In 2025, NSRC funded 14 research projects (11 general fund, 3 IFKF) totaling over $3.4 million.
Eco-Friendly Packaging Innovations – Developing Biocomposites from Nanocellulose, Polyhydroxybutyrate, and Lignin Obtained From Forest Biomass
Principle Investigator: Deepak Kumar, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Forest Management At The Frontline: Silviculture and Belowground Ecology Drive Responses to an Imminent Invasion of Adelges Tsugae
Principle Investigator: Kurt Smemo, Skidmore College
Forest Stewards Apprenticeship: Bridging Indigenous Knowledge, Research, and Forest Stewardship with the Penobscot Nation.
Principal Investigator: Rachel Swanwick, Forest Stewards Guild
Integrating Ecology and Economy: A Spatial Optimization Framework for Spruce Budworm (SBW) Management
Principle Investigator: Adam Daigneault, University of Maine
Investigating the Decoupling of Overstory and Understory Trees and Drivers of Forest Regeneration Dynamics in the Northern Forest
Principle Investigator: Eddie Bevilacqua, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Just How Hard Is It Raining?
Principle Investigator: Jamie Shanley, U.S. Geological Survey
Next-Generation Wood Products Carbon Estimator: A Tool for Comprehensive Stakeholder Collaboration and Decision-Making
Principle Investigator: Xinyuan Wei, University of Maine
Power in the Patchwork? Enhancing Biodiversity and Resilience by Using Summertime Patch Cutting to Create Uneven-Aged Northern Forests
Principle Investigator: Stacy McNulty, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Quantifying Forest Carbon Pools and Fluxes Following Partial Harvest in Northern Conifer Forests
Principle Investigator: Shawn Fraver, University of Maine
Restoration and Climate Adaptation Potential of Red Spruce in Northern Forests
Principle Investigator: Peter Clark, University of Vermont
Restoration of Culturally and Ecologically Significant Forest Understory Vascular Plants in Haudenosaunee Homelands: Building a Model for Broader Forest Resiliency in the Northeast
Principal Investigator: Gregory McGee, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Sustaining basketmaking in Waponahkik through increased accessibility, processing, and storage opportunities
Principal Investigator: John Daigle, University of Maine
Trialing Best Management Practices for Preserving or Extending Frozen Ground Conditions during Winter Harvesting Operations
Principle Investigator: Steven Roberge, University of New Hampshire
Understanding the Landscape for Species of Greatest Conservation Need by Uniting Coarse- and Fine-filter Strategies for Conservation
Principle Investigator: Brian Kron, Vermont Center for Ecostudies
WaYS to Utilize Indigenous Knowledge and Technology.
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Galipeau, Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS)