalachians
October 2, 2006-- Southern Research Station Awarded Top Forest Service Honors
October 2, 2006-- Southern Research Station and North Carolina State University Co-Chair International Forest Management Conference
September 28, 2006-- Southern Research Station Scientists Help Sequence Poplar Genome
July 26, 2006-- SRS Researchers Test Chinese Tallow Tree For Use in Building Materials
July 7, 2006-- Annual Southeastern Bat Blitz Draws National Interest
April 29, 2006-- Southern Research Station Names - Assistant Director for Science Delivery
January 27, 2006-- Even a Mile of Forest Makes a Difference in Water Quality

2005

December 7, 2005-- New Reports Document Dramatic Changes in Ownership of Southern Forestland
September 30, 2005-- Time to Burn: Getting a Step Ahead of Wildland Arsonists
June 6, 2005-- Prehistoric Decline of Freshwater Mussels Tied to Rise in Maize Cultivation
May 31, 2005-- Danny C. Lee Named Director of Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
February 7, 2005-- The Effects of Economic Growth on Interior Forests of the Southeast
February 3, 2005-- Headquarters for the National Agroforestry Center Move South

2004

August 18, 2004-- Restoring Sweetgrass to the South Carolina Lowcountry
August 12, 2004-- SRS Awarded Grants to Explore New Uses of Forest Biomass
July 30, 2004-- Southern Institute of Forest Genetics Wins NSF Grant
July 8, 2004-- New Bent Creek Trails Map Available
July 7, 2004-- Summer in the South: Kudzu and Oriental Bittersweet
July 7, 2004-- Oriental Bittersweet Sweep at Bent Creek Starts This Saturday
June 24, 2004-- Oriental Bittersweet: A Patient Invader
May 18, 2004-- New Research Funded by the Southern Research Station
May 17, 2004-- Are Ramp Festivals Sustainable?
May 4, 2004-- Rare Pine Snake Needs Fire to Survive
February 25, 2004-- SRS Researchers Patent Automated Carbon Efflux System
February 2, 2004-- Keeping Populations of the Cerulean Warbler Healthy: An International Effort

2003

December 2, 2003-- Communities Developing Tree Ordinances to Promote Mature Tree Canopies
November 19, 2003-- Bats in the Light of Research
October 30, 2003-- Forests in a Market Economy
September 23, 2003-- Using GPR to Estimate Tree Root Biomass
August 18, 2003-- Unraveling the Genetics of Fusiform Rust
August 11, 2003-- Glendon Smalley Named Emeritus Scientist at the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
August 11, 2003-- Ronald Schmidtling Named Emeritus Scientist at the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
August 6, 2003-- Trettin Reviews Finnish Forest Carbon Cycling Research Program
July 31, 2003-- Productivity and Ownership of Southern Forests Evolve
July 14, 2003-- How Many Ramps Do You Need for a Festival?
July 14, 2003-- First Descriptions of Indiana Bat Maternity Roosts in the Southern U.S.
May 29, 2003-- SRS Publishes Guide for Identifying and Controlling Nonnative Invasive Plants
April 16, 2003-- Helping Small Businesses Profit from Thinning Small-Diameter Trees
April 11, 2003-- How Far to the Nearest Road?
March 26, 2003-- Termites Repelled by Catnip Oil
February 7, 2003-- Forests of the Continental U.S. Continue to Fragment
February 5, 2003-- SRS Research Highlights from the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Symposium
January 28, 2003-- Wildland-Urban Interface Assessment Published by USDA Forest Service
January 13, 2003-- Stream Erosion May Contribute to Decline of American Eels

2002

November 17, 2002-- Outbreak of Native Oak Borers Threatens Ozark Forests
October 11, 2002-- New Online Database of Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Programs Information
October 9, 2002-- American Chestnuts May Have Used Chemicals to Dominate Southern Appalachian Forests
October 6, 2002-- Findings Remain Unchanged in Final Report that Gauged Health of Southern Forests & Resources
September 25, 2002-- Project Focuses on Low-Income Minority Communities of Upper Charleston County
August 29, 2002-- Southern Appalachians Value Their National Forests
August 27, 2002-- Guidelines for Producing Quality Longleaf Pine Seeds
August 21, 2002-- New Species of Nematode Found Damaging Pine Seedlings
August 16, 2002-- Seven Steps to Protect Wildlife from Selenium Toxicity
August 13, 2002-- Tracking the Pathways and Anticipating Impacts of Selenium
July 30, 2002-- Beyond Prescribed Burning: Combining Methods to Reduce Fuel in Southern Pine Forests
July 24, 2002-- How Wide is a Riparian Zone?
July 16, 2002-- SRS Researchers Track Indiana Bats in the Smokies
July 15, 2002-- Monitoring Sediment from Forest Roads
July 5, 2002-- New Online Scientific Knowledge System Developed by USDA Forest Service and Cooperative Extension Service
June 24, 2002-- SRS Researchers Collaborate on Upper Charleston County Project
June 19, 2002-- Environmental Justice In Outdoor Recreation
June 6, 2002-- SRS Forest Operations Unit Develops New Test Facility For Thrown Objects
May 8, 2002-- People and Fire at Florida's Wildland-Urban Interface
April 23, 2002-- Selenium - An Insidious and Persistent Toxin
March 22, 2002-- Hurricanes Impact Carbon Sequestration by US Forests
March 5, 2002-- Where There's Fire
March 5, 2002-- Post-Hurricane Salvage Logging in the Southern Appalachians
February 6, 2002-- Valuing Wildlife in Southern Forests: Species, Habitat, Culture, and Management
February 5, 2002-- Popular Winter Berries May Be Harmful to Nearby Forests Use Care When Disposing of Bittersweet Decorations
February 5, 2002-- Les Groom Named Project Leader For Southern Research Station Wood Products Utilization Research Unit In Pineville

2001

November 5, 2001-- Reasons to Restore Bottomland Hardwoods in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
September 20, 2001-- Allan Tiarks Named Emeritus Scientist
September 4, 2001-- Forest Service Opens Its Annual Fall Foliage Hotline
August 22, 2001-- Bruce Jewell Named As New Assistant Director Of Research--Pines At Southern Research Station
August 1, 2001-- Dating Stream Sediments
June 18, 2001-- USDA Forest Service Scientist Invents Greenhouse Lighting Device
June 4, 2001-- Hermann Gucinski, Forest Service Scientist, To Receive USDA SecretaryÂs Honor Award
June 4, 2001-- Southern Research Station Scientist, H. Ken Cordell Of Athens, Ga Receives Distinguished Scientist Honor Award
June 4, 2001-- James H. Miller, Southern Research Station Scientist, Receives United States Department Of Agriculture's (USDA) Highest Award
June 1, 2001-- Achieving Restoration Success In Bottomland Hardwood Forests
March 28, 2001-- National Forests and Grasslands Watersheds for Water Quality
March 23, 2001-- Southern Research Station Scientists Contribute to Understanding the Relationship Between Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration in North Carolina
March 2, 2001-- Global Online Workshop On Risks Of Exotic Forest Pests Will Be "Live" In Mid-April
January 11, 2001-- New Project Leader Named For Research On Disturbance And Management Of Southern Pine Ecosystems

2000

November 9, 2000-- New Project Leader Named For Center For Bottomland Hardwoods Research
October 19, 2000-- Dr. Peter J. Roussopoulos Receives Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Award
June 5, 2000-- Southern Research Station Employees Honored For Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Research
June 5, 2000-- Southern Research Station Employee Honored By President
June 5, 2000-- Southern Research Station Employees Honored By Secretary Of Agriculture
June 5, 2000-- Southern Research Station Employees Honored By Secretary Of Agriculture
June 5, 2000-- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Honors Cassandra Johnson, Southern Research Station Sociologist
June 5, 2000-- Southern Research Station Employee Honored By Secretary Of Agriculture
April 17, 2000-- Mission Managing Half the Nation Water on One-third of Its Forests, with Input from More Than 125 Million People
April 10, 2000-- Ozark-Ouachita Highlands Assessment Reports Available

1999

November 4, 1999-- Forest Plants And The Animals That Eat Them
March 11, 1999-- Dr. James Miller Receives Weed Scientist of the Year Award

1998

June 3, 1998-- Collection of Studies on the South's Changing Environment Published
May 22, 1998-- Branching Out to the Youth of America
April 6, 1998-- Jim Perdue Names to Forest Inventory and Analysis Project Leader Position With the Southern Research Station