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2024 Projects

In 2024, NSRC funded 24 research projects totaling over $6 million

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Assessing eDNA as a monitoring tool for forest arthropod biodiversity and pests.

Principal Investigator:
Jason Johnston, University of Maine, [email protected]

Co

Assessing fire-dependency in natural red pine forests of the Northeast.

Principal Investigator:
Simon Pendleton, Plymouth State University, Simon.Pendleton@plymouth

Digital species-site-suitability systems for regenerating northern forests.

Principal Investigator:
Michael Premer, University of Maine, [email protected]

Ecosystem Responses to the Interacting Forces of Bridge Improvements and Beavers

Principal Investigator:
Benjamin Simpson, Penobscot Nation, [email protected]

Co

Integrating Advanced Geospatial Analysis and Indigenous Forest Knowledge for Protecting Ash Species

Principal Investigator:
Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, University of Maine, parinaz.rahimzadeh.

Long-term monitoring of rare plant populations in the Adirondack alpine.

Principal Investigator:
Kayla White, Adirondack Mountain Club, [email protected]

Co-Principal

Mapping Canopy Height Model and Aboveground Biomass of Northeastern Forests

Principal Investigator:
Bahram Salehi, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry,@

Northern Forest Historical Atlas Project

Principal Investigator:
Daniel Hayes, University of Maine, [email protected]

Co

Post-release non-target impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid biocontrol

Principal Investigator:
Angela Mech, University of Maine, [email protected]

Private forest landowner engagement in forest management programs for carbon sequestration.

Principal Investigator:
Danielle Kloster, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry,

Restoring Tribal Relations and Forest Knowledge

Principal Investigator:
Jessica Raspitha, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, [email protected]

Sustainable co-production of bioplastics and hydrochar from forest residue biomass.

Principal Investigator:
Ankita Juneja, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry,@

The effects of seed dispersal and seedling establishment limitations on climate-driven tree species range shifts in the northeastern U.S.

Principal Investigator:
Martin Dovciak, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry,

Using a functional trait approach to inform assisted migration for climate adaptation in the Northern Forest region.

Principal Investigator:
Heidi Asbjornsen, University of New Hampshire, heidi.asbjornsen@unh

WaYS to Utilize Indigenous Knowledge and Technology.

Principal Investigator:
Jennifer Galipeau, Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS), waysprogram