Tag: Forest landscape restoration

Prioritizing Ecological Restoration

by Stephanie Worley Firley, Eastern Threat Center  • 
If ecological restoration is your vocation, think: location, location, location. The practice of assisting in the recovery of a degraded or damaged ecosystem, ecological restoration on a targeted site is a piece of a larger puzzle. “Many scientists and managers recognize the importance of the surrounding landscape because this context often determines the success of…  More 

Forest Landscape Restoration Key for Addressing Climate Change

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery  • 
On November 30 through December 11, delegates from across the world converged on the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Le Bourget, a suburb of Paris, with the goal of coming up with the universal agreement on addressing climate change announced this weekend. Forest conservation and restoration will definitely play a part in the strategies…  More 

New Books on Forest Landscape Restoration

by Zoe Hoyle, SRS Science Communications  • 
Two new books link natural and social sciences U.S. Forest Service scientists made significant contributions to two related books recently published by Springer:  Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrating Natural and Social Sciences and A Goal-Oriented Approach to Forest landscape Restoration. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientist John Stanturf served as lead editor on both books,…  More