Northeastern States Research Cooperative
Knowledge to guide the future of Northern Forest communities
Northern States Research Cooperative Releases 2025 Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund Request for Proposals (RFP)
The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) is pleased to announce we will award up to $1.2 million in 2025 to support projects with budgets ranging from $75,000 to $500,000 for one- to three-year funding terms. Project leaders and/or project settings shall be directly related to Tribal homelands/territories or ancestral territories of the Northern Forest region. Proposals are due August 15, 2025. Learn more.
The Northeastern States Research Cooperative announces eighteen funded research projects
The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) is pleased to announce 18 grants totaling nearly $4.5 million of federal funding and close to $2 million of matching funding for research that will focus on areas of concern identified by forest stakeholders in the Northern Forest region: State of the Forest, Measuring & Quantifying Impacts, Developing Tools for Response, and Rural Community & Economic Development. Download the press release.
NSRC in the news
How Vermont got so many town forests—Vermont Public
Past, Present, and Future | Ferrying Frogs and Measuring Mice—Schoodic Institute
PSU professors researching fire management practices in the White Mountain National Forest—The Clock
New Publications:
Timalsina, S., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., Das, P., Meireles, J. E., & Bhattarai, R. (2024). Monitoring Eastern White Pine Health by Using Field-Measured Foliar Traits and Hyperspectral Data. Sensors, 24(18), 6129. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24186129
Wei, X., Hayes, D. J., Weiskittel, A., & Zhao, J. (2025). Warming-driven shifts in dominant tree species potentially reduce aboveground biomass in northeastern United States forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 580, 122536.
Featured Projects
Effects of Timber Harvesting on the Wetland Ecology of Northeastern Lowland Forests
NSRC researchers quantify ecological impacts in lowlands and develop standardized measurement methods for assessing wetland habitats to help guide planners and forest managers. Researchers will develop a better understanding of intermittent wetland habitats and ecological processes associated with northern white cedar forests. Read More
Monitoring Moose and Other Wildlife on Penobscot Indian Nation Lands
Moose and other wildlife are culturally important and a source of food for the Penobscot Indian Nation (PIN). However, recent declines in regional populations due to winter ticks have caused concern among the Tribe. NSRC researchers developed a multi-species monitoring program using remote cameras to track populations trends of moose and other wildlife species found on PIN lands. Read More
Tools for rehabilitative silviculture to enrich habitat and restore productivity in degraded hardwood stands.
Across the Northern Forest, critical early-seral habitat is in decline, while millions of acres of hardwood stands languish in a degraded condition. Creative researchers and practitioners throughout the region have developed effective rehabilitative silviculture strategies for such stands. Read More
A New Silvicultural Guide for Northern Conifers in the Northeastern U.S.
Just like the forests themselves, silvicultural recommendations have changed over time with the advancement of science and emergence of concerns and values, such as biodiversity and climate change, that were unknown to our predecessors. Yet, the silvicultural guide for the northern conifer forest type covering 6 million acres of New England is close to 50 years old with little relevance to the conditions and challenges facing forest managers today. Read More
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