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 The Research and Development arm of the Forest Service, a component of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, works at the forefront of science to improve the health and use of our Nation's forests and grasslands. Research has been part of the Forest Service mission since the agency's inception in 1905. Read more
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        					Using the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment

							April 4, 2024
																				
				If you manage or plan for a forest or grassland, you’ll benefit from the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. This national report, the latest in a series of decadal reports, can inform how you monitor and assess landscape health, determine changing needs, and develop desired conditions and objectives.
          Scientists Build Network to Test Reforestation Practices for Climate Adaptation

							January 4, 2024
																																																	Kendra Wendel,Pacific Northwest Research Station
				Reforestation efforts in the Western United States are complicated by climate change, which creates uncertainty about what seed sources to use, and how seedlings can be planted to support tree survival in the short and long term. Scientists at the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest Research Stations formed a network of landowners who are evaluating future-adapted seed sources and silvicultural practices to support reforestation success.
          Microbial Awakening Restructures High-Latitude Food Webs as Permafrost Thaws

							January 3, 2024
																																																	Yasmeen Sands,Pacific Northwest Research Station
				Research wildlife biologist Philip Manlick used a novel technique to trace the movement of carbon through Arctic and boreal forest food webs and found that climate warming resulted in a shift from plant-based food webs to fungal-based food webs for several high-latitude species, with potential indirect effects on nutrient cycling and ecosystem function.

    

  
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