Tag: International

Where Do U.S. Forest Products Stand Globally?

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
A newly published report by U.S. Forest Service researchers shows that since the 1990s the U.S. share of the global forest products market has declined as a result of decreases in U.S. construction and paper manufacturing. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) economists Jeff Prestemon and David Wear and SRS staff Michaela Foster authored the general technical…  More 

Headwaters to Estuaries: Advances in Watershed Science and Management

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
On March 2 -5, 81  scientists, managers, and stakeholders met in North Charleston, South Carolina, to present and discuss the latest research on watershed science and management. U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station scientist Carl Trettin served as conference chair and host  for the 5th Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds, which took a national perspective…  More 

International Bat Monitoring Research Group Receives “Wings Across the Americas” Award

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
On March 9th, U.S. Forest Service scientist Susan Loeb and numerous partners were recognized with the Forest Service Wings Across the Americas Research Award for their contributions to the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). Wings Across the Americas is an international Forest Service program that works with a wide range of partners in the…  More 

Restoring Forests, Part 2

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
Across the world, an estimated 1 billion acres of forests are in need of restoration, a formidable challenge that will only intensify under continued climate change. Where to start in restoring the world’s forests? What methods are appropriate? Restoring forests, already a complex process, is further complicated—and sometimes stymied—by a basic lack of consensus on…  More 

Restoring Forests, Part 1

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
Across the world, an estimated 1 billion acres of forests are in need of restoration right now, a formidable challenge that will only intensify under continued climate change. Where to start in restoring the world’s forests? What methods are appropriate? Restoring forests, already a complex process, is further complicated—and sometimes stymied—by a basic lack of…  More 

Renewable Energy Policies Drive Production of Southern Wood Pellets for Bioenergy

by Rod Truesdell, SRS Communications  • 
A recently released study led by U.S. Forest Service scientists and published by the Forest Service’s Southern Research Station (SRS) finds that policies in the European Union (EU) and elsewhere requiring the use of renewable and low greenhouse gas-emitting energy are driving demand for wood pellets used to generate bioenergy. This demand could provide new…  More 

Freshwater Crayfish in Peril Worldwide

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
In early January, scientists led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) published results of a global assessment that shows that almost a third of the world’s species of crayfish are threatened with extinction. U.S. Forest Service aquatic ecologist Susie Adams was a co-author on the report and provided important information about North American crayfish…  More 

2008 Lacey Act Amendment Successful in Reducing U.S. Imports of Illegally Logged Wood

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
Recently published research by U.S. Forest Service economist Jeff Prestemon supports the contention that the 2008 Lacey Act Amendment reduced the supply of illegally harvested wood from South America and Asia available for export to the United States. Using monthly import data from 1989 to 2013, Prestemon, project leader of the Forest Service Southern Research…  More 

Carbon Pools in African Mangrove Forests

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced funding for a proposal that involves the U.S. Forest Service, NASA, Duke University, and the University of Maryland in using field-based research as the basis for developing remote sensing tools to assess and monitor carbon pools in African mangrove forests. The project will use advanced 3-D…  More 

A City’s Dynamic Mangrove Forest

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Delivery Group  • 
A recent report by U.S. Forest Service researchers on the forests of the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed provides details about a highly dynamic urban forest that provides important benefits for its residents. Tom Brandeis, supervisory research forester with the Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) Forest Inventory and Analysis unit, worked with other Forest…  More