Documenting forest management approaches that provide the greatest climate change adaptation potential for Northern Forest ecosystems and wildlife habitats.
Partnering with Tribal Nations to enhance outreach efforts that inform research and management to increase resiliency of ash trees to emerald ash borer.
Developing tools and policies to provide sustainable sugarbush management guidelines with birds and wildlife in mind across the Northern Forest landscape.
Quantifying the effect of two common management strategies (even-aged and uneven-aged) on northern hardwood stands with a strong sugar maple component.
Examining how the legacy of dominant mycorrhizal associations affects how forests regenerate, cycle nutrients, and sequester carbon following timber harvesting.
Using a new circuit theory approach to map habitat connectivity for wildlife with high ecological, economic, and cultural importance: moose, deer, bear, bobcat, coyote, red fox, gray fox, fisher, marten, and turkey.
Developing a multi-species monitoring program using remote cameras to track populations trends of moose and other wildlife species on Penobscot Nation lands.
investigating whether fire plays a unique role in promoting oak establishment and recruitment near its northern range limit to help in oak management on the Northern Forest.
Determining how tree regeneration in the Northern Forest will respond to extreme drought, heat, and midwinter warming events to better inform forest management.
