Videos
American chestnut research in the Southern Appalachians
Forest Service Research Forester, Stacy Clark, describes how planted American chestnuts bred for resistance to a non-native pathogen (Cryphonectria parasitica) that causes chestnut blight are performing in southern Appalachian forests.
Hydrate Short Stories: Coweeta Lab Part 1
Join Project Leader Chelcy Ford Miniat for an exploration of the purpose and history of the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory.
Hydrate Short Stories: Coweeta Lab Part 2
Join Project Leader Chelcy Ford Miniat for an exploration of the purpose and history of the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory.
Kids in the Woods
Through the Kids in the Woods program in Gainesville, FL, middle school students learn about birds, creek erosion and urban trees through hands-on outdoor science studies on the school campus and in a nearby nature park. This program is a partnership between the Southern Research Station (SRS-4952) and Region 8, the University of Florida, the Alachua County School District, the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, and the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department.
CATT - Staunton River Fun
Get a first-person, “fish eye” view of a brook trout inventory! The Southern Research Station Center for Aquatic Technology Transfer team counts trout populations each year. Follow along with one trout to learn how and why these inventories are performed.
Brook Trout Population Monitoring at Shenandoah National Park
We took a trip to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to meet up with the Center for Aquatic Technology Transfer team and see a trout stream inventory in action!
Southern Research Station: Caring for the Land
Check out this video highlighting some of the people and science that makes the Southern Research Station part of the leading organization for research on natural resource management and sustainability in the United States.
WWI: The 20th Engineers Regiment (“Fighting Foresters”)
The 20th Engineers was the largest regiment ever to exist in the United States Army. In 1917 the War Department made the rapid formation of forestry troops one of its primary obligations to the American Expeditionary Forces.
Eclipse - August 21, 2017 - Andrews, NC
On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse was visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States. To witness this incredible event, we traveled to Andrews, NC, to the very center of the line of totality.
Hope for the Hemlocks: Restoring Balance
Hemlock Woolly Adelgids are devastating the eastern hemlocks. What are we doing to help save them? It seems the answer lies in a few different approaches - predator introductions, saving the genes, regrowing the species and using some chemical applications.